Importing vehicles into the UK
Importing a damaged, rebuilt or modified vehicle
If your vehicle has been damaged, rebuilt or modified in another country, DVLA may:
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give your vehicle a Q registration number
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give your vehicle a new vehicle identification number (VIN)
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put a marker on your vehicle log book (V5C) - to show that your vehicle has been altered or assembled using different parts
If your vehicle is damaged
If your vehicle is classed as 바카라 사이트˜seriously damaged바카라 사이트™ you will not be able to register it in the UK. You will not be refunded for any VAT and customs duty or vehicle approval fee you paid before trying to register the vehicle.
Serious damage means the vehicle cannot be repaired - it might say something like 바카라 사이트˜statutory write-off바카라 사이트™, 바카라 사이트˜scrapped바카라 사이트™ or 바카라 사이트˜non-repairable바카라 사이트™ on the registration certificate.
Check with the registration authority for the country the vehicle is from to find out if the vehicle is 바카라 사이트˜seriously damaged바카라 사이트™.
If it is not 바카라 사이트˜seriously damaged바카라 사이트™, ask them to provide evidence of this 바카라 사이트“ you will need this to register and tax the vehicle in the UK.