Exporting a Car to Cyprus?

[Kernowsmaddestman]

Hello,

Possibly getting posted to Cyprus early next year, as we only recently got a newish car we dont really want to sell and start again, so was looking at taking the motor out there.

Has anyone in the E-goativerse done this and got any tips on what that had to do, been told the getting it out that is the easy bit its the paper work etc on the other side.

Any Help would be great! DT_Xtremez_30:

Cheers Steve

 

[Anonymurse]

Your right in the getting it out there is the easy bit.

The worst bit is feeling like you have been robbed every time you try to get to the next step.

You can get an agent to do it all for you, but it is not that hard to do it yourself if you are polite and say thank you to the locals. It helps if you have a mate to run you around all the different departments around the port that you need to visit to get things stamped before you get your car released.

Be aware that there is a charge for driving it off the ship and storing it on the dock. Check how much each will be when you get your quotes. Often they forget to tell you. To drive it off the ship cost me 130 euro. Port charges were around 30.

Know exactly where your engine number and chassis numbers are. Make sure they match your UK paperwork. It helps if you have cleaned them before dropping them off at the port.

Once you have got it off the dock you need to get an MOT. When doing this ask for a CO2 certificate, its cost a few euro more, but saves problems at the inspection station.

The main thing is to work out how much you will lose by selling your car in the UK against how much it is going to cost you getting it in. Allow about 800-900 in registration and fees when you get there and the cost of shipping.

The main thing is if it is a nice car is it worth taking to Cyprus? The sun, pot holes, beach sand all don’t do nice cars much good. Also people don’t seem to respect other peoples’ cars as much here when you are out and about.

Still quite a few cheap motors about on camp. Is is worth the effort?

The address below has useful cost info on. Good Luck.
http://www.cyprusdriving.net/documents/Road_Tax_Cyprus.php

 

[Kernowsmaddestman]

Ah cool, thanks for that, looks like im staying here a little longer! Broken wrist has ruined my plans for now.

I think it going to be better to sell it, only problem is the market value dropped 3-4000 since we bought it 6 months ago didnt pay over price for it at the time, well annoyed, specialy as Honda's normaly keep there value!

CHeers Steve

 

[The Logitician]

Your right in the getting it out there is the easy bit.

The worst bit is feeling like you have been robbed every time you try to get to the next step.

You can get an agent to do it all for you, but it is not that hard to do it yourself if you are polite and say thank you to the locals. It helps if you have a mate to run you around all the different departments around the port that you need to visit to get things stamped before you get your car released.

Be aware that there is a charge for driving it off the ship and storing it on the dock. Check how much each will be when you get your quotes. Often they forget to tell you. To drive it off the ship cost me 130 euro. Port charges were around 30.

Know exactly where your engine number and chassis numbers are. Make sure they match your UK paperwork. It helps if you have cleaned them before dropping them off at the port.

Once you have got it off the dock you need to get an MOT. When doing this ask for a CO2 certificate, its cost a few euro more, but saves problems at the inspection station.

The main thing is to work out how much you will lose by selling your car in the UK against how much it is going to cost you getting it in. Allow about 800-900 in registration and fees when you get there and the cost of shipping.

The main thing is if it is a nice car is it worth taking to Cyprus? The sun, pot holes, beach sand all don’t do nice cars much good. Also people don’t seem to respect other peoples’ cars as much here when you are out and about.

Still quite a few cheap motors about on camp. Is is worth the effort?

The address below has useful cost info on. Good Luck.
http://www.cyprusdriving.net/documents/Road_Tax_Cyprus.php

i am sending my vehicle through Lyneham, not too far from the number 1 slot now. I have used that cyprus driving net and the cyprus gov motor website. From thier website, excel spreadsheet that calculates the total cost, my 1.6 renault scenic will only cost me around £450, that is registration, road tax and MOT. I have no shipping fees, agent fees, dock fees.