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Just hyperthetically speaking... say I really liked an rv I saw in the US. What kind of costs would be involved in shipping it over, getting it converted and registered in the UK?
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Watch it Snell thats how I started with a hyperthetical Rv My Kontiki is now up for sale
From a total novice point of view the RV you have given as an example is going to be one of the heavy ones for sure Not car licence me thinks,
Condition and add suggest maximum/professional prep for sale, and at the buy now price plus all costs looks, expensive for year simular examples available here cheaper or about the same but already here and registered, and with less Miles on
A m I right or wrong You RVers out there
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Watch it Snell thats how I started with a hyperthetical Rv My Kontiki is now up for sale
From a total novice point of view the RV you have given as an example is going to be one of the heavy ones for sure Not car licence me thinks,
Condition and add suggest maximum/professional prep for sale, and at the buy now price plus all costs looks, expensive for year simular examples available here cheaper or about the same but already here and registered, and with less Miles on
A m I right or wrong You RVers out there
It's not the best example to have used (but it is hypothetical isn't it?)
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Hypothetical or not.....watch the width (whether it be on the "list" or not) and as RR rightly points out, watch the weight as well.
If you do intend going down the self-import route make sure it is 100% within the "realms of legislation" i.e. the "Joe soap" legislation and not the "big dealers" legslation (if you catch my drift)
If you have a big glossy showroom, a flashy website or have won awards from Winnebago, you can ship pretty much what you like but if you are an ordinary bod....be careful
If you need any advice, just shout
Cheers
Linda
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"If you have a big glossy showroom, a flashy website or have won awards from Winnebago, you can ship pretty much what you like but if you are an ordinary bod....be careful "
Linda,
As we know you are above sour grapes, what accounts do you have of personal importers being hit where large dealers have been allowed to register the same?
Dave
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If you really have the time Dave, simply trawl through all of the manufacturers websites and log the dimensions of some of the vehicles recently imported and offered for sale by some of the big dealers over here.
For example
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Then add handles, slide seals & awnings, and any other protrusions and correctly calculate the width and tell me they are legal.
Alternatively why not buy one as a private individual, ship it and then try to register it through your local DVLA.
Then tell the poor sod who recently shipped a Forest River C Class back to the USA (the same model Westcroft, I believe, had a fleet of on their fourcourt) that the DVLA made a mistake and his vehicle was bounced in error
I know you have read Eric Randle's "account" on his website so why are you asking me what proof I have that it goes on when the evidence is there in black and white? We have had our own problems registering vehicles this year which is why we have shipped nothing since March....and no, I am not above "sour grapes" as you put it, I am VERY angry about the whole bent set-up!
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