UK Registration of Spanish T5

[markwhitefield]

Hi Everyone,



I'm a newbie to this - just bought a Spanish Mk1 T5, now looking to get UK registered and getting conflicting information.



I wonder if anyone may be able to help me here?



I got the T5 from an older chap on Hayling Island - it used to be his daily drive when he lived in Spain. Unfortunately, his wife fell ill and they decided to come back to England, and he brought the scooter back with him. The T5 has been sat in his garage for six years - now he's past 70 and said he'll never ride it again.



I have had the scooter MOT'd via the VIN Number (it's still on Spanish plates) and have filled in the V55/5 form from DVLA to the best of my abilities.



Having just called the DVLA to check that I have everything they need the chap stated that I need a Certificate of Conformity? I thought that you didn't need one as the scooter was first registered in 1987 (have Spanish Service book listing Chassis number and a date of 12th May 1987)



Anyone got any ideas?



Thankful for any help / advice anyone can give...



Mark.

[frankgallagher]

Hiya mate, I've answered your question in full on the intro page you only need a Eurococ if the vehicle is under 10Yrs old😉👍.

[frankgallagher]

There you go just dragged that off.....If you’re importing a vehicle that’s under 10-years old from an EU country, you’ll need a European Certificate of Conformity (CoC) for the DVLA. The CoC is an official document issued to all vehicles built to EU Whole Vehicle Type Approval Standards. It is an official document that is recognised by both EU and GB authorities 😉👍.

[markwhitefield]

thanks Frank

[Jock]

You need a dating cert from vespa club gb

[jimmy2007]

I went through this process in 2012 and first of all I had to declare the import to custom.
All done online in a few minutes and no fee to pay.
The trouble is the dvla.
They're very good at losing stuff and messing things about, so take clear scan of all documents you send them.
I had the original italian logbook translated, filled the dvla form and sent it off.
They lost my italian logbook and fortunately I had scanned it in colours.
They never admit their mistakes and claimed I didn't send the logbook.
I had to send them a letter before court action to get things moving.
So my advice is to video yourself sealing the envelope you will send them and sign across the seal with a marker, just in case.
Logistically, this is the process.
More details here:

www.gov.uk/importing-vehicles-into-the-uk