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VED exemptions

9th March 2000, Page 25
9th March 2000
Page 25
Page 25, 9th March 2000 — VED exemptions
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The only relevant exemption is under a statutory instrument called the Motor Vehicles (International Circulation) Order 1975.

A person bringing the vehicle into the UK must prove that:

• lie is resident outside the UK; II The vehicle is in the UK only temporarily;

• The vehicle is being used either for international carriage of goods or for a lawful sabotage operation.

If it does not satisfy all of these conditions it will be liable for VED, even if it is registered in a foreign country.

The law for commercial vehicles is very different from that which applies to private vehicles. You are allowed to import a private vehicle temporarily and keep it in the UK for up to six months before registering it and paying duty.

But that exemption applies only to private vehicles, and specifically does not apply to goods vehicles.

If you do not comply with the above conditions you will have to register the vehicle in the UK and pay the appropriate rate of duty. You cannot pay the duty without registering the vehicle.

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