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Old 28th April 2008, 10:34 PM
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Originally Posted by frannrod View Post
Oo err, would this huge expense also apply to my 1969 Triumph Spitfire (pre EU certificate of conformity & free UK road tax (as a pre 1972 historic vehicle)) ?
Wow ..... I always wanted a Triumph Spitfire

Well, the expense will. I bought in a 1995 grey import (origin Japan) last year. It had an MOT in the UK, so the authorities here accepted that it must be EU conformed, and I'm guessing the same would be for your classic car. I actually paid €1200 as (for reasons I cant explain) I left it too long after I became resident and had to pay import regiatration tax.

You'll need to check that the headlights can be realigned OK
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