June 12, 200420 yr Something that's bought outside the European Union to be sold in the European Union?
June 12, 200420 yr Author so would any imported vehicle be classed as a "grey" import. Even those officially registered to the UK now?
June 12, 200420 yr Specifically: a grey import is a car that has been imported into the UK by means other than the official UK importers
June 12, 200420 yr Author Specifically: a grey import is a car that has been imported into the UK by means other than the official UK importers so a dodgy import really if i was to HPI Check an official import. would it be ok and give me as much info as needed? Edited June 12, 200420 yr by ANT
June 12, 200420 yr so a dodgy import really if i was to HPI Check an official import. would it be ok and give me as much info as needed? Not necessarily dodgy. Some models of sought-after cars were never made available in this country by the UK importers. Some wise business types decided to fill the gap by importing these models privately. Others came about 'cos EEC rules meant you paid tax in the country of origin. So it was possible to buy a rhd car in belgium for up to 30% less than the UK. The final category relates to the Japanese rules about maximum vehicle age on their roads. You will often see people carriers such as the Delica etc in this country with years of life left, that were imported into Europe after they were too old to be used in Japan. As to HPI checks that is tricky, I would assume it will still tell you if a car has outstanding finance due, but real age and no of owners might be missing. Definately worth getting a chassis number and speaking to the official dealer in this country. There should be something in their database to guide you on production year etc
June 12, 200420 yr my mum had a z3 ages ago ant on grey import somepeople do it as you can get cars from europe which is uk spec cheaper and before there out in the uk, nothing up with it tho.hpi checks i doubt will show up if a cars been in a crash in japan tho. remember a year back they were taking jap cars off people in england as loads of them were nicked in japan and just sold here
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