Getting export plates is pretty straightforward. The factory is fully versed in doing that (or at least they used to be) you can drive in the UK for 6 months on them as well
Thank you for this information! Might be useful in the future!
It is all about Tax. If importing a car into Ireland, for instance, Vehicle Registration Tax is a whopping 25% on top of the after VAT price!!!! Makes a Plus4 almost €55k
In Austria the basic version of a Plus4 is listed at exactly the same level (€54,9k) but we don't have that Vehicle Registration Tax
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I agree that these large differences in price are not normal. I suggest you contact Brands Hatch Morgans and ask them to give you a price for the car that you want including LHD (they have supplied several cars I know to Europe). If you local source is not prepared to be more aligned with this price, then vote with your feet!
Fortunately I'll be there by end of May to hire a Morgan. I'll discuss this with them!
cheapness rules ("Geiz ist Geil", I can't translate this arr ) but where will we go for serving our cars, when all the established shops has gone and the cheap importers survived ("I will sell you the car as cheap as possible, but when you have a problem, you have real a problem ...")
Because of this my first choice will be the local dealer but not at any price ...
