Great write up and something I enquired about earlier this year... Still on the list of to-do's. Well done Davetherave.

When I was in discussion with Morgan Park, I dis ask the question if the German Tax could be reclaimed in the same way if buying a watch or other higher value item, as you are allowed to reclaim the the tax when you leave the country it was purchased. One small benefit of Brexit and leaving the EU is if a UK resident you are able to reclaim the local countries Tax/VAT when you leave the country the items were purchased. MP conformed this should be possible but I never took it any further, obviously this would have involved taking the vehicle or at least the old part to MP yourself and claiming at the departing port or airport. It also relies on not declaring when arriving back into the UK (obviously I would not suggest you do this, but savings have been made on watches & other items this way, so I hear).

Basically, a short holiday to Germany and MP (quoted 1 day to complete along with indicator stalks) may be as cheap as paying the carrier & export/import costs, and you get a mini break thrown into the mix. On a side note, you can only claim the VAT back on goods, not goods & services... this would require MP to invoice separately for the item itself & then conversion/installation if getting them to do.

One question I had which MP never fully replied to was if you have to rely on the dash display only (can be quite difficult in very bright conditions)... I'm guessing that asking for the gear selector to light up mike a 'magic 8 ball' might just be a little too much to ask, although selecting between R, N, D, S & M etc. it's quite nice to see on the original selector, It would be nice to know how you remember this sequence etc.

Best regards


Ps. here's the snippet of the email from MP relating to VAT

Hi

You’re correct. You can claim back VAT but I’m not sure if you have to pay your VAT then?! We are doing the same thing with customers from Switzerland. When they sent us back their stamp invoice/papers from customs office, we can then create a new invoice without VAT and we pay you back the VAT amount.

Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Kind regards

i. A. Daniel Tönnies

Last edited by Papaflump; 23/11/24 02:29 PM.