Bringing overseas vehicles to Germany

GuestPoster263Guest19 February 2019 22:20:08

In the UK you are permitted to drive a non-UK registered vehicle for six months as a "temporary import" before it requires registration.

How long can you drive a UK vehicle in Germany before it requires registration (& presumably becomes eligible for German road tax)

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TominStuttgart Germany Expert

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TominStuttgartGermany Expert19 February 2019 22:50:23

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byczcrda wrote:
In the UK you are permitted to drive a non-UK registered vehicle for six months as a "temporary import" before it requires registration.

How long can you drive a UK vehicle in Germany before it requires registration (& presumably becomes eligible for German road tax)

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According to this site, a person from another EU country can drive up to a year in Germany with thier foreign registered vehicle - but upon actually registering to live in Germany they need to re-register it right away. So it makes a big difference if one is just visiting or taking up residency. And who can know how Brexit will affect such a situation?

https://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/v … dex_en.htm

This site shows requirements to actually register such a vehicle in Germany. The appropriate page is in German. The site has an English version but it is far from complete and doesn't seem to have a translation of this particular page.

https://www.tuev-sued.de/auto_fahrzeuge … _zulassung