GD4ELI Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 You can (or at least could) get the tax refunded for complete months only. I did this using a form picked up at Ramsey Post Office. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burt Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Gorsh, It's a lot easier buying a car in the UK and cheaper. I live in Onchan and travel to and from the Island to work for a large dealer group here in the UK. We have a number of drivers who deliver cars all over the UK to customers ( and will also drive a car over to the Island ), Any one buying a car in the UK can have the dealer send all V5/ OR new V55 paper work direct to the main post office at tromode to register a new or used car with the new owners insurance cover note plus payment ( if less than 3 years old). Have now been over and bought a car yesterday, came back on the overnight boat last night so I thought I'd update you. The dealer was happy to give me the complete V5, but the tax had ran out and the Post Office wouldn't allow him to tax the car without sending the ownership change bit of the V5 to the DVLA - they told him this was a new 'rule' they had to apply. I would normally then have used a relatives or friends address in England and wait 4 weeks for the V5, but the car I was buying was 3 years old on the 1st September so I was keen to avoid the hassle and expense of the test. After discussing various options the dealer very kindly allowed me to drive the car home on a pair of his trade plates - I posted them back to him next day delivery. So the car is now re-registered, insured, taxed and new number plates fitted - all done in a couple of days. The only thing I am no wiser on is if you can claim unused tax back from the IOM or not - but this wouldn't be a problem if you register it to a UK address as they would send the refund there. Now I have done this once I wouldn't hesitate to do it again as UK dealers are generally cheaper - and there is a larger choice of cars without going too far from Liverpool or Heysham. Thanks for all your input folks. Gordon The above ‘Quote’ is from a few years ago. Can anybody help me with the current methods of buying a car from a dealer across, by part exchanging my Manx registered car? A UK dealer told me today he could not get a new registration for my car within 1 to 2 months; in effect he would be ‘stuck’ with mine on his forecourt for that time! So maybe things have changed. I want to: - Retain my existing number plate - Take my car over there for part exchange - Bring the new car back (it’s less than a year old) - Register it here with my old number plate Will I need to re-register my car with a new plate and put my existing one on hold somehow? Do I need any official forms / acknowledgements from IOM Government to give to the dealer? Will I expect the dealer to give me any official forms / acknowledgements from UK Government to re-register here? I won’t be claiming any road tax from the UK car, but there is 10 months to run on my existing car here. Is that refundable? I assume there could be one or two bumf declarations to be made so I would appreciate form numbers etc if it’s not too much trouble. Lots of questions there but I would really appreciate any guidelines. I know from much experience that the best and most helpful advice you will get to your quest is by popping down to the sea terminal and posing these questions to what can only be described as the most helpful people still working for government. The ladies working in the vehicle licencing department down there are the epitome of helpfulness. No affiliation, just a many times satisfied customer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x-in-man Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 That's nice Burt. I find all public counters at gov. offices highly approachable, long may it continue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domino Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 Thanks a lot Burt, I'll give that a go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDave Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 Fairly straightforward. Best to double check with licencing in case anything has changed though. Part ex the car, then use forms MVR9 + C1 + R1 to declare export, place number on retention cert and refund remaining tax. When you get your retention cert for the reg, Use form MVR5 with your retention cert (and test certificate from the IOM test centre if over 3 years old) to register the new car with your retained reg. You need to give the UK dealer the IOM registration certificate. You need to obtain the full V5C document from the dealer. This is very important as normal procedure in the UK is to give the new keeper the "New Keeper's Section" tear off - you cannot use this. Make sure they understand you need the full document before you arrive. It's perfectly legit and the DVLA will confirm for them if the need reassuring. That's about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domino Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 Thanks BigDave. Just back from the Sea Terminal. "They shut the office down yesterday - They are off today and Monday - They're relocating and will open again on Tuesday at the vehicle test centre in Tromode" I'll go and get the forms from them on Tuesday. Meanwhile the car I want will probably be gone ho hum. Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piebaps Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 I bought a new motorbike (no part ex). The dealer gave me the reg docs, I registered the bike here rang him and gave the regno and he plated it up for me. A week later I went over and picked it up. BTW you can download the forms etc from the website https://www.iompost.com/for-you/other-services/vehicle-amp-driving-licences/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ed fournier Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 I'm picking up a used car across at the start of February. No part exchange involved. I've made a deposit already. I wasn't planning on registering the car in advance. The dealer will drive the car to the docks at Heysham with me (on his dealer plate), but how can I drive it from the ferry back to my house here - legally? Do I need to pay for the car tax in the UK - is this even possible? Maybe I just need to go down to Tromode and talk to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notwell Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Just get it insured. You can sort the tax afterwards . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katman Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 You will struggle to insure the car if it isn't registered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDave Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 Just insure it on the UK reg, road tax isn't a requirement for insurance (in the UK you can drive without tax to and from your MOT appointment for example, and you need insurance for that) If you're not driving the car on a public road in the UK, you don't need UK tax on it, but it must be registered in the IOM and taxed at your earliest convenience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillshepherd Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 You will struggle to insure the car if it isn't registered. RUBBISH,any car i have bought from across (quite a few) i have just phoned my insurance co and as long i have proof of ownership they are happy to cover the vehicle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paswt Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 I just insured on the UK plate then reregistered , told the insurance co what I was doing , all sorted and at no extra expense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillshepherd Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 I just insured on the UK plate then reregistered , told the insurance co what I was doing , all sorted and at no extra expense. spot on,exactly what i did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempus Fugit Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 how do the new UK rules apply now ? from what I gather existing road tax is cancelled as soon as ownership changes, the new owner has to pay new road tax in their name - so how does this work for exporting vehicles from UK which may need a test before registering on Island ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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