Are brand new, unregistered cars have to be in mainland britain to be registered? For example can they be registered when they are at the factory in another country.
They are registered in whatever country they are in when registered. Many, in fact most, new cars are built abroad and brought here unregistered to be distributed to the dealers. When they are to be put on the road the dealers register them here. Those which the ship has delivered, say, to France would be registered by the French dealers.
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CAR IMPORT/EXPORT
Yes, I have a car registered abroad and the best part is that I don’t have to tax or insure it because I have it in writing from my insurance company that it doesn’t exist!
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They are registered in whatever country they are in when registered. Many, in fact most, new cars are built abroad and brought here unregistered to be distributed to the dealers. When they are to be put on the road the dealers register them here. Those which the ship has delivered, say, to France would be registered by the French dealers.
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