Importing a car

I will be returning to the UK from Switzerland and would like to return with my pride and joy. Are the costs of importing very high and is it complicated?

Asked on 13 July 2015 by Margaret Clough

Answered by Honest John
Reasonably straightforward. Here's the official website: www.gov.uk/importing-vehicles-into-the-uk/overview
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