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Post by Karl on May 27, 2004 11:40:08 GMT 1
What is the best option -
buy and insure a OLD LHD car in the UK and take it to Croatia for 12 months - I believe I would have to take it out of the country every 3 months for a day!
Buy a newer car in UK and pay relevant taxes in Croatia to get it registared etc. Does anyone have full details on the correct procedure for this and costs involved?
Buy a car in croatia and insure in croatia? Cars seem expensive there, does anyone know of some good garages for 2nd hand cars?
Thanks
Karl
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Post by cronautic dot com on May 27, 2004 15:09:24 GMT 1
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Post by Karl on May 27, 2004 16:31:09 GMT 1
Cheers, will take a look.
Re new cars - do you know any website that details new car prices in Croatia, but in English?
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Post by sue on May 27, 2004 17:48:04 GMT 1
Martin Welsby's book 'How to but property in Croatia' states that you cannot import a car into croatia where the chasis number is more than 5 years old.
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Post by PeterE on Jun 2, 2004 22:26:18 GMT 1
You can not import a car more than five years old in to Croatia. What is more, the date runs from the date of manufacture. They take it from the chassis number. This means that if a car was registered in the UK four years ago but had actually stood in a field for a year before first sale and registration, it is regarded as five years old, not four.
Check before buying it. I was about to buy a 4 yr old LHD Passat estate and my wife, who is a Croatian lawyer and runs our legal department, got me to get the chassis number first so that she could check it. It failed so I didn't buy it.
Cheers
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Post by alsdoubles on Jun 4, 2004 18:45:43 GMT 1
One would assume banning older cars from coming in to Croatia is for safety reasons. Which is a bit rich really, as there are many rust boxes on the road, insured and not insured. Many museum pieces and some that appear are running on faith alone. Driving in Croatia, on the 'wrong' side of the road, on roads that are sometimes poorly marked, and sometimes flat roads with a great deal of surface water. Where the traffic lights don't always work, you do get the impression that no-one really knows what the rules are. Who has right of way, and what exactly is the rule when traffic lights are permanently on flashing amber. Quite often you get a strange 4 way stand off with no-one making a move. It's exciting, if nothing else.
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Post by sharkie on Jun 7, 2004 14:09:38 GMT 1
You can not import a car more than five years old in to Croatia. What is more, the date runs from the date of manufacture. They take it from the chassis number. This means that if a car was registered in the UK four years ago but had actually stood in a field for a year before first sale and registration, it is regarded as five years old, not four. Check before buying it. I was about to buy a 4 yr old LHD Passat estate and my wife, who is a Croatian lawyer and runs our legal department, got me to get the chassis number first so that she could check it. It failed so I didn't buy it. Cheers are you sure its 5 years? because my car is right on the border. |
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Post by Graham - Bosmere on Jun 7, 2004 15:38:33 GMT 1
Yep it is five years and that is five years from the date on the chassis plate, not the date of registration. I can remembber a few years back when Renault stockpiled some cars in the UK for so long that grass was growing around the suspension. It looked like thay had stood for a couple of years.
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Post by sharkie on Jun 8, 2004 16:47:15 GMT 1
thats too bad.. my car is a 99 and it just is five years old. then how do people get away with driving their cars in Croatia? i can not bring my car over to croatia at all?
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Post by PeterE on Jun 8, 2004 21:43:16 GMT 1
You can bring an older car here. You just cannot register it here.
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Post by Karl on Jun 18, 2004 15:57:24 GMT 1
Peter,
If we cannot registar the cars in Croatia, do you know if we can insure them through a croatian Insurance firm - Euroherc?
Does anyone know of a European Insurer who will allow you to keep the car outside the UK for a full 12 months?
Any help appreciated.
Karl
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Post by Marija on Jun 18, 2004 18:33:18 GMT 1
Contact Saga Insurance they are very good at insuring car for longer periods!
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Post by Roger on Jun 22, 2004 14:35:38 GMT 1
If you are not going to use your car throughout the whole year but only during your holidays, the best is to buy a second hand car in the UK (regardless of age) and leave it in Croatia. Then you just buy a green card for the duration of your stay (at travel agents) as you would not need any other insurance (unless you require full comprehensive - but don't buy an expensive car !). MOT is not required as it is only a UK document which is useless in Croatia. Croatian equivalent would only apply to cars registered in Croatia.
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Post by Graham - Bosmere on Jun 22, 2004 18:47:26 GMT 1
Not sure but I think that you will find that your insurance would not be valid without a valid MOT if British registered.
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Post by Sasha on Jun 22, 2004 20:00:43 GMT 1
Some cars are cheaper in Croatia than in the UK. Recently, I have seen a new 4 door Toyota Yaris for just over 11.000 Euros.
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