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[josephinekelly]

We imported our car from England when we arrived in July 2006. We registered as aliens and are still awaiting our papers from that. We were issued with a yellow form which is taken to Nicosia by an agent every two or three months, to be stamped and updated. This goes on until we are entitled to register the car upon receipt of our immigration registration papers, pay a whacking registration fee of £500 and get a road tax disc and numberplate.

I have a feeling this rigmarole is out of date now. Can anyone tell me what we are supposed to do about the car? I display no tax disc because I have not so far been able to register without the papers which they have not sent.

[mrterrific]

Don't worry - I understand that the 'yellow' paper covers you for lack of road tax and MOT. When you register make sure that you have had it MOT'd over here before you visit the Dept of Road Transport, and expect to pay additional road tax for the period between your UK tax expiring and the date at which your registration here begins. I would think that you will be able to complete the process soon - I started the process in June 2006, and have just completed - registration cost me over 2000 CYP though .

[Sega]

We imported our car from England when we arrived in July 2006. We registered as aliens and are still awaiting our papers from that. We were issued with a yellow form which is taken to Nicosia by an agent every two or three months, to be stamped and updated. This goes on until we are entitled to register the car upon receipt of our immigration registration papers, pay a whacking registration fee of £500 and get a road tax disc and numberplate.

I have a feeling this rigmarole is out of date now. Can anyone tell me what we are supposed to do about the car? I display no tax disc because I have not so far been able to register without the papers which they have not sent.

Tourist cars do not need road tax or MOT. All you need to have is the yellow form, ensure this is always stamped to date. A copy of the title deeds for the vehicle would also be useful.

Registering the vehicle is the hard part. I can't even explain in the English. Be prepared for a long beaureacratic experience.

[zoopigi man]

Registering the vehicle is the hard part. I can't even explain in the English. Be prepared for a long beaureacratic experience.

It's not too bad once you know what to expect, though expect it to take best part of a morning depending on how busy it is. If you need more info on this let me know and I'll give a brief blow by blow account.

[Sega]

Registering the vehicle is the hard part. I can't even explain in the English. Be prepared for a long beaureacratic experience.

It's not too bad once you know what to expect, though expect it to take best part of a morning depending on how busy it is. If you need more info on this let me know and I'll give a brief blow by blow account.

Considering she is new to the experience she is likely to find it a daunting. I have registered my own car so I I acknowledge what is said. It would more than most likely take longer than a day. It took me around 2/3 days after applying to been rung up to pay the tax. By the way they close at 1:30pm apart from Thursday when they all get narky.

[josephinekelly]

Since our arrival, and having received no papers, I have still been receiving NHS treatment on travelling to England and just and paying or producing our EU card the Cyprus end, and of course, getting the yellow form stamped for the car. In fact, at the moment, I am quite content not to have received our papers!

Since our home is now on the market, I am wondering whether we could just ship the car back again without having to notify anyone? By and large, we have had a dreadful experience with Cyprus beaucracy in all fields and are still battling on on many fronts including property documentation.

[Sega]

we have had a dreadful experience with Cyprus beaucracy in all fields and are still battling on on many fronts including property documentation.

I am sorry for that, however can you please explain what you meant by property documentations, can you elaborate on this problem so I can advise you. I think I know somebody else who had a similar problem.

[josephinekelly]

We have notified a group who fight on behalf of people with our problems. We have had to contact the architect for our house (she was not paid by the builder and walked off without submitting the necessary paperwork). We do own the land fair and square and have the deeds, but the property Town Planning Permission turned out to be for one storey only and the Building Consent had not been applied for at all, making it technically an illegal property. We have had the plans redrawn and submitted by the architect whom we have paid out of snagging money withheld, and are at present awaiting the correct permission. Then we shall get her tp submit building permit request and then finally, seeing as we are described as a vineyard on the deeds, we shall have to get the whole thing updated.

For almost a year we have had no proper electricity, nor phoneline, nor computer connection, nor TV. Paid a fortune to get a cable laid and now have broadband would you believe. Now learn we are going to have to pay for a power pole also. We fled to England for the last three months to keep warm (at least my son has central heating) and for me to have an eye op, and are returning in a couple of weeks, to mountain temperatures and no electricial supply yet, only 15 amps temporary.

So we are rather fed up and seeing as this looks like a good year to sell and repurchase in England, will be looking to do that. I would ask again, could we just reship the car back and go no further down the Cyprus registration path?

[Sega]

We have notified a group who fight on behalf of people with our problems. We have had to contact the architect for our house (she was not paid by the builder and walked off without submitting the necessary paperwork). We do own the land fair and square and have the deeds, but the property Town Planning Permission turned out to be for one storey only and the Building Consent had not been applied for at all, making it technically an illegal property. We have had the plans redrawn and submitted by the architect whom we have paid out of snagging money withheld, and are at present awaiting the correct permission. Then we shall get her tp submit building permit request and then finally, seeing as we are described as a vineyard on the deeds, we shall have to get the whole thing updated.

For almost a year we have had no proper electricity, nor phoneline, nor computer connection, nor TV. Paid a fortune to get a cable laid and now have broadband would you believe. Now learn we are going to have to pay for a power pole also. We fled to England for the last three months to keep warm (at least my son has central heating) and for me to have an eye op, and are returning in a couple of weeks, to mountain temperatures and no electricial supply yet, only 15 amps temporary.

So we are rather fed up and seeing as this looks like a good year to sell and repurchase in England, will be looking to do that. I would ask again, could we just reship the car back and go no further down the Cyprus registration path?

I am sorry, I did not realise you situation. It seems that you had one bad experience followed by another.

If you have the original registration documentation and number plates of the vehicle from the DVLA in tact you should not have a problem shipping it back. If you have sold your old registration number plates you will almost certainly need to contact DVLA for replacement plates. However I advice you that the DVLA are not easily dealt with.

But if you have all the original documentation and did not file for permanent export from the DVLA then you should be alright. If you filed for permanent export for the vehicle when you were in England you need to call up the DVLA.

So in simple terms, if your car documentation and plates on it, were the same as you bought it, then your GOOD, if not contact DVLA.

In terms of the Cypriots registration path, if your car is going back to the UK then it's fine. If the tax is not paid the owner has two options, to ship it back or to put it in bondit. Since your choosing the first option I don't see there to be a problem.


Hope this help you.

[zoopigi man]

[quote="Sega By the way they close at 1:30pm apart from Thursday when they all get narky.[/quote]

In my experience, 'narky' is the only atttitude they adopt!