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| If you scrap it here, then legally you have imported it into Switzerland! Better check whether you are liable for import duties | |
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Not sure about that. I would have thought that the car is imported (from a point of view of customs) when customs are informed which is done when you register the vehicle locally and as it'll probably come under personal effects, it probably won't be liable for any taxation anyway.
Probably an idea to get a copy of the scrap receipt and send a copy back to the DVLA with the V5 log book when you right a letter telling them that it's not coming back. I had an accident in Germany years ago with my UK registered Rover. It was a blessing in disguise actually, but that's another story. Anyway it was a right-off and I wrote a letter to the DVLA (without any proof actually) and said it won't be returning to the UK as it was involved in an accident and is to be scrapped locally. They were fine about it.
Additionally I have heard if a UK vehicle just "disappears" then after 12 months it gets marked as "exported" on the DVLA database anyway.... so be careful about returning to the UK if it has been out the country for so long without applying for a tax disc/getting an MOT (which would be illegal anyway!)
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