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[mrgreen]

well today i finally had all my paperwork in order and now have the right to drive my miggy on the road(6weeks!)  if only people made things simple i could have done this within a week first needed a co2 certificate so off to opel and ordered one wo days later you need a m.o.t so got that, a week later arrives the certificate, go to customs office to pay the import tax no you must write a letter so two weeks later arrives a bill for €640 which i could have done there and then at the border had i known, then off to the inland revenue to pay co2 tax now this was interesting any co2 emmissions over 160 will be charged at €25 per gram, well news to me, so with a bill of........1910 euro i finally grow the balls to cough it up! today i go to get the final papers from the testing station only to be told what i got from Opel is now all i need (result €110 spared] so all in all the mig cost me about €3000 not bad for a car i got for free!!!!!

[Welung666]

Not as free as you thought then?

At least you can use it now and enjoy your 3k euros

[Kneepad]

Perseverance paid off in the end. Congratulations.   

[wingman]

Hope your able to enjoy and get full benefit from the car after all the hassle you have had to go through!!

[Debs.]

  MrGreen`s in the pink!

Welcome back to Miggy-dom!

[Varche]

well today i finally had all my paperwork in order and now have the right to drive my miggy on the road(6weeks!)  if only people made things simple i could have done this within a week first needed a co2 certificate so off to opel and ordered one wo days later you need a m.o.t so got that, a week later arrives the certificate, go to customs office to pay the import tax no you must write a letter so two weeks later arrives a bill for €640 which i could have done there and then at the border had i known, then off to the inland revenue to pay co2 tax now this was interesting any co2 emmissions over 160 will be charged at €25 per gram, well news to me, so with a bill of........1910 euro i finally grow the balls to cough it up! today i go to get the final papers from the testing station only to be told what i got from Opel is now all i need (result €110 spared] so all in all the mig cost me about €3000 not bad for a car i got for free!!!!!

Any more where that came from please?   

Well done sticking at the obstacles, worth it in the end 

[mrgreen]

yes been a good day really my stereo turned up for it and i've ordered my Eibachs and bilsteins just need the drop links and the sway bar poly bushes and it's all go wheels will wait till next year now as the unexpected expense has put a hole in my budget anyway the tyres on it are brand new and with winter coming on i will only have the steelies on it anyway