Paphos People

We had a duty free car (retired status), on which we paid the duty and sold the car.

We have just brought a new car over from the UK and have been told by customs that as we had a duty free car in the past, we are not entitled to have this car duty free (retired status ) as there has been a change in the rules.

Anyone know if Is this correct ?

Regards, Neil.

Could it not be that you are not entitled unless you owned the car for 6 months in the Uk before you imported it?

Do they know that you paid the duty and sold the car or do they think you still own it?

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Dave
Moira And Dave

“I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.”

Hi, you are entitled to a duty free car if you have retired status in Cyprus. Prior to december 2011, if you paid the duty on your duty free car and sold it, then you were entitled to get another car duty free.... now they are saying that since December 2011 you are not.....

I think that M.A.D maybe correct, retired or not, to be eligible for duty free the car needs to be owned for 6 months prior to importation.

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Dave

I understand that the Duty Free scheme ended last December.

Alan

Am sorry if i ve butted in but moving to Cyprus would it be cheaper for us to buy a car when we get there or buy one in UK and ship it over. I had to put this on here because i ve forgetten hos to post as i haven t done it for a while

Here is the information from the Cyprus Government web site
http://www.mof.gov.cy/mof/customs/customs.nsf/ced07_en/ced07_en?OpenDocument

Happy reading

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Dave
Moira And Dave

“I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.”

Heard Simon Emery, Deals on Wheels on the radio at the weekend say there are no longer any duty free cars for anyone.