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15 Jul 2023
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I think the main question is how much time you are planning for this trip, and what do you intend to do with the bike afterwards (sell it? keep it for your next trip?).
Having family in the UK obviously makes buying in the UK a lot easier, but consider that 1) UK insurance seems to be ridiculously expensive in general, and 2) you would be riding a non-EU bike into an EU country. I suppose if you're an Australian citizen anyway and bound by the 90-day Schengen limit, it doesn't make a huge difference, but it may result in extra faff if you want to store your bike within the EU between trips (in the UK, I guess you would have to SORN it?).
There are places in the EU where buying a bike in your own name as a non-resident is fairly straightforward - Estonia is one of them, there are others.
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I have been looking at the various logistics relating to a non-resident registering and insuring and am not sure which country makes the most sense. The way I understand it Ireland has no yearly inspection and no sales tax, and registration can be done easily whether you are in the country or not, so I think that makes a lot of sense. I believe with e-residency in Estonia you can buy and register the vehicle, I believe there is sales tax, which isn't a huge deal, and it sounds like although their is yearly inspection it is still possible to insure for use outside of the country even if the inspection has not been done. UK sounds like there is a bit of a loophole where one can get the V5 in their own name just by using a mailing address, but as mentioned insurance, can be problematic and is also more costly. I am not sure if similar to Estonian registrations there are some insurance agents who would be willing to insure the vehicle if the yearly MOT had not been done or if perhaps the vehicle was registered SORN.
So far it seems like either of these options may work but curious to hear if I have basically got the logistics right, or if their is anything I am missing and what other countries are maybe worth considering.
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I believe with e-residency in Estonia you can buy and register the vehicle, I believe there is sales tax, which isn't a huge deal, and it sounds like although their is yearly inspection it is still possible to insure for use outside of the country even if the inspection has not been done.
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E-residency is not required, it makes some things a bit easier though. There is no sales tax (yet), only a transfer-of-ownership fee. Inspections are yearly for vehicles over 10 years old, but 3/2 years for younger vehicles. You can insure a vehicle without inspection - in fact, the traffic law specifically states you are allowed to drive an insured but uninspected vehicle to a repair place and/or the nearest inspection station.
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