registering a UK bike in Italy, experience?
 

i rode my bike to italy, now i live here.
does anyone have any experience of changing a bike over to Italian registration?

what i have found so far is that they want all my bike documents translated into italian and then there is some messing about with VAT and such.

if it ends up costing too much maybe it will be easier to just ride it home to england and sell it there rather than change it over?

i dont know, any pointers would be appreciated.

Hi, first of all , it would help to know where you're based and what bike we're talking about . if its some obscure old model that was never sold here then you can pretty much forget about it
Otherwise, as long as your name appears on the V5s s then it's perfectly doable. Since it's EU then there's no vat to be paid unless its less than 6 months old and\or been ridden less than 6000 kms . (I forget if its either or both)
You'll need a certificate from the manufacturer saying that it corresponds to a model produced for the Italian market , or a COC .
And finally , obviously everything has to be translated into italian and legalized (sworn in court ) .
All this costs in the order of about 200 Euros , although that conformity certificate can sometimes be costly, the price ranges from 20 Euros (piaggio) to 150 Euros (BMW) , according to the manufacturer .
Pm me if I can help, and if you decide to go ahead with it ; there's a workaround for the translation part, which avoids the need for a professional translator .