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Today we took delivery of our new car which I am going to drive down to Tunis this week. We decided on the golf plus as we wanted something a bit larger this time now that we are in Tunisia full time now.



I purchased the car from Germany and I have no problems recommending European direct and particularly Charles Wilson who sorted out the car for me and also all the export paperwork for the car to be taken down to Tunisia. When Charles visited the German customs office to get the export plates for the car that said to him that their was a preferential rate when a eu-1 form was produced which would see the duty lowered from 16+% to 6.5% which is certainly lower than the 25% duty that I have been told of before however as the gentleman said to Charles we will see what will happen in reality.



Charles told me that buy purchasing a VAT qualifying car from Germany I can claim the German VAT 19% from the purchase price which is refunded after export.



Once I drive the car back to Norwich I will then get the roof box on which I have been told is far to large or the car so that will be the next challenge.