Quote: Originally posted by lgs0754 on 15/3/2010
Thanks for the advice. The caravan purchase was in Portugal and still is in Portugal but we want to be able to bring it back over to the UK - does this make a difference?
Is it a caravan made in UK and later shipped to Portugal? If so, I wonder why it was not initially registered with CRiS. But, if the caravan was shipped new to Portugal there would be little need to register with CRiS (IMHO) or to report a stolen caravan to CRiS. CRiS is UK’s official database of caravans and their owners and as far as I am aware doesn't cover other countries. Do other countries have similar database? Are there international links between those databases? Check the Portugese database?
If is is not a UK van, it might be worth checking with the organisation which deals with caravan registration for that particular country.
With regard to importing a caravan from Portugal to the UK. I would contact Customs & Excise and ask. Synacism tells me that there will probably be paperwork involved, and probably a government department somewhere that will require money, for the privilege.
Please remember, I do not know the answers to these questions, but they are just the sort of questions I would ask myself if i were in your position.
Best of luck and hope it all works out fine.
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David
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