By country of origin
Importing a car from Germany
Germany is Europe’s largest car market and by far the leading origin of the vehicles we handle.
Importing a car from Belgium
Belgium is one of the few countries where the certificate of conformity is required at registration: it therefore usually exists, somewhere.
Importing a car from Italy
Italy is the leading origin for Fiat, Alfa Romeo and Jeep, as well as Iveco commercial vehicles and Ducato-based motorhomes.
Importing a car from Spain
Spain supplies the European market with former rental vehicles: controlled mileage, documented servicing, contained prices.
Importing a car from the Netherlands
The Netherlands is a highly structured market: complete digital history, traceable roadworthiness testing, well-documented vehicles.
Importing a car from Luxembourg
A small market, but a premium, well-maintained fleet: many recent high-end vehicles.
Importing a car from Poland
Poland is a hub for re-export: many vehicles there have already been imported once.
Importing a car from Portugal
A smaller market than Spain, but vehicles that are often well preserved and lightly corroded.
Importing a car from Austria
Austria has a national document, the Typenschein, which locally plays a role close to the certificate of conformity.
By situation
Lost or never received
How to obtain a duplicate, and why the date of manufacture matters more than the loss.
COC for a used vehicle
Why the document is almost always missing, and the three checks to run before buying.
Vans and light commercials
M1 or N1, gross weight in field F.2, and the case of vehicles converted by a body builder.
Trailers and caravans
Category O, its four classes, and where to find the identification number on a drawbar.
Motorcycles and scooters
Category L, the frame number and the pitfalls specific to imported two-wheelers.
Vehicles from outside the EU
Why the European certificate does not exist, and what individual vehicle approval is.
COC and tax clearance
Two documents often confused: who issues them, what they prove, in which order to request them.
Turnaround by brand
Why it varies so much, the full table, and what genuinely speeds a file up.
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