Selling uk plate car in Bulgaria

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miltonneves1981 New member

Member since 21 June 2022

miltonneves1981New member21 June 2022 19:04:10

Hi there. I would like to sell a UK car Citroen C4 Grand Picasso 7 seats in Bulgaria. How can I do that?

vidin Active member

Member since 24 February 2021

vidinActive member21 June 2022 20:47:35

you can sell the car in normal way by putting on line. But buyer will have to pay 30% Vat and duty on value when they register in Bulgaria. The price a buyer pays in theory is reduces by 30% or more.

gary101 Member

Member since 12 August 2020

gary101Member22 June 2022 06:14:45

@miltonneves1981

Could you let me have the full details and location please

miltonneves1981 New member

Member since 21 June 2022

miltonneves1981New member15 July 2022 13:41:35

@gary101 the car is in the Turkish border.

Guest7632 Guest

Guest7632Guest15 July 2022 16:16:02

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@miltonneves1981聽 with the usual contract like you would with a Bulgarian car.

wtruckyboy Serial expat

Member since 15 March 2022

wtruckyboySerial expat15 July 2022 16:20:50

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Put it online..but you have to drive it here first..

Sydnay Sahinkaya Weir New member

Member since 17 July 2022

Sydnay Sahinkaya WeirNew member17 July 2022 09:46:13

@wtruckyboy Hi where do I put it on line please

wtruckyboy Serial expat

Member since 15 March 2022

wtruckyboySerial expat17 July 2022 14:06:27

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@Sydnay Sahinkaya Weir

if you speak bulgarian..or know someone who does..they can do it.

My bulgarian isnt fluent enough.

Facebook has a sellers site..but you would need to tell them the circumstances of the car..where it is

That you can deliver etc.pictures maintenance details mot.taxed or bg

Tax..all has to be revealed..

There are bulgarians on the site under Pomorie..a town i live in

Try there..good luck.

gwynj Bulgaria Expert

Member since 30 June 2020

gwynjBulgaria Expert19 July 2022 08:52:59

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As others have said, it is possible. However, I don't think it will be easy. And I believe that it will be at a substantial discount to what you think the car is worth. Most buyers (I know I am) are very skittish about buying a car still on its foreign plates. That's because you can't be sure you can get the change of ownership done in the UK (and you know it would be a right faff doing it, and especially going back to update the MOT)... and you can't be sure that you have enough documents to convince the Bulgarian authorities to give you Bulgarian plates for a car that isn't registered in your name.

I'd suggest that, realistically, you get it back to the UK, and sell it there... or do the local Bulgarian transfer/registration (or at least go talk to Kat to confirm what they will need from the new owner if you sell it on its UK plates) before selling it here... or sell it as is, for peanuts.

Sydnay Sahinkaya Weir New member

Member since 17 July 2022

Sydnay Sahinkaya WeirNew member13 August 2022 07:51:19

#10

@wtruckyboy thank you

Guest7632 Guest

Guest7632Guest13 August 2022 20:46:24

#11

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You will get a better price on OLX usually

badgers1661 Member

Member since 28 March 2023

badgers1661Member28 March 2023 17:45:46

#12

@gwynj Hi I have a car in Turkey that I must take out of the country. Good car but just want to get it out and off my hands. What do you suggest.

gwynj Bulgaria Expert

Member since 30 June 2020

gwynjBulgaria Expert31 March 2023 06:12:33

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@badgers1661

Welcome to the expat.com forum and good luck with your move to Bulgaria!

As to your car... depends on how much it's worth, where you're living, and why you want to get it off your hands. I don't have much to go on. :-) If you're moving to Bulgaria, then perhaps bring it with you? It's not a huge drive (depending on where it is in Turkey, of course). And then re-register it here on BG plates?

Trilogy121!! Member

Member since 18 April 2023

Trilogy121!!Member18 April 2023 00:52:02

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We (my parents) took outa Mercedes 814 lorry full of household goodies - full to the roof - many games of Tetris to fill it - and got it all the way across from Wales and then removed the box from the back to use as a tool store etc - some guys turned up a few years later and expressed an interest in the lorry - still on English plates and no MOt/test etc and they paid far more money than we鈥檇 paid for it in the UK.

I鈥檒l never forget my mother who just wanted rid of it from the garden and my father who cannot resist a trade. I was there on holiday and the neighbours ( all BG come over to see what the excitement was all about in case we were being conned etc. It was a really nice experience because as usual the neighbours were there in case of an issue. The locals (in the sticks about 30mins from Burgas) who generally don鈥檛 have a car etc were there to 鈥榬epay鈥� us for taking them to town/doctors etc. If you want to fit in then you will love it.

I don鈥檛 know how they registered the lorry btw. They put jump leads on it, it started and off they went (after paying in cash)

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