Hi All ,
Just needed to ask / more as a clarification when registering an Imported US bike in the UK As I am quite sure alot of you have been in this process?. Are you not required to have the Original American title of the bike ?
Hope fully I have my bike arriving this week
and I have the Title and Bill of sale to be able to register the bike already in my hands . When I asked the local authorities here in Malta they said not just the bill of sale is needed but also the Title. Also on the title I have a red stamp that says that the bike is exported .
At the moment I am interested in getting another bike a CB550 (already getting hooked !!
)and I have seen some bikes that DK has on auction on ebay and he allways states if he has or has not the title of the bike . he only states that VAT and tax has been paid and is registered on the NOVA system. I have even sent PM to them and they say its not available.
Basically after reading on internet the Title is like the Log book of the bike (v5 in the uk ?) . In US they seem to use a system were they dont have the title in hand and just issue a bill of sale . But clearly if you dont have the original Title the bike could still not be actually not yours and also on the title there are parts were there could be a possibility that a Lien is on the bike ( Lien is like a loan or other thing which the bike is used as a Guarantee ) I have attached a copy of mine which shows this
I am not trying to raise any alarms but how is the bike then checked for the verification especially without a title ? does the UK agency check this in some way ? After registering the bike maybe ? Does any body have any experience in trying to get a title for a US bike ?
Cheers