FLEETS MAYBE FORCED TO USE TRANSPORTERS TO TAKE DELIVER OF NEW CARS
February 1st, 2008
BY KEITH NUTHALL
CONCERNS that driving new cars from manufacturers to dealers and onto customers within Europe is leading to tax and registration fraud is likely to cause an effective prescribing of the use of car transporters. The European Commission is proposing that the delivery-by-driving method of moving new cars be excluded from the 'TIR' system for the European Union (EU) that provides for customs simplification: goods crossing several international borders in transit attract customs duties and inspections only at their destination country. But while ...
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