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      07-21-2012, 10:46 AM   #17
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Originally Posted by arnsbrae View Post
Just a quick question. We have freedom of movement of goods & services in the EU. Why don't you buy your car in Spain? For Euro20,000 it must be worth a little travelling surely?
Cars are subject to specific taxation and duties once they are imported from another EU country. You can do it and quite often it pays out, but the price gap is often reduced to a minimum due to the taxes that are levied by customs.
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