Pursuant to the provisions of the amended Article 103 of the Highway Code, as from January 1, 2020, in order to permanently export a vehicle abroad you shall first apply for its cancellation from the Public Register of Motor Vehicles (PRA).
Once cancelled, the motor vehicle can circulate to reach the border crossings for export only if you have a special permit and a temporary plate.
Therefore, in order to request the cancellation from PRA of the motor vehicles exported as from January 1, 2020, Italian citizens can no longer apply to the Consular Offices in the country to which they permanently export the motor vehicle.
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