Registering a RHD car in Bulgaria without changing headlamps

jamespetro New member

Member since 24 March 2025

jamespetroNew member24 March 2025 16:53:26

Hello,

I have bought a car in UK and need to import it and register it in Bulgaria. I have permanent residence in Bulgaria. Do you know any Inspection Center / KAT that allows to do the process without changing the headlights? (using beam deflector stickers or similar). If not ... do you recommend someone that can take care of the full process?

Thanks in advance!

SimCityAT Expert

Member since 08 April 2014

SimCityATExpert25 March 2025 05:16:44

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I don't think you are allowed to use deflector stickers if you import a car. How old is the car? Most modern cars you can manually dip the headlights on the dashboard.

gwynj Bulgaria Expert

Member since 30 June 2020

gwynjBulgaria Expert25 March 2025 06:58:24

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@jamespetro

Defo gotta change the headlights!

You probably need to source the correct LHD replacements yourself, and get your mechanic to swap them over (or do it yourself if you're handy). Maybe have a look on Autodoc/Avtochasti?

Once you've swapped the lights, you can take it to a big KAT yourself (Sofia, Plovdiv, Varna). Or you can hand it over to someone like BulgarianPlates (dot com) who'll deal with KAT, and bring it back with new plates.

CarlS1986 Active member

Member since 25 June 2023

CarlS1986Active member25 March 2025 17:33:02

Autodoc is great for Youtube videos on how to with cars, I went from knowing nothing to being relatively handy using their videos, saves you loads of money doing it yourself and improves your confidence in working on your own car.