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This is kind of off-topic, but given there's a pretty huge VAT on foreign cars, and this guy lives in Denmark, why didn't he just go to Germany to buy his car, and presumably not have to pay the VAT?

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If only it was that easy. You have to pay the special car tax (and VAT on top of it) to get Danish license plates. And you’re not allowed to have a car on foreign plates if you live in Denmark.

However, I moved away from Denmark before I bought this car (that was actually part of the reason I got it, a BMW costs less in Switzerland than a humble Skoda would in Denmark).

first thing I thought of when I lived in Denmark, but That loophole is closed. Cars bought in a foreign country need to be taxed if used permanently in Denmark. Otherwise ginormous fines.

Tends to not apply to rich people, as you’ll just keep your nice summer car parked across the border 6 months of the year.

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