Man who imported Tesla Cybertruck into UK is having a nightmare as it is not yet road legal in UK

The man with the UK’s first ever Cybertruck may never be able to drive it again as he can’t get it registered because there are several issues with it. For the time being, there’s no way to fix the problem.

The man who imported the first Tesla Cybertruck in the UK is having a nightmare because he still can’t make it road legal.

He’s facing all kinds of hurdles in getting it registered.

There’s a very long list of issues with the truck.

To make matters worse, he’s given himself an extremely tight deadline.

What you have to do to make a Tesla Cybertruck road legal in the UK

Yianni Charalambous, the first Tesla Cybertruck owner in the UK, is documenting his ‘predicament’ on his Yiannimize YouTube channel.

He said he wanted to get it road ready before Christmas, but it doesn’t look like that’s going to happen.

Yianni shared the list of modifications required, and it’s the stuff of nightmares.

The Cybertruck’s indicators flash up red, when the legal requirement in the UK is that they are amber.

This is to distinguish it from the brake light, which is also red.

Indicators would also be needed on the wing mirrors, and fog lights need to be different.

So we’re looking at four separate problems, and that’s just for the way the truck’s lights work.

Then there’s the fact that Cybertruck has really sharp angles, which wouldn’t pass the required tests for pedestrian safety.

You would also need a custom adapter, because UK ones are different.

The list goes on.

Is Cybertruck ever coming to Europe/UK?

One year after the unveil, Cybertruck is still not officially available in Europe, and it looks like that’s not going to change in the near future.

And it’s easy to see why.

There have been calls for an international version but, so far, European drivers have only been able to see the Cybertruck in person during the ‘world tour’ that Tesla did earlier this year.

At the time of writing, there are several road legal Cybertrucks available for sale in the European continent, but they’re all imported privately, and they all cost a fortune.

Translated, depending on where you live, you might be able to buy a Cybertruck in Europe, and maybe even get it registered, if your bank account has enough zeros in it.

But it doesn’t look like Cybertruck will be available as anything other than an overpriced, overcomplicated import in the near future.