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From what I can tell necessary travel seems to be a requirement. Although this obviously isn't
I think the question isn't 'how' but 'should I'. All the restrictions are there for a reason. Apologies for being blunt but stuff like this is only going to prolong the very unappealing situation we find ourselves in.
I say all this as someone in a similar situation. Live in NL, bought a bike from here in August, seller dropped it at my parents house in Manchester. Now have to wait until it can be brought over in person to avoid import duties.
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Advice needed guys:
I found a bike in the UK which I would love to buy. Unfortunately I am located in The Netherlands and the bike is pick up only. The seller is located near the ferry terminal of Newhaven. So I am considering taking the ferry from Dieppe, France to Newhaven. As far as I am aware I can travel through Belgium as long as I don't stay longer than 48 hours. France appears to be more difficult. From what I can find online I can enter France and leave it to the UK, but I am unclear what it takes to get back in again. To enter the UK you need a Covid test. To get back into France too, but I am sure these can be the same ones. From what I read online you can't travel freely in the UK right now. That said, I suppose I could persuade the seller to bring the bike to the ferry.
From what I can tell necessary travel seems to be a requirement. Although this obviously isn't, I wonder if there isn't a loophole through this. Or if anyone is actually going to check this. I could register a transport company just for the sake of buying the bike, but I am also hoping to avoid customs duties. That is why I would ideally like to pick up the bike and drive it across the pond. If anyone asks, I can just tell them I am traveling by bike. I suppose I could even bring a cheap bike to the UK and ditch/sell it, to avoid questions why I didn't bring a bike along to the UK in the first place.
To sum it up, this seems like a stupid/crazy idea, but also something of a challenge :)