Send us your motoring question in the form below
Is there a new BYD Seal U in 2026?
Will there be a new model BYD Seal U DM-i or facelift coming in 2026? Thinking of trading in for one.
Alan (Dublin)
Aug 2025 Filed under: choosing new car
What is the route for the Cannonball in September 2025?
What is the route for the Cannonball in September 2025?
Fidelma Farrell
Jun 2025 Filed under: supercar
How much work to replace a Golf's crankshaft oil seal?
How much for a crankshaft seal to be repaired on a 172 1.6 TDI Volkswagen Golf?
Eric (Cork)
Aug 2025 Filed under: repair
VAT on importing a car on the Mobility scheme in the North?
If a car is on the Mobility scheme in the north of Ireland, do I have to pay VAT and customs charges when importing to the South? The car is a 2020 model.
Patsy Hanlon (Donegal )
Aug 2025 Filed under: importing
Can a Northern dealer give me a form to ensure I don't pay VAT on import?
Hi,
A VW garage in Belfast says that I won't have to pay VAT on an EV they imported from UK mainland on a English plate when I bring it south as they can provide me with some form/ document saying it has been brought in according to the Windsor agreement. He said he's done this ten times this year already.
Will our pals in the NCT centres accept this?
Thank you
DAMIAN MCDONNELL (DUBLIN)
Aug 2025 Filed under: importing
How to get CO2 and NOx certs for a Jap import?
How can I get the CO2 emissions and Nox for a car imported from Japan? It didn't come included in the documents like the export certificate. Needed next week for VRT. Nobody seems to know anything.
Val (Ireland)
Jun 2025 Filed under: importing
Can you help determine if I have to pay VAT etc on this car?
Hello, wondering if you could help with my query, please. Thinking of buying a used car from NI. First registration was in UK in 2021. Second buyer was a resident of NI, and he registered that car in Dec 2022 in Belfast. First MOT was passed in NI in Jan 2025. Could you please confirm if this car would be exempt from VAT and custom duties?
Thank you.
Kind regards
Nedas Juknevicius (Drogheda)
Jul 2025 Filed under: importing
Thoughts on the Dacia Bigster?
I'm thinking of purchasing a Dacia Bigster. What are your thoughts?
Evelyn Tarrant (Coachford)
Jul 2025 Filed under: choosing new car
How do I determine whether my Ford Kuga has a timing belt or chain?
How do I determine whether my Ford Kuga has a timing belt or chain?
Darren (Swindon)
Jul 2025 Filed under: timing belt or chain
Any known issues with Honda Shuttle brake servos?
Have you heard of issues with the brake servos of Honda hybrids? I have a recently bought a Japanese import Honda Shuttle from 2020, low mileage. I am now getting intermittent faults; seems the brake servo is faulty and is not giving proper feedback to the brake pedal.
Thanks
Roy Hogan (Dublin)
Jul 2025 Filed under: hybrid
Top Categories
5,595 Irish motoring queries answered to date
On CompleteCar.ie there is no such thing as a silly question. No matter how small or complicated an issue seems, we'll do our best to help. Our experts will quickly answer your queries in a friendly and jargon-free manner.
Please remember that we offer advice, not gospel. We cannot be held responsible for recalls, a second hand car's history, 'acts of God', changes in car pricing or Government policy. We are here to help and offer independent, impartial and free advice. What you do with it is entirely up to you.
By submitting a question you are agreeing to this statement. Thank you.
CompleteCar.ie aims to be compliant with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), implemented on 25 May, 2018. At no stage shall we contact you without your express permission (by entering your email address, you are consenting for us to send you emails relating directly to your question).
Your data will never be shared with a third party and it is kept in a secure database on our servers, with limited personnel access.
You have the right to have your data deleted at any time and also to get a copy of your data on file. For any related queries, please send us a message using the form on the Who we are page.