importing

I live in Northern Ireland. I've been offered a good deal to take a new Ford car on finance for the next 36 months. My concern is that I (hopefully) intend to move to the Republic within the next year or two. Is it possible to change residency and register my car in the Republic while still paying finance in the UK?

I was living in UK from January 2015 to December 2015. I was insured on and driving my parents' car. I now am importing that car into Ireland as they can no longer drive it. Will I have to pay VRT? I was resident in the Republic before going to UK for the year.

I want to import a car to Ireland that my son has in the UK. However, he still has finance outstanding in the UK, which he will continue to pay.

Can I import this car?

Hi,

Could you please tell if there is a way of getting a car into Ireland from the UK without paying VRT? I am interested in bringing in a Peugeot 308 that seem to sell a lot cheaper and have smaller mileage in the UK. Say if I bought the car in Scotland and left it in my brother's house for six months or so (taxed and insured in my name), could I bring the car back to Ireland without paying the dreaded VRT?

Who is to say I wasn't using the car in the UK?

Thank you

In terms of VRT, what are the best value used cars to import (from the UK) in the large family saloon/mid range exec range?

If I import a one- or two-year-old car from the UK to Ireland, can the mph on the speedo be easily changed to km/h or is it stuck on mph forever?

I'm thinking of purchasing a 'Vat Qualifying' car in the UK that is two years old. Do I get the money off the retail price from the dealer or how do I claim back the VAT element?

Tim

Hi,

I am a student studying in a UK university and looking to bring my Irish car from home over here. I'm going to be studying on my course for another two years after this year and then hope to return back to Ireland post-graduation. How do I go about bringing my car over? As far as I know, the AA (my insurance company) will cover me in the UK just like they cover me in Ireland at no extra cost. The car is also already taxed for the year. I'd preferably like to keep the Irish plates on to avoid the hassle of changing plates now and then back again in the future.

Thank you.

Hello,

I am a German living in Scotland and would like to buy a Land Rover Freelander 2 because I had a little windfall. The thing is that the money is in a German account, in Euros and I don't want to lose money due to currency conversion. That's when I got the idea to buy in Ireland, where the steering wheel is also on the right but the currency is Euros.

Do you see a problem with that? Can I bring a car over to the UK and register it? Am I really saving money or is it cheaper to buy in Scotland?

Great advice - just read through your advice page on importing - what about letting the UK know I am exporting the car - any need?