importing

If I am buying a car in the UK to bring to Ireland (taking it through VRT on entry) do I still have to pay the UK VAT on the price of the car?

How come the import code for Wicklow and Wexford and one other county are the same at 11,000? I don't understand; why over complicate what was always such a simple format. I agree with the 151/152 regs, but the aforementioned is completely stupid!

Hi, I'm an EU citizen, I lived 10 years in London, UK. I have my own car on GB plates, a 15 year-old Ford Mondeo 2.5 V6 automatic. I have a long MOT on this car. I have owned this car about four months, I have previous insurance, history, etc. What is the best way to register the car in Ireland? Will the MOT be accepted if I have 11 months left?

Thanks,

Laszlo

Hi,

I am thinking about importing a Peugeot 508 from the UK. They will sell it to me VAT free. It was "pre-registered" by the dealer, but never sold. It has only 100 miles on the clock but as it is over a year old is it liable for Irish VAT?

Thanks,

John.

I am thinking of buying a Toyota Auris 1.4 petrol with 36,000 miles on the odometer. It is a UK import and the seller is asking in the region of €9,000. Do you think I should buy this car?

Do you still think it makes sense to import cars from UK given the high VRT charges?

Hi, If my memory serves me right, it was normal to retain the original UK no. on a road vehicle here in Ireland. Is that still the case?

Regards

Jim

Do I have to pay motor tax in the UK when I am importing a car?

Hi, I bought a new Ford Galaxy last August in the UK with less than 6,000km on it and paid VAT in the UK. I have also paid VAT and VRT in Ireland. How can I claim back the UK VAT as I'm VAT-registered in Ireland?

Thanks John

Hi,

I'm thinking of purchasing a Kia cee'd from the UK and the only information I have is that it is a 2010 model with 36,000 miles on the clock and will be five years old this coming December. Could you please give me some sort of idea regards the VRT I would have to pay to bring it into R.O.I?

John