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Previously answered questions

Should I bring a car with me from England?

If I move to live in Ireland from England is it a good idea to bring my car with me or should I buy over there?

Russell Drake (Bolton )

Feb 2021 Filed under: importing

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Why are wheelchair vans expensive to tax?

I’m wondering why wheelchair accessible vans are so costly to tax.

Peter Toland (Kilmacrennan Donegal )

Feb 2021 Filed under: wheelchair

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Should I upgrade a camper before import?

Hi,

I am considering importing a 2007 camper from Germany. It is rated '3 yellow sticker'; I presume that is for emissions. Should I pay to have it upgraded to '4 green sticker'? Would this have much of an effect on the extra charges added to the VRT?

Thanks

Maria Murphy (Clonmel )

Feb 2021 Filed under: importing

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Can I dispute a Japanese car's reg date?

I might be VRTing a currently UK-registered Japanese import, from 1991. The V5 does not state a date of first registration. Instead it says date it entered UK. I don't think this is a huge issue, but when estimating VRT on Revenue's site, it gives June 1991 as first date of registration, meaning it would not qualify for vintage VRT. But the certificate of cancellation of registraion from Japan states it to be March 1991, meaning it can be cheap VRT in two weeks. My question is, if Revenue has June on file can I produce cert of export to dispute it?

Daragh Walsh (Mullingar )

Feb 2021 Filed under: VRT

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Are we exempt from import charges and VRT?

We brought our car over in December 2020; it's a BMW 1 Series diesel and Ireland is our main residence now; are we exempt from charges?

Margaret Allen (Galway)

Feb 2021 Filed under: importing

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How to work out costs of importing a camper...

Hi,

I am thinking of importing a motorhome from the UK, but I am finding it quite difficult to ascertain the final landed price. Can you help?

Regards

Tony O'Connor

Anthony O'Connor (NAVAN)

Feb 2021 Filed under: importing

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Can I register my UK car here two years later?

Hi,

I moved from UK to Ireland end of 2019 and brought my car while I was still paying car finance in UK. I didn't register my car yet but would like to do that now but struggling to do it as there is much information on the internet. I understand that if I was the owner of the car, there are some exemptions from some payments. What do you think?

Thanks!

Marcin Bubik (Mallow)

Feb 2021 Filed under: importing

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Does this VRT bill for a 2016 Golf seem right?

Hi,

I am looking to buy a 2016 VW Golf 1.6 Match Edition TDI. The car is imported from Northern Ireland. When I use the VRT calculator it gives me a VRT rate of almost €8,000. Does this mean that I have to pay €8,000 on top of the €13,000 I’m already spending on the car?

Kindest regards,

Tony

Tony McBrien (Dublin 8)

Feb 2021 Filed under: VRT

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How much to insure a Transit privately?

How much would a 171 Ford Transit Connect cost to insure privately?

Maire Twiss (Milltown )

Feb 2021 Filed under: insurance

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When is the updated Camry coming here?

Have you got any idea when the updated 2021 Toyota Camry will be on sale in Ireland?

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David C (Co-Louth)

Feb 2021 Filed under:

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