Can I fix my car under Level 5 rules?
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Under Level 5, garages are allowed to repair cars. My nearest main dealer (for a newish car) is in a different county, more than 5km away. Am I allowed to travel for a prearranged appointment?
Philip
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Hi,
Under Level 5, garages are allowed to repair cars. My nearest main dealer (for a newish car) is in a different county, more than 5km away. Am I allowed to travel for a prearranged appointment?
Philip
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Hi,
We are hoping to import a van from NI and I understand that we have to pay VRT, but how is it calculated? Also is it more expensive to import a van that has more than three seats? The official websites are very confusing.
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On 20/08/2020 I imported a car from Northern Ireland. I paid €1,494 VRT and €1,500 of NOx levy. For employment reasons on the 21/10/2020 I had a vehicle Export Examination and was granted a VRT refund of €1,464 less Revenue's admin of €100, so a repayable refund of €1364. No NOx repayment. On enquiring with Revenue I have been told that it was not refundable. Should the NOx levy be refunded too? Any help would be appreciated.
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Can I find out how much VRT was paid on a car?
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Hi,
My question relates to the 2021 Budget and the changes relating to BEV purchases as a company car. The information provided by the Government was particularly vague and I'm hoping that you can assist.
The proposal is to reduce the VRT rate from 14% to 7%; however it's unclear if the VRT rebate of €5,000 will remain for 2021 as there is mention of a reduction in this for cars over €40K, which basically includes the majority of normal BEVs as I believe it'll be on the OMSP. Do you know will there be any changes to the 0% BIK as I can't find any reference to this in Revenue documents, except for previous pre-2021 budget clarifications that the 0% BIK would be in place for BEVs purchased by the 31st December 2020.
Regards, Joe Boyle.