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My husband and I are shopping for an electric family car. Currently, we have two kids in ISOFIX car seats, haven't ruled out a third. We are interested in the Skoda Enyaq, Kia EV5 and possibly the KGM Torres.

Storage, range and space for child seats are our big considerations. Do you have any advice please? Any other car suggestions?

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Hi,

I have a question related to importing a car from the UK. I have read your guide and it's very informative.

I am trying to work out how much it will cost me to import a 2025 VW Tiguan 1.5 PHEV basic spec model from England. It would be more than six months old and have about 15,000km on the clock.

How much would the price difference be depending on if it was from the UK mainland or NI and is there a decent saving to be made compared to buying one from a garage here?

I see many Irish VW garages are selling 2025 used imported UK cars on their forecourts so I'm presuming there is value to be had by importing.

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Hi,

I am looking into importing a car from NI. I read your article and it was very helpful on this. I wanted to confirm, if I get a car from a NI dealer that was used as a demo car and has greater than 6,000km and was registered by the dealer in NI over six months ago, does it qualify for being VAT exempt?

Also if I read correctly, there is no customs charge or other import charges, is that correct? Obviously VRT will need to be paid, although from using the VRT calculator on Revenue website, it appears to be zero as it is an electric car.

Best options for a used car with two small kids? Budget under €10k, focus on boot space and reliability. City driving mostly.

Kia EV4, Nissan Leaf or Toyota C-HR+?

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I'm looking to buy a 2014 Ford Kuga 1.6 petrol EcoBoost Titanium X. Does this have a wet belt please?

How much do Jaecoo cost?

Hi, I have imported five cars from Japan into Ireland.

For these cars, I was issued with two different invoices by the seller. One invoice showed higher values for all five cars, while a second invoice showed the correct purchase prices.

Unfortunately, due to my own mistake, I sent the higher-value invoice to my customs agent, and the cars were cleared through Customs using that incorrect invoice. The vehicles have now been released.

I now have the correct invoice, proof of bank transfer for the actual amounts paid, and auction hammer price documentation.

Is it possible to resubmit the correct documents and request a revaluation or refund of any overpaid customs charges based on the true purchase prices?

Does the Citroen C3 Aircross come in an automatic version?

Hi folks,

How often does a timing belt need to be changed on a 131 Skoda Superb 1.6 diesel?

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