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How can I calculate VRT if there is no match in the database? The car in question is a Toyota Corolla hybrid hatchback from Japan, a 2.0-litre. I cannot find the model code within the database at all. I know I'll pay customs and VAT, which is fine, but VRT is the grey area I need to figure out as it could put me way over budget.

Thanks for your great advice.

May I enquire if any car manufacturers have considered a most desirable feature, fitting a USB port at the rear-view mirror location? Also using built in camera at the mirror location as a 'dashcam'?

I'm looking at a 2022 electric car in NI. NI car since 2022. It was a fleet car so not privately owned. It has 45,500 miles on the odometer. Is this car subject to VAT as it was not privately owned?

Does the new BMW iX xDrive45 M Sport have a sunroof?

I'm in the market for a plug-in-hybrid SUV (PHEV), typically 2023 or newer but would go for a 2022 with low mileage.

My main criteria are comfort and ride quality as I'm travelling substantially on rural roads. At the moment the benchmark is a BMW X5, but it is a way bigger car than I need.

Do any of the mid-size SUVs (X3, Merc GLC, Lexus NX etc.) come anywhere close to the comfort and road holding of the X5 or is the air suspension tech in the X5 something that the others just can't compete against?

Hi, if I import an EV from Northern Ireland that is three years old, what duties do I pay?

Buying a 2016 Audi A6 in the UK and bringing back to Ireland. Is there a warranty I can purchase (even for three months) that will cover the first few months here in Ireland to give me a chance to register the car etc?

It has 67,000 miles on the clock and full service history stamped by Audi, one owner, no issues as have done full vehicle check online. The warranty would have to cover UK and Ireland for three months.

The €45,000 BIK relief is applied once in 2025 on the purchase of an electric vehicle, therefore does the same relief of €45,000 remain valid on the same electric vehicle in future years?

My Peugeot 307 HDi wagon (370,000km on the clock) still runs beautifully but comes up with various faults. Some cause it to derate, others cause the cruise control to not function. Examples include turbo overboost, EGR sensor malfunction, depollution system faulty, air-conditioning refrigerant low, electronic circuit high voltage, etc.

Any word on what could be causing all this?

I am totally lost as to how to stop this occurring.

Ever hear of anyone needing SAD (Single Administrative Document) for the VRT centre when you arrive with the car to prove taxes paid to be exempt from VAT and import duty? It's a 242 Honda CR-V from the UK, shipped under the Windsor framework via NI and have HMRC Supplementary Declaration and the V5C.