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Any costs bringing a car to GB from Northern Ireland?

Hi,

I am a UK resident, and I have seen a car I am interested in purchasing that is currently in Northern Ireland. If I buy that car and it is brought over to GB, am I liable for any charges at all? I understand that if it's been in Northern Ireland for some time then there's no duty to pay and no VAT. I'm just wondering if there would be any other charges to me.

Why has an imported BMW 520d higher tax?

I bought a 2016 BMW 5 Series (F10 2.0-litre diesel) from a garage and was thinking that the tax would be €200 for the year as I had the exact same car last year, but was a 2015 - tax band on CO2 emission was 111-120g/km.

Now when taxing the 2016 car the tax for the year it's showing as €600 for a year at CO2 emissions of 156g/km. It is a Jap import. I just want to make sure if there could be a mistake on the system or it is actually 156g/km emissions before I tax it?