How much VRT on a petrol Skoda Octavia RS from the North?
Hi,
I'm looking at buying a 2022 Skoda Octavia vRS 2.0-litre petrol from Northern Ireland. It has 46,000 miles on the clock. I'm just wondering how much VRT would be on this.
I've rang Revenue but they wouldn't give me a value because it isn't listed on their system so they said they would have to bring an outside vendor to value it. I have tried the VRT valuation site which I had to pay for, but I found the valuation to be a bit low, between €3,500-4,500.
Now it would be great it that is what the VRT is but I'm just worried about buying it and being hit with a big VRT bill.
I would appreciate any help with this please.
Derek Mc Carthy (Bandon)Mar 2026 Filed under: VRT
Expert answer
Hi Derek,
We can only give you another estimate, I'm afraid, as there's no way to know what Revenue will actually value it at when it comes to its inspection.
There's a similar car on sale on Carzone as I write listed at about €37,000. Taking that as the OMSP (Open Market Selling Price) and the CO2 output putting it into Band 18 for VRT (156-170g/km) at 30 per cent of the OMSP, then the VRT bill would in theory be €11,100.
That's before the NOx levy, though it's only a few hundred Euro on a modern petrol car such as that.
Adjust what you think Revenue will value the car at (the OMSP) to see what effect it has on the VRT calculation, but I agree with you that €3,500-4,500 seems low and you should be prepared for more.
Shane O' Donoghue - Complete Car Advisor