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Hi Raymond,

The only way to know for sure is to present the idea to a Hyundai dealer, but we suspect that no, you won't make back any cash.

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Hi Conor,

That recall won't apply to every version of the cars listed sold in every country. 

According to the RSA recalls website, it only applies to two Skoda models sold in Ireland, produced between 2012 and 2014.

You can call your local Skoda dealer if you wish to check that of course.

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Hi Sean,

Gowan Auto, the Citroen distributor for Ireland, has confirmed that there are no plans to import the Holidays at this stage.

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Hi Michael,

DS Automobiles will not be represented at the IAA Munich show next month, unfortunately. 

Your best bet is France, as the car is already available to configure on the French DS Automobiles website. I'd suggest contacting dealers ahead of time there if you're planning to travel to France soon, as it's highly likely they have cars available for test drive.

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Hi Fiona,

The Single Administrative Document (SAD) is the standard EU customs declaration form. It records the details of goods being imported or exported and proves that customs obligations (VAT, duty, etc.) have been met.

For cars coming from Great Britain into Northern Ireland, a SAD is generated automatically when the HMRC Supplementary Declaration is completed through the Trader Support Service (TSS). Most buyers never see it, but Revenue can request a copy if they want extra proof that a vehicle has cleared customs correctly.

In most cases you won't need to show an SAD when presenting the car for a VRT inspection. Revenue usually accepts the HMRC Supplementary Declaration together with the V5C as proof that the car was lawfully imported into Northern Ireland and is in free circulation under the Windsor Framework.

If the car's paperwork was processed by a customs agent, they can electronically submit the SAD on your behalf, as it should already exist given the HMRC Supplementary Declaration has already been processed.

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Hi Daniel,

We asked Gowan Autos again and it confirmed it is still coming, but not until 2026 now.

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Hi Bernard,

I can confirm that, if you tax a commercial vehicle privately as described here, the rate is determined by the engine size, so, for an engine of 1,901-2,000cc, the rate is indeed €710 a year.

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Hi Gary,

Not really, though the Auto setting for the four-wheel-drive system does send all power to the front wheels unless it deems it necessary to send some to the rear. It effectively is in two-wheel-drive mode most of the time.

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Hi Mark,

All three are represented here still.

Lotus Dublin is run by the Joe Duffy Group and it's based in Airside Motor Park in Dublin.

GWM only has the Ora brand here at the minute, with plenty of dealers listed on the GWM Ora Ireland website.

Morgans are distributed by Edgewood Automotive in Cork.

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Hi Linda,

Assuming you mean the head gasket (there are loads of different gaskets in a car's engine), we'd have to know the year and full engine detalis before we could look up how long that work would take in any given car.

Even then, we couldn't hope to give you an accurate price as every garage charges its own labour rate and even the price of the parts will vary considerably depending on where they are bought.

Suffice to say that it is a large job that will likely be somewhere between €1,000 and €2,000.