Does the Kia EV3 have 'i-Pedal' as standard?
Does the Kia EV3 have 'i-Pedal' as standard in Ireland?
Thanks
Bill (Wexford)Jan 2025 Filed under: choosing new car
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Hi Bill,
Yes it does - it's listed in the equipment fitted in the online brochure as i-Pedal 3.0.
To activate it, you hold down the left-hand brake energy regeneration paddle.
Does the 2025 Kia EV6 have V2L capability?
Does the facelifted model of the Kia EV6 Earth still have the Vehicle-to-Load capability that the original model offered?
Sean Kennedy (Galway)Jan 2025 Filed under: choosing new car
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Hi Sean,
Kia Ireland confirmed this:
“All models still have V2L, the only difference with the facelift model is that the external adaptor and internal three-pin connection are standard for GT-Line only. For Earth models, the customer can purchase the V2L adaptor as an accessory and there is no internal three-pin connection.”
When does the BYD Sealion 7 go on sale in Ireland?
When will the BYD Sealion 7 be in Ireland?
Great review, thanks.
Brian Egan (Kilkenny )Jan 2025 Filed under: choosing new car
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Hi Brian,
Thanks for the kind comments (anyone else interested, read the full review of the BYD Sealion 7 here). The Sealion 7 will arrive in Ireland in early March this year.
Are there EU tariffs on used Chinese imports?
Hi,
I'm looking to purchase an MG ZS electric car in the north and import to the south (Cork). The vehicle I'm looking at is a 2023 52kW version. Vehicle seems to meet all criteria (registered in NI, over six months old, over 6,000km, privately owned), but the dealer said he can’t export MGs because of EU tariffs.
Is this the case with all Chinese brands?
Thanks for your help.
Kevin Canny (Glanmire)Jan 2025 Filed under: importing
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Hi Kevin,
Going on the information you’ve provided, we don’t believe there would be any EU tariffs applied to this vehicle as it is already within the “customs union” registered and used in Northern Ireland.
Any VAT due on this Audi A1 from the North?
Looking to buy an Audi A1 manual diesel in the north and was wondering if there’s VAT to pay on it. It’s 2013 and was registered in Northern Ireland on April 2021, but was first brought in from the UK.
Neil (Co Donegal)Jan 2025 Filed under: importing
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Hi Neil,
So long as the car was actually used by someone in the north other than a dealer since it was imported, and you can prove that, then no VAT should be payable.
Will the VW Tayron come in 4x4 spec to Ireland?
Will the VW Tayron be sold in 193hp 4x4 spec here in Ireland?
John O’Leary (Tullow)Jan 2025 Filed under: choosing new car
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Hi John,
When the Tayron was first unveiled, Volkswagen Ireland did indicate that yes, it would bring in the 193hp 4x4 model and we've not had an update since then. I can see that this model is not listed on the Tayron Product Guide currently available on Volkswagen Ireland's website, but that is not unusual at the launch of a new model as it may not be initially available.
Can you help calculate the VAT on a UK import?
Thank you for your reply.
You say that the 23 per cent VAT to be paid on the car being imported from the UK is based on the customs value which according to Revenue includes the purchase price. Does this mean the purchase price I paid in the UK and the customs value reflects the UK purchase price or is the 23 per cent VAT based on the customs value or purchase price of the car in Ireland?
Apologies but when I read up on it, it does not state if it's UK or Irish customs value or purchase price so it's a little confusing and I don't want to end up buying a car and be hit with a huge VAT invoice.
If you could break it down that would be great. So, I take a flight to UK, buy the car for £11,500 (or €13,610.77) and drive it back myself using the ferry. What VAT is due? I know import customs duty is 10 per cent, I'm just stuck on VAT.
Kind regards
Michael (Dublin)Jan 2025 Filed under: importing
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Hi Michael,
VAT at 23 per cent is charged on the customs value, which as I mentioned before includes the purchase price (in the UK), the cost of transport and insurance, plus customs duties.
In your case, the purchase price is €13,610.77, which means customs duties of €1,361.08 (10 per cent). To those you’ll have to add the transport and insurance costs to bring the car back - i.e. your ferry fare. Let’s say €200. All that adds up to €15,171.85 as the customs value. The VAT should then be 23 per cent of that, or €3,489.53.
Please double check our calculations and take this as guidance only.
Can I sell a pickup to an Irish buyer with no VAT?
Hi,
I’m selling my Toyota pickup and I live in England. The vehicle was bought brand new by me including VAT . It for sale now and someone in southern Ireland wants to buy it. He’s saying I don’t have to charge him VAT if he gives me his VAT number and zero rate the VAT. Is this the case? The pickup is £42,499 plus VAT. He want to come over to England to pick it up and take it back to Ireland.
John Halpin (Grimsby )Jan 2025 Filed under: importing
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Hi John,
That is all correct so long as certain conditions are met. You can check the validity of the Irish VAT number at the European Commission’s VIES VAT number validation page for a start.
You will also need proof from the buyer that the vehicle has been exported. Without that you may be liable to pay VAT on the sale to the UK government, even if you never actually charged the seller VAT.
And overriding all of this of course is the assumption that you are selling the vehicle as a VAT-registered entity with a VAT invoice. It would not apply to a private sale.
How much to import a 1991 Mitsubishi GTO?
How much is the cost to import a 1991 Mitsubishi GTO 3.0 petrol from Northern Ireland?
Michael Buggy (Portlaoise)Jan 2025 Filed under: importing
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Hi Michael,
Assuming it has been registered and used in the North “for a reasonable period of time” (Revenue’s words, generally accepted to mean more than three months), then no VAT or import duty should be payable, and as the car is over 30 years old the VRT is a flat €200.
Import costs on a 2014 BMW 420d?
Looking to buy a car from Northern Ireland but I just don’t have a clue what to expect with VRT. It seems too low right now (Revenue’s website said it’s €1,382). It’s a 2014 BMW F32 420d M Sport Coupe. First registered in May 2014. I believe the CO2 is 127g/km, not sure what the NOx is.
The owner has had it since 2015 in NI, so no VAT I believe. My main issue is that the OMSP is saying the car is valued at €4,226 right now but like you could never get a 4 Series for that low in Ireland so I don’t know what the actual market value will be when they go to calculate it.
Mehir (Portlaoise)Jan 2025 Filed under: VRT
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Hi Mehir,
I agree, there’s no way the OMSP is so low for that car so don’t take that figure seriously. I’d suggest a minimum OMSP of €14,000. If the CO2 is 127g/km (and that will depend on the specific model - some versions are in the band below) then VRT is 17.5 per cent, so that would be €2,450 before the NOx levy, which should only be €160 according to our data.
And it sounds like no VAT or import duty would be due on that car as you’ve said.