How much VRT on a €37,000 car?
Hello.
If I buy a new car with an on-the-road price of €37,000, how much is the VRT in cash and also the VAT? If VAT is 23 per cent does that make €8,510?
Thanks
Martin.
Martin Dunne (Dublin)Mar 2021 Filed under: VRT
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Hi Martin,
I'm afraid we can't answer that without knowing the CO2 rating of the car, as the percentage of VRT paid is dependent on that.
Read How Much VRT is Paid in Ireland? for more info.
How much to tax a Citroen C3 Aircross?
I am trying to figure out the motor tax on a Citroen C3 Aircross 1.2 PureTech 110 Feel. I can't make sense of the new tax system; can you guys give me an idea?
Thanks
Paul McDaid (Navan)Mar 2021 Filed under: taxation
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Hi Paul,
The C3 Aircross PureTech Feel 110 has CO2 emissions of 141g/km and so will cost you €400 per year to tax.
Read Motor Road Tax Prices in Ireland Explained for more.
Can I drive a UK car in Ireland?
Hi.
My home is in Northern Ireland. I work in South of Ireland. Can I drive a UK-registered car?
James Curry (Tyrone)Feb 2021 Filed under: importing
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Hi James,
Yes, you can. As long as your car is registered to your Northern Ireland address, and so is your insurance, all you need is a ‘Green Card’ from your insurer to extend the cover to the Republic.
Thinking of buying an electric van...
Thinking of buying a used electric Nissan NV200 in Ireland and taxing and insuring it privately and using it as my private car for non-commercial use. Do I have to pay VAT and would it qualify for low tax?
Thanks
Shirley O'Brien (Galway)Feb 2021 Filed under: commercial vehicle
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Hi Shirley,
You can buy one and use it privately, yes. You’ll have to pay the VAT as part of the normal purchase price, and you’ll have to find an insurer willing to cover you as a private driver, so have a good shop around for that beforehand. As it’s electric, you’ll be in the lowest €120 motor tax category.
Thinking of buying an old Toyota Hilux...
Hi,
I already have a car in my name for private use and I'm thinking of buying an old 2002 Toyota Hilux to have some fun driving an old truck. So, I have two questions: can I register its ownership without having a company? Can I purchase classic insurance for this Hilux?
Thanks in advance!!
Renato Dultra (Maynooth)Feb 2021 Filed under: commercial vehicle
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Hi Renato,
Yes, absolutely — you can register a Hilux for personal use, but just remember that you’ll have to tax it as a private vehicle, which means you’ll be taxing it on the engine capacity, not the CO2 emissions. If it’s a 3.0-litre Hilux, that’s going to be pricey. Insurance can be an issue too, so get hold of a good broker to help you find the right policy.
Classic insurance is a non-runner, sadly. In Ireland, a car has to be more than 30 years old to qualify for classic status.
Costs to import a Range Rover Sport?
If I bring in a 2010 Range Rover Sport HSE worth £10,000, what will it cost me to have it taxed and all? If I change it to commercial what would the difference be?
Dan Osullivan (Killarney)Feb 2021 Filed under: importing
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Hi Dan,
OK, so I’m assuming that you mean bringing in a Range Rover Sport from the UK? It’s going to be pretty expensive. A rough VRT calculation suggests you’re looking at around €5,500 minimum for VRT, and then you’ll have to pay import duty (ten per cent) and 21 per cent VAT on top of that. Most likely you’re looking at a total cost of around €9-10,000 to get it registered here.
If you converted it to a commercial, that might help, but it would mean an expensive, full conversion, removing the back seats and bolting in a load floor. You’d also have to get the work done in the UK before the car comes to Ireland, as otherwise you’d have to pay the full passenger car VRT when it gets here. That would lower your VRT rate to 13.3 per cent, and take out the NOx levy, which would help, but you’d still get stung for the VAT and import duty.
Are these Hyundais and Skoda coming here?
Are the Hyundai i10 N and i20 N coming to Ireland? And the Skoda Octavia Scout? When will it make its debut? There are no used Octavia Scouts in the 2017 to 2019 range; I have been watching all the car-selling websites in Ireland for four years now and nothing.
M L (Kildare)Feb 2021 Filed under: future cars
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Hi Mossy,
Hyundai Ireland told us that the full-on i20 N will not be offered for sale here. There is no i10 N, so perhaps you're referring to the N Line? No sign of that as yet and we would not be surprised if it never comes here.
The new Octavia Scout has already been revealed by Skoda, but it has never been a popular new car here as it's quite expensive, which explains why there are so few on the used market. We don't know if Skoda Ireland will offer it this time around.
Does this VRT bill for a 2016 Golf seem right?
Hi,
I am looking to buy a 2016 VW Golf 1.6 Match Edition TDI. The car is imported from Northern Ireland. When I use the VRT calculator it gives me a VRT rate of almost €8,000. Does this mean that I have to pay €8,000 on top of the €13,000 I’m already spending on the car?
Kindest regards,
Tony
Tony McBrien (Dublin 8)Feb 2021 Filed under: VRT
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Hi Tony,
Are you sure you’re putting the details in correctly? As we’ve just run a quick calculation for a 2016 Golf Match 1.6 TDI and it’s giving us a VRT charge of just under €4,000, which sounds a lot more like what we’d expect.
Did you perhaps put in the wrong NOx emissions figure? We’re estimating that at 129mg/km, but if you put in a higher figure that could give you a much higher combined VRT charge and NOx levy.
On the other part of your question: yes — you pay VRT in addition to the cost of buying the car, and it’s calculated as a percentage of the Irish market price (as defined by Revenue) not the price you actually paid for the car.
Can I register my UK car here two years later?
Hi,
I moved from UK to Ireland end of 2019 and brought my car while I was still paying car finance in UK. I didn't register my car yet but would like to do that now but struggling to do it as there is much information on the internet. I understand that if I was the owner of the car, there are some exemptions from some payments. What do you think?
Thanks!
Marcin Bubik (Mallow)Feb 2021 Filed under: importing
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Hi Marcin,
I’m afraid you may have gotten yourself into a bit of bother here, because the Revenue rulebook states that any vehicle being brought into the state must be announced to Revenue within a week of its arrival and have gone through he VRT process within 30 days.
Failure to pay VRT on time results in a penalty. Between 30 and 60 days overdue, you’ll pay a penalty equivalent to five per cent of the car’s Irish market value. If it’s more than 60 days, but less than six months, then it’s ten per cent. If it’s more than six months, then it’s an additional five per cent of the value for every month that you’re overdue.
Are we exempt from import charges and VRT?
We brought our car over in December 2020; it's a BMW 1 Series diesel and Ireland is our main residence now; are we exempt from charges?
Margaret Allen (Galway)Feb 2021 Filed under: importing
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Hi Margaret,
If you moved to Ireland from the UK (or any other country for that matter) and brought your car with you, then you are indeed exempt from paying VRT and import duties, as long as you can show proof of your change of address, and proof of at least six months' prior tax and insurance on the car at your previous address.