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Another VRT related thread!

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  • 18-04-2016 7:28pm
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    raj.134
    Registered Users Posts: 10 ✭


    Hi,


    I am buying a 2011 320d from uk this week, The closest date i have for the Vrt is two weeks later. Can i still drive the car if get it insured on Uk reg in Ireland? Could i show the booking confirmation if stopped by the guards?

    Thanks
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    colm_mcm
    Registered Users Posts: 73,389 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    Yeah, you'll be grand, you just need to make an appointment within 7 days of the car coming in. Most insurance companies will insure the uk reg for a few weeks.
    Are you transferring insurance from another car?

    You know you need to tax the car in the uk too if you're driving it back?


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    CiniO
    Registered Users Posts: 16,089 ✭✭✭✭CiniO


    colm_mcm wrote: »
    You know you need to tax the car in the uk too if you're driving it back?

    How can this be done by someone non resident in UK like OP?


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    Drummerboy08
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,102 ✭✭✭✭Drummerboy08


    CiniO wrote: »
    How can this be done by someone non resident in UK like OP?

    The dealer can tax it for you.


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    raj.134
    Registered Users Posts: 10 ✭raj.134


    colm_mcm wrote: »
    Yeah, you'll be grand, you just need to make an appointment within 7 days of the car coming in. Most insurance companies will insure the uk reg for a few weeks.
    Are you transferring insurance from another car?

    You know you need to tax the car in the uk too if you're driving it back?

    Hi, Thanks for the reply, Ya i am transferring my insurance policy from the car i sold to the one i am getting from the UK.
    Ya the car is taxed in the UK and MOt'D.

    I have heard that you can go directly to the VRT office and they can process it straight away if you make the payment? someone confirm this?


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    punisher5112
    Registered Users Posts: 24,647 ✭✭✭✭punisher5112


    raj.134 wrote: »
    Hi, Thanks for the reply, Ya i am transferring my insurance policy from the car i sold to the one i am getting from the UK.
    Ya the car is taxed in the UK and MOt'D.

    I have heard that you can go directly to the VRT office and they can process it straight away if you make the payment? someone confirm this?



    Appointment only and ncts is the body that does all the work. Vrt/revenue offices are gone.


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    CiniO
    Registered Users Posts: 16,089 ✭✭✭✭CiniO


    Drummerboy08 wrote: »
    The dealer can tax it for you.

    Are you sure that's still possible after changes last year.
    My understanding was that it wasn't.


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    raj.134
    Registered Users Posts: 10 ✭raj.134


    punisher5112 wrote: »
    Appointment only and ncts is the body that does all the work. Vrt/revenue offices are gone.

    I thought the same. I was just on the phone to one of the lads, he said he went straight to the ncts and got it done, no appointment. Might chance it, they won't say to money coming in haha


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    Esel
    Registered Users Posts: 22,035 ✭✭✭✭Esel


    raj.134 wrote: »
    Hi, Thanks for the reply, Ya i am transferring my insurance policy from the car i sold to the one i am getting from the UK.
    Ya the car is taxed in the UK and MOt'D.

    I have heard that you can go directly to the VRT office and they can process it straight away if you make the payment? someone confirm this?
    Tax is cancelled on change of owner. You will need to tax it and claim a refund for unused months when you land it here.

    Not your ornery onager



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    raj.134
    Registered Users Posts: 10 ✭raj.134


    Esel wrote: »
    Tax is cancelled on change of owner. You will need to tax it and claim a refund for unused months when you land it here.

    You mean to tax it in uk? Thanks


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    Esel
    Registered Users Posts: 22,035 ✭✭✭✭Esel


    raj.134 wrote: »
    You mean to tax it in uk? Thanks

    Yes.

    Not your ornery onager



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    raj.134
    Registered Users Posts: 10 ✭raj.134


    Esel wrote: »
    Yes.

    Thanks, can I drove it over before the Dvla cancel it?


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    Esel
    Registered Users Posts: 22,035 ✭✭✭✭Esel


    raj.134 wrote: »
    Thanks, can I drove it over before the Dvla cancel it?
    You can chance it...

    Another poster here recently reported contact from the dealer / seller who received a fine notice when the car was spotted by ANPR camera en route.

    If stopped by police, they might be able to seize the car.

    You can tax the car in a lot of post offices, not sure about online. Basically, it will only cost you one twelfth of the amount you pay, after refund of 11 months worth.

    If it was me, I wouldn't take the risk.

    Not your ornery onager



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    CiniO
    Registered Users Posts: 16,089 ✭✭✭✭CiniO


    Esel wrote: »
    You can chance it...

    Another poster here recently reported contact from the dealer / seller who received a fine notice when the car was spotted by ANPR camera en route.

    If stopped by police, they might be able to seize the car.

    You can tax the car in a lot of post offices, not sure about online. Basically, it will only cost you one twelfth of the amount you pay, after refund of 11 months worth.

    If it was me, I wouldn't take the risk.

    I honestly don't think it's possible to tax it by someone who is not resident in UK.

    Even more - I think to tax it there, you need UK policy number, which in case of Irish resident buying car in UK for export, no one is going to have, as everyone uses Irish insurance to cover the UK car after purchase.

    Therefore I think it's impossible to tax a UK car for Irish resident.


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    grogi
    Registered Users Posts: 8,615 ✭✭✭grogi


    CiniO wrote: »
    I honestly don't think it's possible to tax it by someone who is not resident in UK.

    Even more - I think to tax it there, you need UK policy number, which in case of Irish resident buying car in UK for export, no one is going to have, as everyone uses Irish insurance to cover the UK car after purchase.

    Therefore I think it's impossible to tax a UK car for Irish resident.

    https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-tax

    One need V5C/2 and will need insurance policy when taxing in NI.


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    Joe 90
    Registered Users Posts: 892 ✭✭✭Joe 90


    raj.134 wrote: »
    Thanks, can I drove it over before the Dvla cancel it?
    Assuming it's a private sale, when you buy the car in the UK the previous owner sends off the appropriate bit of paper to the DVLA to notify them of the sale and to claim back any unused months of road tax that he has paid. It does take a few days to work through the system and in fact the earliest it would be possible for the posted form to arrive at the DVLA would be the next day so I would not worry about paying for the car and haedaing for the ferry.


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    raj.134
    Registered Users Posts: 10 ✭raj.134


    Joe 90 wrote: »
    Assuming it's a private sale, when you buy the car in the UK the previous owner sends off the appropriate bit of paper to the DVLA to notify them of the sale and to claim back any unused months of road tax that he has paid. It does take a few days to work through the system and in fact the earliest it would be possible for the posted form to arrive at the DVLA would be the next day so I would not worry about paying for the car and haedaing for the ferry.

    So i should be okay to drive it back the same day of purchase?

    Thanks


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