Importing from the UK - definitive guide (Q&A)

Make any difference when to apply for vrt?

i know its within 30 days but i think i read somewhere in this chat that best to do at start of month to save on months tax?

Or was it that it starts from the start of the import date into country?

....... Im also considering using Revolut on my upcoming trip so curious about using it. Im on the premium Revolut and am wondering about transferring €20k onto from AIB. Will I have to do it in a couple of transactions? Also, is it just a matter of adding a new beneficiary to the app with BIC and IBAN and then completing a bank transfer? Are there any max limits on the amount you can transfer in one ......

Just brought over a Mazda 6 Sport Nav Fully loaded. One payment with Revolut. Not Sepa or Swift, simple local transfer as yours and dealers accounts are UK. Limit is huge, £75K and I think this has gone up. When you transfer your € at home to Revolut they may email to verify the source of funds, they say 'account limited' until they do, they requested bank statement and payslip scans, then before I had a chance to organise those they mailed to say I was verified!
Live agent on help confirmed the limits, even saying I could just pay by debit card in a single transaction. That would be instant.
Car dealer declined the card route, due he said to fees ( I don't think he understood I had a UK debit card with a £ account, but maybe they are hit for a percentage, which is criminal alright). The transfer was a doddle, just his account no. and sort code, no IBAN or BIC or code reader gadget or limit. Transfer confirmed in 10+ minutes by email. I don't have premium card but transfer was flagged as Turbo, though there was no request to do this and no fee charged. I had already moved the € to the £ account ( at .8995), so It's just a local UK sterling transfer. Last two car purchases were stressful, having to have people at the other end of a phone at AIB to give the go ahead, then the wait. This is how it should be done. Best rate, minimum typeing and almost instant. Btw, is it a big deal to take the locally untaxed car to the Ferry? Never even though of that.

Liamo_mu wrote: »

Trying to buy a fiesta ecoboost from northern ireland. My budget is 10k. I have read the OP. AM i right in thinking the only charges for the car would be VRT? I calculated it on revenue.ie and it came out at 1600 euro.

So that woukd put my budget for the car at 8400 euro or 7500 pounds. Am i missing any charges other than the obvious trip to northern ireland?

Also I saw in the OP a mention of hirining someone to inspect the car before you travel up. Has anyone got this done and how much did it set you back? Also, anyone know how I go about finising someone to do such an inspection?

The ecoboost 1L 3 cylinder engine is prone to blowing up, Ford have offered to replace for anyone affected, so just make sure anything you bring from the north is covered down here, as you'll get 2016 at most for your budget, so check if there's manufactured warranty left.

The VRT website is only a guide so be prepared it could be slightly lower or higher.

Read back a few pages of this thread, payment methods are mentioned regularly.

Liamo_mu wrote: »

Cheers thanks. And was the VRT the only charge other than paying for the car itself or am I missing something?

I haven’t paid VRT yet (have my appointment on Tuesday) but yeah, the price of the car itself, the cost of bringing it back and the VRT are the only things I will have paid for.

Oh and the inspection that I mentioned as well.

Hi - I have been looking at posts here and am finally ready to take the plunge (as my old car broke the timing belt). I need to take a loan (looking at Credit Union). Was speaking to them today and they said they can pay directly to a UK dealer (not a private seller) and that will entitle me to a slightly lower 'Auto' loan interest rate as against a personal loan. Anyone done this through a CU before? Also - I don't have a Revolut card/account - do you think that it is advisable to get one for this transaction? is that the best way?
thanks

On the VRTVPD2 form when it asks the amount of VAT paid for the car, does that have to be filled in? The receipt I was given from the dealer doesn’t have that listed on it

Debub wrote: »

Looking at a car - checked it on www.check-mot.service.gov.uk.
It says that there is a recall on it, have asked the dealer if they have had the recall fulfilled
MoT report - there are 3 advisories on the last MoT (April 2018 - which has expired):
Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
Nearside Rear Road wheel with a slightly distorted bead rim (4.2.A.1a)
Low brake pad warning on dash
Dealer has said that they will get a fresh MoT done before sale. Do I need to get a separate check done even after the MoT?

Is the dealer in the UK?,Most UK dealers do the MOT in their own garages

Lads, question - if you import a car from the UK ( in this case a VW transporter 2010, and you establish that it was originally an Irish vehicle, are you liable for VRT?

beggars_bush wrote: »

Yes. Whoever exported it probably claimed a vrt rebate

If VRT was not refunded on export, it will *not* be charged on re-importation.

Esel wrote: »

If VRT was not refunded on export, it will *not* be charged on re-importation.

Cheers lads for the quick replies. So....will this be an automatic thing ? There would be no way the new owner could verify if the original owner was refunded. Is he relying on data entry from many moons ago being accurate ?

Liamo_mu wrote: »

How can i get UK tax without a uk address though?

I wouldn't bother, just drive it home. Get insurance sorted before you drive.