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Hassle/cost/pitfalls of buying brand new car in Northern Ireland or England

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  • 21-02-2013 1:35pm
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    Gautama
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    Hi,

    I'm not the most motor-literate of people, so please bear this in mind.

    Is there much hassle or extra cost or pitfalls of buying a brand new car in Northern Ireland or England and bringing it home?

    This is my story. My business needs a vehicle ASAP, i.e. in the next couple of weeks. For a number of reasons I won't go into here, I've decided to buy new.
    I know what I want, a basic, non-hi-spec, Toyota Hilux. I have the finance, but as I intend to buy new, I'm not going to buy a Chilli Red or Baby Blue.

    Alas, I have to wait 'til May! I've said it before, and I'll say it again: "recession...what recession?"

    I'm actually... totally exasperated!


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    ABajaninCork
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    You'll have to pay VAT for a start. However, there was a recent post from someone who says that the UK VAT paid can be claimed back from HMRC as you'll be paying VAT here in Ireland. I'll try to find the post.

    You'll also have to pay VRT regardless of the age. See Calculator here.


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    R.O.R
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    If it's a single cab Hi-Lux then the VRT is €200.

    If it's a double cab then it's 13.3% VRT, so a bit under €4,000 for a DLX and a bit over for an SR5 - presuming spec is the same in the UK as in Ireland (which it probably isn't being a Toyota).


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    galwaytt
    Registered Users Posts: 12,761 ✭✭✭✭galwaytt


    ABajaninCork wrote: »
    You'll have to pay VAT for a start. However, there was a recent post from someone who says that the UK VAT paid can be claimed back from HMRC as you'll be paying VAT here in Ireland. I'll try to find the post.

    You'll also have to pay VRT regardless of the age. See Calculator here.

    It's no hassle at all - our company just bought an 11-reg VW and it was quite straightforward.

    OP - if you're buying new, to avoid having to pay VAT in N.I. and then reclaiming it after you pay it here : don't drive it from N.I. / UK. Have it collected by a transport company.

    - If your company is paying for it, then have them pay for it, and invoiced to them with their VAT no, and so exempt from VAT at point of sale.

    If you drive it off the lot, you have to pay N.I. VAT and then reclaim it from HMRC. You don't pay it if the car was exported without registering it or using it on the road.

    You will of course, be paying it here. Lots of it. :D

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