VRT co2 emissions not available on ROS

[Antiprophet]

Hey all,

I've just bought a 1988 VW MK2 Golf on english plates for a nice little sum.
When i go to calculate the VRT on this it shows CL 5DR A (1595CC - 999g/km).
Then it says "CO2 EMISSIONS: Not established - highest VRT rate applied"

I have the option to recalculate the VRT if i have "documentary evidence that the CO2 emissions differ" from the 999g/km, which they do, a car with the exact same engine (the GL) is 221g/km.

I have the most recent (2009) MOT Certificates which state the co2 to be 0.987%...
0.987% of what exactly? the maximum allowed to pass the MOT is 3.500%..?

So basically...
1. a) Can i convert the MOT cert percentage to g/km and use this as documentary evidence
b) how the hell do i calculate that?

2. Is there somewhere i can take the car to have the co2 emissions tested (NCT centre perhaps?) and get a certificate of the emissions that the revenue will accept? Will they do this for a car on english plates, as obviously i would have to pay the VRT to get the Irish plates and at that point I will no longer ever care about the emissions unless they make the car fail an NCT!

I'm going to ask VW if they can help/call the dealer that sold the car and see if they have any docs on it on Monday

Hope someone can help me out on this one, the revenue were not very useful on this at all, surprisingly...

Ta

[esel]

Afaik, the only thing that would be acceptable in your case is official MPG figures from the manufacturer (i.e. in the User's Manual), from which the CO2 figure can be calculated. Otherwise, you are looking at VRT of €720.

[Antiprophet]

must skim the manual later on then, would they accept the user manual as documentation in itself?

[JHMEG]

Originally Posted by Antiprophet

I have the most recent (2009) MOT Certificates which state the co2 to be 0.987%...

You sure that's CO2 and not CO or lambda?

There are a list of accepted documents on the VRT site, such as the V5 or Certificate of Conformity (from the maker). You'll need to source one, or pay 36% VRT. I would have thought a 21 year Golf CL isn't worth much anyway, so 36% of very little is very little, subject to a minimum VRT amount of €330 odd.

[Antiprophet]

the OMSP is 2k, so they want 720 off me

[JHMEG]

You can appeal that, as it's clearly wrong for such an old car.

[Antiprophet]

yeah? they are still selling for about 1500 for an irish reg though.
anyone know what the 0.987% emissions are for the MOT?

[JHMEG]

It's in your best interest to prove they are worth less as you'll pay less VRT on appeal. There are loads of cheap Golfs on donedeal. Heck there's even a GTI on Carzone for less than 2 grand.

[esel]

Originally Posted by JHMEG

You sure that's CO2 and not CO or lambda?

There are a list of accepted documents on the VRT site, such as the V5 or Certificate of Conformity (from the maker). You'll need to source one, or pay 36% VRT. I would have thought a 21 year Golf CL isn't worth much anyway, so 36% of very little is very little, subject to a minimum VRT amount of €330 odd.

The minimum OMSP for any car is now €2,000. So, the VRT for a car without CO2 figures is €720. There is no appealing this.