Registration plate county change?

magairli

Does anyone know how to re-register an irish car so they can sport the letter of their home county?

Wishbone Ash

It can't be done.

Vehicle registrations can only be changed in very exceptional circumstances OR when the vehicle reaches 30 years of age (and can be changed to a 'ZV' registration if desired).

Hagar

This might work but it's a lot of time and expense. Export it to the UK, register it there, then re-import and register in the county of your choice. Check in advance in case the original reg is given back to you when it's re-imported.

Wishbone Ash

Hagar wrote:

This might work but it's a lot of time and expense. Export it to the UK, register it there, then re-import and register in the county of your choice. Check in advance in case the original reg is given back to you when it's re-imported.

Unless the OP resides in the UK for 6 months(?) and can prove it, VRT would be applied when the vehicle is imported again. Hardly worth the effort!

Hagar

He should be able to prove that VRT had already been paid in the State.

edit They would hardly try to charge it twice would they? Oh wait it's Ireland...

Anan1

Wishbone Ash wrote:

Unless the OP resides in the UK for 6 months(?) and can prove it, VRT would be applied when the vehicle is imported again. Hardly worth the effort!

They won't charge it again, but they will reissue the old plate.

Esel

If you really want to 'sport' a plate from home, change the car!

Redrocket

So why do you want to get rid of the county on the car?
You wouldnd happen to own a 04-D-346355 white mondeo with 3 aerials sticking out of it?

cjt156

Similar request was made at a previous employer. Come company car lease renewal time one guy insisted his car be registered in his home county; company office was in Dublin.
The rest of us thought as one; what a knob...