What do i need to bring to pay VRT?

ianomccabe

Hi there.

Paying VRT on a car i imported from NI.

What do i need to bring with me to the VRO?

Is it just the V5 Registration Cert and the car itself?

Cheers in advance,

biko

If you bring a vehicle into Ireland from abroad, you must first of all be able to show proof of ownership of the vehicle. For example, a vehicle registration document, evidence of car insurance, etc. You must also have a Certificate of Permanent Export (or a vehicle registration document as we mention above). It is important to check that the document or certificate is the correct one for your car before bringing it to Ireland.

You must register your car and pay VRT by the end of the next working day following its arrival into Ireland. You must bring it to a Revenue Vehicle Registration Office (VRO) not later than the next working day following its arrival in Ireland - see "How to apply" below. You pay the VRT charged after your vehicle has been inspected at the VRO.

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/categories/moving-country/moving-to-ireland/coming-to-live-in-ireland/importing_car_into_ireland

ianomccabe

Thanks for that.

Does that mean that i need proof of ownership and the V5 registration document? Or do they count as the same thing?

vibe666

and what happens if you don't bother and you wait a month or two?

the general consensus is that most of the time if you get stopped they give you a week to register the car. hardly in line with the official "next working day" stance that's often quoted here. what's to stop you (other than C&E and/or the Garda if they catch you) leaving it a couple of months and then doing it? who's to say you didn't just bring it in that week? a guy I work with has a brother who's been driving round Dublin in a 3 series beamer that he got in the UK almost 2 years ago that he still hasn't registered with the VRO.

as for proof of ownership, a V5 is hardly that as it will still have the previous keepers details on it minus the export portion of the document. it's not proof you own the vehicle, just that you are in possession of it and a registration document in someone elses name. insurance isn't proof of anything either (other than that you are insured to drive it), I could steal a car tomorrow and get my insurance thansferred over to my robbed motor if it took my fancy.

Anan1

biko wrote: »

If you bring a vehicle into Ireland from abroad, you must first of all be able to show proof of ownership of the vehicle. For example, a vehicle registration document, evidence of car insurance, etc. You must also have a Certificate of Permanent Export (or a vehicle registration document as we mention above). It is important to check that the document or certificate is the correct one for your car before bringing it to Ireland.

All you need is the car, the V5, and the money.:)

galwaytt

Anan1 wrote: »

All you need is the car, the V5, and the money.:)

+1.

You do not need a cert of Export. That's only where hte V5C is in your name already, and you're exporting it (like moving abroad).

hedgeh0g

vibe666 wrote: »

and what happens if you don't bother and you wait a month or two?

the general consensus is that most of the time if you get stopped they give you a week to register the car. hardly in line with the official "next working day" stance that's often quoted here. what's to stop you (other than C&E and/or the Garda if they catch you) leaving it a couple of months and then doing it? who's to say you didn't just bring it in that week? a guy I work with has a brother who's been driving round Dublin in a 3 series beamer that he got in the UK almost 2 years ago that he still hasn't registered with the VRO.

as for proof of ownership, a V5 is hardly that as it will still have the previous keepers details on it minus the export portion of the document. it's not proof you own the vehicle, just that you are in possession of it and a registration document in someone elses name. insurance isn't proof of anything either (other than that you are insured to drive it), I could steal a car tomorrow and get my insurance thansferred over to my robbed motor if it took my fancy.

Ive heard of UK cars being taken off individuals on the spot?

nmacc

The folks in Swansea no longer issue a Certificate of Permanent Export. All you need for the VRT is the entire V5 plus ID and liquid funds. They will not accept cash or credit card, so it has to be a draft or Laser. A receipt for the vehicle is advisable, but in my experience not essential.

They will calculate the VRT using basically the same web-based system used for the estimates and their discretion is pretty much limited to the condition of the car: Good; Fair; Bad. They are quite likely to classify anything capable of being driven into the inspection bay as Good. Lengthy pleading, beggging and whining may get them to mark it down to fair, but it's hard to get a Bad. Even if you do, it may not be worth the trouble as the difference it makes to the VRT is astonishingly small, often around 1% of the realistic cost of rectifying the faults.

Most importantly:

Make sure you bring the entire V5 with you. Most sellers who are unfamiliar with exporting will complete the form in the manner of a UK sale; that is, they will give you the back page. Don't let them do this.

It's all in the fine print at the bottom; for export you need to give them part 11 to go back to Swansea, while you keep the remainder for Irish VRT; just ensure they fill in the seller's details. If you get it wrong you will have to wait for the form to go to Swansea and then get sent back to you when they notice the non-UK address. This can take weeks and, on the occasion that I made this mistake, it never arrived at all and I had to wait over a month for replacement documentation.

vibe666

hedgeh0g wrote: »

Ive heard of UK cars being taken off individuals on the spot?

i've seen that on here too, but I find it highly unlikely that this has actually happened given the amount of UK & NI reg cars on the road. don't even get me started on the eastern european registered cars.

Apple Orange

Hi All,

I bought a car in NI and registered in ROI last week, the VRO kept the entire V5 - do I need that for anything?

Thanks

Anan1

Apple Orange wrote: »

Hi All,

I bought a car in NI and registered in ROI last week, the VRO kept the entire V5 - do I need that for anything?

Thanks

No, the VRO will issue you with a VLC when you tax the car. And please read the charter and don't resurrect old threads.