How to import car from Northern Ireland

123abcd1983

Hi,

I wish to buy a car in Northern Ireland. Just wondering what procedures I have to do to register it in Ireland. Is it worth to do it? How much tax I have to pay, if the car is under 1.4cc.

ken

Vertakill

Fairly straightforward. Buy it, bring it down, VRT it (you'll just need the V5C document for this).

Check out if it's worth it first though, after you've worked the expenses out.

Taking into account haggling the price down a little, VRT, currency conversion.
VRT: https://www.ros.ie/VRTEnquiryServlet/ShowVRT

6ix

It'll more than likely be worth it. I bought last year in the North, VRT'd it and it worked out about €1500 cheaper than the equivalents down here (same models/mileage). Having said that, mine is a 1.4 petrol, and the VRT and motor tax rates have gone up since today so I'm not sure if I'd have saved as much now...

If you bought a diesel now in the North you'd probably get a very good deal:

a)The car will probably be cheaper than here
b) VRT will have dropped substantially, and
c) the motor tax will probably be only €150 a year.

For me it's a no brainer, whenever I change my car I'll definitely check the North and the rest of the UK - there are huge savings to be made.

123abcd1983

Vertakill wrote: »

Fairly straightforward. Buy it, bring it down, VRT it (you'll just need the V5C document for this).

Check out if it's worth it first though, after you've worked the expenses out.

Taking into account haggling the price down a little, VRT, currency conversion.
VRT: https://www.ros.ie/VRTEnquiryServlet/ShowVRT

I used the website above to calculate the VRT, but it just based on the OPEN MARKET SELLING PRICE to calculate the VRT, not the actual price of the car.

The VRT result given by the website is only 1014euros,its 14% base on the estimate value of the car in Ireland which is 7246euro.

1) So does it mean the final value of the car I want to import is equal to car price + 1014? If the actual car price is around 4000euros, plus 1014 VRT, so it should be 5014 euros?

2) Or 14 % of 4000 euro actual car price, which is 560, then the final value is 4560?

Calculation 1 is correct or 2?

Vertakill

It may be just that it's late but that confused the hell out of me.

You have to pay whatever price is quoted on the VRT website (after you've inputted the cars info of course) irrespective of what price you've paid for the car.

So, you buy the car for 4k.. the VRT says the OMSP is 5k and the percentage is 14%. That means you would need to hand over €700 to register the car in Ireland and get your Irish plates.

That would mean the car cost you €4700 to get onto the road (this obviously isn't including road tax or other expenses).

So that's why I said make sure the car you're buying is actually going to be cheaper than one that's already in Ireland. I wouldn't bother my arse going to NI unless I was making a substantial saving for a few reasons.

1. You have to travel all the way up there and you may need to make 2 trips if the first trip was just to view the car.
2. You've to VRT the car once it comes down, which can be a pain.
3. You may need to convert some money to sterling.
4. It'll never come with any Tax/NCT on it as they have NI Tax and an MOT.


However, in saying that, I bought a car a couple months ago in the UK. You can use the HPI car checker thing aswell to check if it's been crashed or if it's on finance etc which is handy.

biko

This thread has a lot of info
Importing from the UK - Definitive Guide http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=176389

Esel

6ix wrote: »

If you bought a diesel now in the North you'd probably get a very good deal:

a)The car will probably be cheaper than here
b) VRT will have dropped substantially, and
c) the motor tax will probably be only €150 a year.

Hi, welcome to Motors (haven't noticed you here much!). Your point c) is only correct if the car was first registered in country of origin in 2008, otherwise the road tax will remain on the old c.c. based rates.

Also, OP, be wary of buying a diesel in the north - the odds are that is has been fed a fair few tanks of washed agricultural diesel - reputed to be very bad for pump, injectors etc. A risk not worth taking, imo.

Stevie Dakota

I am in the process of looking at this on a new car, it looks like it will be €32K up North V €37K here.

6ix

esel wrote:

Hi, welcome to Motors (haven't noticed you here much!). Your point c) is only correct if the car was first registered in country of origin in 2008, otherwise the road tax will remain on the old c.c. based rates.

Also, OP, be wary of buying a diesel in the north - the odds are that is has been fed a fair few tanks of washed agricultural diesel - reputed to be very bad for pump, injectors etc. A risk not worth taking, imo.

Thank you for your kind words! I'm an occasional lurker in the Motors forum, I normally leave the posting to the many knowledgeable posters on here.

I didnt realise the motor tax implications you've noted above. Does that mean if I bought an 06 1.9 TDI (for example) in the North now and VRT'd it that the VRT would be based on emissions (probably lower than pre July 1st) but the motor tax would still be on old rates because the car was originally registered in 06?

I was under the impression that whether a car was on "new" or "old" rates depended on when it was first registered in the ROI, not the country of origin.

Tigger

6ix wrote: »

Thank you for your kind words! I'm an occasional lurker in the Motors forum, I normally leave the posting to the many knowledgeable posters on here.

I didnt realise the motor tax implications you've noted above. Does that mean if I bought an 06 1.9 TDI (for example) in the North now and VRT'd it that the VRT would be based on emissions (probably lower than pre July 1st) but the motor tax would still be on old rates because the car was originally registered in 06?

I was under the impression that whether a car was on "new" or "old" rates depended on when it was first registered in the ROI, not the country of origin.

nope
it should be on all cars

listermint

Yes because the car is registered in ireland it will now be "VRT'D" on the CO2 system. Road tax remains CC based.

Esel

All cars are now assessed for VRT on CO2 emissions. Cars first registered (in country of origin) between 01/01/2008 and 30/06/2008 can opt for c.c.-based or CO2-based road tax. Cars first registered from 01/07/2008 on will be road taxed on CO2. Pre-2008 cars will be road taxed on c.c. system.

baz123

What about bringing in a caravan from Northern Ireland to the Republic? Is it just a matter of getting plates made up for your caravan (the same as your existing vehicle) or is there also Vrt to be paid? Thanks

corktina

you don't have to register a caravan so there is nothing to pay....


you should not have re-opened an old thread to ask this....it's 6 years old!

biko

baz123 wrote: »

What about bringing in a caravan from Northern Ireland to the Republic? Is it just a matter of getting plates made up for your caravan (the same as your existing vehicle) or is there also Vrt to be paid? Thanks

Old thread lock. You can also have a look in http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=884