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VRT Bikes scrapped

  • 14-10-2008 9:01am
    #1
    Turbury
    Closed Accounts Posts: 144 ✭✭


    I heard recently that VRT for bikes was to be scrapped - anybody hear of this?


Comments

  • #2
    colm_c
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,032 ✭✭✭colm_c


    Haven't heard it, but tbh VRT for bikes is a very small amount.


  • #3
    Turbury
    Closed Accounts Posts: 144 ✭✭Turbury


    400 euro - not small to me alas.


  • #4
    colm_c
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,032 ✭✭✭colm_c


    But small in the grand scheme of things... compared to buying in Ireland, the saving is still huge.


  • #5
    Turbury
    Closed Accounts Posts: 144 ✭✭Turbury


    Agreed - as is the case with cars.


  • #6
    Popeleo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 422 ✭✭Popeleo


    Small? I paid 1200 euro VRT in June - imported a new 850cc bike.

    I doubt there'll be tax cuts anywhere this budget - the economy's fooked.
    I would like to see a drop, especially in the smaller bikes for those starting off. It's 2 euro per cc for the first 350ccs, and a euro a cc over that. So there's 500 euro VRT on a 250 bike.

    IMHO, it'd be better the other way around - low or no VRT for anything up to 125 or 250 and, if needs be, more for bigger bikes. It'd keep the Green hippies happy too.


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  • #7
    faceman
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    Given the current economic climate dont expect VRT on bikes to be binned anytime soon! :(


  • #8
    Hotblack Desiato
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,548 ✭✭✭✭Hotblack Desiato


    I'd love to meet the person who starts ridiculous rumours like this, and give them a good smack upside the head :)

    There already was a cut in bike VRT when the euro came in - it used to be £2 and £1 per cc instead of €2/€1.

    If you can afford the insurance and the gear you can definitely afford the VRT.

    VRT on secondhand imports is a very good deal, plenty of bargains to be had in the UK and further afield. Compared to the shenanigans with valuing secondhand cars for VRT purposes, we are waay better off.

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  • #9
    charlieIRL
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    VRT is €809 on my bike :mad:


  • #10
    colm_c
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    charlieIRL wrote: »
    VRT is €809 on my bike :mad:

    That's not much considering cages are easily paying 3-4 times that amount.


  • #11
    galwaytt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,822 ✭✭✭✭galwaytt


    colm_c wrote: »
    That's not much considering cages are easily paying 3-4 times that amount.

    too right - I paid 3k VRT for a 14yr old car with 143k miles on it, in March.

    For the money, I could have had a COUPLE of ****-hot bikes. And, they'd take up an awful lot less space.........!!

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  • #12
    Steffano2002
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,918 ✭✭✭Steffano2002


    I had to pay over a grand back in July... I hate that VRT Scam! And it is against European competition laws and it should be scrapped!!! :mad:


  • #13
    EvilMonkey
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    Steffano2002 wrote: »
    I had to pay over a grand back in July... I hate that VRT Scam! And it is against European competition laws and it should be scrapped!!! :mad:
    lol, No its not! I think vrt on bikes is pretty reasonable and its the only thing keeping Irish dealers in business at the minute.


  • #14
    Red Hornet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 57 ✭✭Red Hornet


    I doubt it's been scraped given how money hungry d gov are at d moment.


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