Sorry an other VRT question

kilasser · 23-12-2008 3:39pm #1

If I bring an Irish car (Roscommon Reg) to the Uk and change it to UK reg. Then Two years later return to Ireland and change reg back to Irish. Will I have to pay the Irish VRT on the car even though it has registered in Ireland before. Also what are chances of getting the original Reg back.

Marcus.Aurelius · 23-12-2008 3:41pm

I think you'll have to re-VRT it, but not 100% on that.

Your reg may be gone and reassigned to first imported vehicle of same year of manufacturing into ownership by a person in your county. You might get lucky in that regard.

Guy:Incognito · 23-12-2008 3:52pm

No, you dont pay VRT twice on the same car.

niceirishfella · 23-12-2008 3:57pm

+1 - Ste is correct.
VRT is payable on a car once only in its life.
Re; the reg, you can ask for it back but they may charge you for that if its available that is.

unkel · 23-12-2008 4:01pm

Indeed you won't pay VRT again. I'm not sure if you can get the original registration back...

Ferris · 23-12-2008 4:08pm

You may (as in will) need a certificate of conformity to register the car in the UK by the way. There won't be a problen re-importing the car however and you won't have to re VRT the car.

I did this before and the CRO hadn'd wiped my car when I exported it so I even got my original reg back.

miju · 23-12-2008 6:34pm

actually may as well ask this here rather than start a new thread.

car i bought at the weekend was first registered in UK on 14th Jan. Am planning on paying the VRT on it tomorrow does anyone know though that if I wait an extra few weeks till the 14th will the VRT go down?

am gonna pay it tomorrow anyways regardless (wont miss it cos i planned it ito the price of the car anyways) am just curious more so than anything

Anan1 · 23-12-2008 7:30pm

unkel wrote: »

Indeed you won't pay VRT again. I'm not sure if you can get the original registration back...

Not only can you, but you must - I did this only last year.:)

kilasser · 23-12-2008 8:28pm

Thanks guys. Great info. Ill be bringing the car over to London in the new year. I'll post back when its all sorted.

Esel · 24-12-2008 5:12am

No VRT, and you will get the original registration.

Ferris · 24-12-2008 8:48am

miju wrote: »

actually may as well ask this here rather than start a new thread.

car i bought at the weekend was first registered in UK on 14th Jan. Am planning on paying the VRT on it tomorrow does anyone know though that if I wait an extra few weeks till the 14th will the VRT go down?

am gonna pay it tomorrow anyways regardless (wont miss it cos i planned it ito the price of the car anyways) am just curious more so than anything

Personally i'd wait until the new year as the car will be a year older so the VRT will drop. I know its not the totally legal way of doing it but its not like you're going to be driving a foreign reg'd car around for months on end. Simply wait a couple of weeks (avoid undue attention from the garda, essential trips only etc) and VRT it then.

Probably gonna get slammed for saying that now :rolleyes:

Esel · 24-12-2008 7:59pm

No need to wait until the 14th though - the OMSP will reduce on 1st January.

rugbyman · 24-12-2008 8:16pm

Kilasser,

If you go to the UK for two years you will be entitled to bring back a car from the UK on a transfer of residence basis,provided you have owned it for six months over there. This will be free of VRt.

I think the only exception to this rule is if you are going there as a student.

So I would advise selling your Irish car and buying another in the UK.
regards, Rugbyman

Esel,
Does the vrt list change with the New Year. It should do,but I think not.

Sorry an other VRT question

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