Buying New Car in the North

Loobz

Hi,

Im looking for advice about buying a new car in the North. Do all rules apply as if I were buying in UK? The reason I ask this is because Im just off the phone to a car dealer and one of the first questions he asked me was
1) Where are you calling from sir?
2)Will the car be primarily used in the North, South or UK?

Why should this matter? I was tempted to ask but I just said the South.

He then proceeded to ask for spec etc, (and tbh the price he gave me was not specifiedn £ or €. He just said the number). Realised this after I hung up.

Are there deals to be had from buying new?

Im going to wait for few replies here before I call another dealer. Thanks all.

Drummerboy08

Have you got a price on the same car from a dealer in the south? You will have to do that before you will know if your saving money.

I think there is VAT implications when buying a new car to import - im sure someone here will confirm. Im not familiar with the process.

Anan1

The North is currently still part of the UK, so the car will be liable for VRT. The dealer may have calculated a € price inclusive of VRT for you, call him back and ask. One piece of advice when dealing with dealers is to ask if you''re unsure about anything. If you don't ask, you won't know.;)

Edit: By new, do you mean brand new? If the car is less than 6 months old/6,000kms, there are VAT implications also, as Drummerboy08 says. In this case, you have to pay our VAT but you can reclaim the UK VAT.

Berty

Loobz wrote: »

Hi,

Im looking for advice about buying a new car in the North. Do all rules apply as if I were buying in UK?

When you buy from Northern Ireland you are buying from the United Kindgom so all the normal vrt rules apply.

Loobz

Anan1 wrote: »

Edit: By new, do you mean brand new? If the car is less than 6 months old/6,000kms, there are VAT implications also, as Drummerboy08 says. In this case, you have to pay our VAT but you can reclaim the UK VAT.

Yep brand new. Do dealers calculate the VRT and get an end price (in Euro), suppose like a previous poster said 'u have to ask'. What is the best way to get an accurate VRT qute (dont want to get stung for an extra couple of grand)

Darsad

I would imagine a new car from the North would have MPH clocks is this not illegal in the South as its KPH here and new cars are sold with KPH clocks, and would it not stand out as an import when you go to trade in or sell in the future.

Drummerboy08

I dont think its illegal, but it would be noticed at a trade in.

What car are you looking to buy OP?

ddea

I recently bought a six month old car, 4,500 miles, in the North and paid VRT on it down here. I found that generally there was much better value to be had with nearly new cars as opposed to brand new cars. One of the main reasons for this is the VAT. Vat rate is about 5% higher here than in North so eventhough you can get refund or avoid paying UK Vat you willl have to pay higher rate here with your VRT on new car.

I think it is unlikely the dealer in the North included VRT in his calculation. The best way to find out the VRT is to go into revenue on-line services (ROS) and use VRT calculator.

Cars imported from the UK have both MPH and KPH on speedometer so are definitely not illegal.

Owen

Darsad wrote: »

I would imagine a new car from the North would have MPH clocks is this not illegal in the South as its KPH here

Nope. It doesnt matter if the speedo is in kph or mph, as long as the driver knows what's applicable to the roads they're driving on. Besides most cars with mph speedos have kph on the smaller scale inside the speedo ring.

Cj Mac

If you are importing a new car (i.e less than 6 months old and less than 6.000 Km) into Republic you will have to pay VAT at the Irish rate of 21.5 % on your purchase. If you were buying the car and lived in the north you would only be paying VAT at the rate of 15 %.

Obviously, you will also have to pay VRT aswell. I hope this explains the reason why the salesman asked you the questions he did.

Esel

Cj Mac wrote: »

If you are importing a new car (i.e less than 6 months old or less than 6.000 Km) into Republic you will have to pay VAT at the Irish rate of 21.5 % on your purchase. If you were buying the car and lived in the north you would only be paying VAT at the rate of 15 %.

Obviously, you will also have to pay VRT aswell. I hope this explains the reason why the salesman asked you the questions he did.

Fixed your post (the big or ). Also, you can buy the car VAT-free in the UK if you are exporting it.