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got Tips for keeping VRT low on used cars

  • 13-02-2009 1:48pm
    #1
    gok
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 103 ✭✭


    Hi - I know this is somewhere but I can't find it - basically I am looking to buy a recently used car from NI and want to see that the VRT is low and need tips on how I can keep it as low as possible.
    I have looked at the VRT calculator and thats why I am posting this.

    so If I choose a car > 6 months and a Diesel it seems to be ok
    I am interested in an Audi A4 / Passat and would love a recent one, ie 1 yr old
    Does it make a difference if the car is automatic or manual?
    Does it make a difference if the car is Petrol or Diesel - Diesel appears lower
    I know the VRT rules were changed in Jan 2008, does this affect things for used cars after that time? - i.e do I now need to keep an i.e. on emissions rather than engine size? - trying to figure these out can be a challenge as the emssions very depending on the type of driving (urban/motorway) and also depending on speed.

    Thx for any tips
    gok


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  • #2
    JoeySully
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,276 ✭✭✭JoeySully


    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055199036


  • #3
    galwaytt
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    auto will cost you more, as it's a higher OMSP new, here.

    Diesel vs Petrol - depends on the engine involved, specifically - you need the CO2 from the V5C to confirm what your VRT will be, no point in guessing.

    Forget engine size for post Jan 08 - the only criteria is emissions - the CO2 does not vary with type of driving - the CO2 figure they're looking for is the EU homologation figure, which is, in the case of UK vehicles, on the V5C.

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  • #4
    rebel.ranter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,570 ✭✭✭rebel.ranter


    If the car you buy in the North has loads of extras then the VRT will be more than the VRT quoted on the revenue.ie website.
    A colleague of mine brought 2007 Passat in & they looked for €70 extra VRT as it had metallic paint.

    For a car less than 4 years old (particularly Germans cars ?) they request the VIN/Chassis number of the car from you & get a check against the manufacturer's quoted extras for that car. They then charge you VRT on these extras.
    I have read on here (Boards) in the past that they depreciate the value of the extras over a four year period & you pay VRT based on this depreciated figure. Not sure how true it is though.


  • #5
    mickdw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,688 ✭✭✭✭mickdw


    gok wrote: »
    Hi - I know this is somewhere but I can't find it - basically I am looking to buy a recently used car from NI and want to see that the VRT is low and need tips on how I can keep it as low as possible.
    I have looked at the VRT calculator and thats why I am posting this.

    so If I choose a car > 6 months and a Diesel it seems to be ok
    I am interested in an Audi A4 / Passat and would love a recent one, ie 1 yr old
    Does it make a difference if the car is automatic or manual?
    Does it make a difference if the car is Petrol or Diesel - Diesel appears lower
    I know the VRT rules were changed in Jan 2008, does this affect things for used cars after that time? - i.e do I now need to keep an i.e. on emissions rather than engine size? - trying to figure these out can be a challenge as the emssions very depending on the type of driving (urban/motorway) and also depending on speed.

    Thx for any tips
    gok

    Automatic is more expensive for vrt for 2 reasons. It has a higher omsp here due to it being an extra and also the emissions figure for the automatic will be higher so instead of maybe paying 16% vrt, you could pay 20% for the same car just because its auto.

    The latest passat & a4 diesel get into the 16% vrt bracket (I think) which is very good and these cars would only have 156 euro road tax per year. Be wary though and get the exact figure off the uk cert for the car. I know 2008 1.9tdi manual passats can be 300 to tax. It the latest engine that gets into the lower bracket.

    And if you buy an 07 car, the old cc based road tax system applies but the co2 figures are still used for the vrt calculation.


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