If you buy a car up the north, what happens next?

dellas1979

Can I just drive the car back to the republic?
How can I pay the VRT?
What if I get stopped by the Gardai?
Thanks

Stevie Dakota

First thing you do is smile, knowing what you have just saved, then...

Drive it back (having arranged insurance first)
Take it your local VRT office the next day.
Pay money.
Buy plates.
Wait for Registration document (2 weeks-ish).
Tax you car.

Done.

Anan1

There's a big thread with all the info on importing a car here, a quick search should throw it up.

smash

Stevie Dakota wrote: »

First thing you do is smile, knowing what you have just saved, then...

Drive it back (having arranged insurance first)
Take it your local VRT office the next day.
Pay money.
Buy plates.
Wait for Registration document (2 weeks-ish).
Tax you car.

Done.

you can tax your car the day you pay VRT, they give you a receipt with a pin on it to tax it online!

3ps

the registration doc is only created after the car is taxed.

Stevie Dakota

Wrist duly slapped.

Kopkillers

Do I have to pay UK car tax do drive from the UK car dealer to the ferry?
car dealer mentioned that I may have to and then claim it back..this can't be right can it?

Anan1

You cannot legally drive in the UK without valid car tax. That said, lots of people chance it - at the end of the day, it comes down to how lucky you feel and the potential mood of the policeman who stops you. They do have widespread ANPR there though, you're a lot less unlikely to be caught than you would be here.

carface

Kopkillers wrote: »

Do I have to pay UK car tax do drive from the UK car dealer to the ferry?
car dealer mentioned that I may have to and then claim it back..this can't be right can it?

if stopped by uk police (without tax,mot or both) you will be fined on the spot
and car impounded untill paid. Where do you intend driving from??? fine is 250>300pounds

Kopkillers

I intend to buy a car in Chesham, london area next week. it's an O8 reg and I was just going to pay for it, transfer my insurance and head for Holyhead. Never though about taxing it for the journey to the port!!
So if i HAVE to tax it can I do this in advance since and get reimbursed from the DVLA folks??

carface

Kopkillers wrote: »

I intend to buy a car in Chesham, london area next week. it's an O8 reg and I was just going to pay for it, transfer my insurance and head for Holyhead. Never though about taxing it for the journey to the port!!
So if i HAVE to tax it can I do this in advance since and get reimbursed from the DVLA folks??

get the dealer to tax it for you for shortest period possible, uk car tax= less than fine, return the disc to dealer afterwards they can reclaim the value of it.
all the best

Kopkillers

OK, thanks for the advice folks...