Is there a way around paying VRT??

Lmnover

Hi
Just wondering is there a way around paying VRT when bringing a car back from UK? Uk driving licence? taxing the car in the Uk?? etc etc....:cool:

L1011

If you are resident in Ireland and importing a private vehicle - no. End of.

vectra

not unless you are disabled

colm_mcm

did you live in the UK for any great length?

stratos

Just drive around on the english plates for years, if you live outside Dublin. Free m50, speeding and road tax as well. From what I see.:mad:.

-Chris-

OP, are you trying to find out if you qualify for VRT exemption based on UK residency, or are you just trying to find a loophole in the VRT legislation to enable you to avoid paying it?

Wishbone Ash

Don't register the vehicle here and stay away from all public roads! You can then rest assured that the VRT people won't be interested.

Buffman

Buy an ambulance!:D

VRT Category D Examples of Category D vehicles include ambulances, fire engines, vehicles used in the transportation of road construction machinery. The use to which a vehicle is put is also considered when a vehicle is being classified for VRT purposes as Category D. There is no VRT payable on a Category D vehicle.

blackbox

Wait until the car is 30 years old. Classics are exempt (or very low).

kuro_man

If the registered owner's death is imminent get him to leave it to you in his will - inherited cars are exempt. If not, go the a hospice in the UK and give some old fellow a few quid to "buy" the car and bequeath it to you.:p
or live and work in the UK for six months keeping the car insured there.

Traumadoc

Dont forget to pay forget inheritance tax.

biko

Get an electric car.

smash

Magnus wrote: »

Get an electric car.

you still have to pay VRT (and tax), just at the lowest band!

GTE

I get the feeling that there is a resounding "NO" in here.

cml387

Funnily enough I can look out my window and see an English registered car
with not a screed of paperwork on the windscreen.

For some months now.

Maybe I'll ask the owner what his secret is.

markpb

Buffman wrote: »

Buy an ambulance!:D

Do you think the part Fire Limo is exempt? You could probably get away with running bus lanes and red lights too - what Guarda is going to run the risk that it's a real fire tender?

bladebrew

markpb wrote: »

Do you think the part Fire Limo is exempt? You could probably get away with running bus lanes and red lights too - what Guarda is going to run the risk that it's a real fire tender?

is that legal:eek: and 2 complimentary bottles of bubbly i thought it was illegal to have an open alcoholic container in a vehicle??? are limo`s excempt?

and at €240 its cheaper to ring firelimo than a proper fire engine in an emergengy:)

package includes a uniformed crew and 8 firemen helmets,brilliant:)
and you can watch telly while your house burns down!!

Darren837

Hi i bought my car on english plates 6 months ago, at the moment im currently unemployed, i tried to sell the car with no luck, i really need the car as i got kids, i noticed the vrt has gone up 500eur since i first bought the car, has anyone any idea of what i can do, as i dont have 1600eur to spare, also i got pulled in by the cops, and they said next time they see me driving, they will take the car

stevenmu

Darren837 wrote: »

Hi i bought my car on english plates 6 months ago, at the moment im currently unemployed, i tried to sell the car with no luck, i really need the car as i got kids, i noticed the vrt has gone up 500eur since i first bought the car, has anyone any idea of what i can do, as i dont have 1600eur to spare, also i got pulled in by the cops, and they said next time they see me driving, they will take the car

I think your best bet is to hope that the rest of us start dodging our taxes too. That will result in a complete collapse of the health, education and welfare systems (amongst others), resulting in an enormous reduction in the circulation of liquidity causing the economy to collapse. The huge rise in unemployment coupled with the collapse of social welfare means you car is practicly guaranteed to be stolen, meaning not only do you not have to worry about VRT any more, you also get a nice insurance payout. Of course this is assuming your car is stolen near the start before the insurance companies collapse, otherwise you loose your car and get nothing in return. So the best thing you can possibly do is to leave your doors open and the keys in the ignition.

Alternatively you could either not have the car (hint: you don't actually need a car no matter how much you think you do, people did actually live for thousands of years before them and believe it or not kids are more than capable of walking), or you could just pay the costs of it like the rest of us do.

cml387

Did you get out of the wrong side of the bed this morning ,Steve?

could you rent a dirt cheap room in a gaf up north for 6 months and then you have the residency covered without actually living there?

cabrwab

Feel for you darren,
This is the same as driving a car without road tax, because you are.
To sell a car now is impossible if not the right car, i can't see how VRT has jumped up though.
You should've VRT'd the car months ago.
Im surprised they didn't just take the car off you as they are intitled to do.
Is the car insured?

A mate of mine had an english reg'd car taken off him, we all warned him, you might not get caught sure but when you do it'll hurt!
There is no way around this im afraid.

Plug

Get an english mate to say he owns it and let him apply for it. Then he just gives you the car.