Can I register my car in a differant County than the one in which I'm living in?

Toyota_Avensis · 07-09-2009 4:43pm #1

Can I register my car in a differant county to the one in which I'm living in. I'm considering buying in the North but when I take it into the south, there is a Particular county I would rather have it registered in. Is this possible?

Bogger77 · 07-09-2009 4:46pm

I registered mine at the Revenue office in Cork, with a non Cork reg, but then again my pps number is registered to a non Cork address.

They'll assign you a number based on your PPS, I think, unless you state different, but I'd expect you'd need proof of address to use any other address.

biggus · 07-09-2009 4:46pm

It will be registerd to whatever county the address of the new registered owner lives even if you pay the duty in a different county.

SV · 07-09-2009 4:53pm

D reg eh..

Toyota_Avensis · 07-09-2009 6:55pm

anyone shine any light on this?

bazz26 · 07-09-2009 8:06pm

As already mentioned, the car will be registered to the county of the address that Revenue have in reference to your PPS number. So if for example your PPS number has your address as in Dublin then the car will be registered with a D reg number. You cannot choose what county you want to register it in.

Berty · 07-09-2009 8:08pm

bazz26 wrote: »

As already mentioned, the car will be registered to the county of the address that Revenue have in reference to your PPS number. So if for example your PPS number has your address as in Dublin then the car will be registered with a D reg number.

Not true. The car will be registered to the address that you provide the garage with. I bought a new car and was given a L address even though I bought and taxed the car in Cork.

I researched this recently for my father who wants to buy a car in Little Island Cork which is not registered yet and wants an L address even though he lives in County Clare. Boundary issues anyway....................

he is registering the car at his mothers address in Limerick to get the L address.

bazz26 · 07-09-2009 10:15pm

Berty wrote: »

Not true. The car will be registered to the address that you provide the garage with. I bought a new car and was given a L address even though I bought and taxed the car in Cork.

I researched this recently for my father who wants to buy a car in Little Island Cork which is not registered yet and wants an L address even though he lives in County Clare. Boundary issues anyway....................

he is registering the car at his mothers address in Limerick to get the L address.

But the OP is importing a car which afaik means the VRO will issue a registration number based on the address that they have via his/her PPS number. Maybe the rules are different when importing?

colm_mcm · 07-09-2009 10:18pm

you fill in your address manually on the registration application. the PPS number doesn't determine that.
you need to use an actual address for receiving the registration cert.

2 Espressi · 08-09-2009 8:06am

You'd think at a grand a pop for "privileged" plates, they'd let you put any county on it? Madness...

Saab Ed · 08-09-2009 8:55am

Well all I can say is I've registered lots of cars with Louth address's to Meath plates but I think the best one ever was " Drogheda Co Dublin. " I know a dealer who registered a car to Dundalk Co Dublin because the owner wanted a D plate. The VRO will reg a car to what ever address you give them, thats my experience anyway.

R.O.R · 08-09-2009 8:58am

Saab Ed wrote: »

Well all I can say is I've registered lots of cars with Louth address's to Meath plates but I think the best one ever was " Drogheda Co Dublin. " I know a dealer who registered a car to Dundalk Co Dublin because the owner wanted a D plate. The VRO will reg a car to what ever address you give them, thats my experience anyway.

Even if you go in to the VRO?

I know the online system will take any combination for new cars, but I thought they had a bit of cop on in the VRO.

Oh, wait a second - it's a Government department......

Saab Ed · 08-09-2009 9:01am

R.O.R wrote: »

Oh, wait a second - it's a Government department......

They twig fcuk all. Too busy playing pac man or their other favorite game , lets see how long he'll stand there without complaining

fastrac · 08-09-2009 9:40am

Jackie Healy Rae got grief from the Kerry folk for having a C reg on his new Merc.Common practice in The Kingdom to keep up the trade in value.

smash · 08-09-2009 9:46am

Got a friend that lives in the county you want it registered to? just put your name, your friends address and then you're done. When you get the ownership papers then, just send them back with a change of address!

smash · 08-09-2009 9:48am

2 Espressi wrote: »

You'd think at a grand a pop for "privileged" plates, they'd let you put any county on it? Madness...

you'd think they'd let you put whatever you want on it! personal plates should have been introduced years ago!

v3ttel · 15-01-2011 4:20pm

Sorry to drag up an old thread from the dead, but I see a lot of different answers posted above, ranging from PPS numbers to addresses you supply the garage....I'm not sure which is correct.

Basically, I'm thinking of buying a car in Munster, and I have a rented Munster address, but I'm from KK and therefore I want the car to have a KK plate. Can I just give my KK address and I'll definitely get a KK registration?

Cheers

kikel · 15-01-2011 5:07pm

Use your kilkenny address and you will be fine. I wanted a personal reg a few years ago so I told them that I was moving to kilkenny in a few weeks and could i use my new address. The address I used was a mates address. I never moved to Kilkenny.

Any way things may have changed now that the NCT are looking after these matters

slimjimmc · 15-01-2011 5:41pm

Rooney10 wrote: »

Sorry to drag up an old thread from the dead, but I see a lot of different answers posted above, ranging from PPS numbers to addresses you supply the garage....I'm not sure which is correct.

Basically, I'm thinking of buying a car in Munster, and I have a rented Munster address, but I'm from KK and therefore I want the car to have a KK plate. Can I just give my KK address and I'll definitely get a KK registration?

Cheers

Only if the car has never been registered in the state before, if it's already registered you can't change it.

kikel wrote: »

Use your kilkenny address and you will be fine. I wanted a personal reg a few years ago so I told them that I was moving to kilkenny in a few weeks and could i use my new address. The address I used was a mates address. I never moved to Kilkenny. Any way things may have changed now that the NCT are looking after these matters

NCT only assess imports for VRT purposes, they've nothing to do with new cars sold through dealers. They don't have any further input into registering the car which is still the remit of the Revenue folks.

v3ttel · 15-01-2011 6:04pm

slimjimmc wrote: »

Only if the car has never been registered in the state before, if it's already registered you can't change it.

Yep, sorry, I meant I would definitely be buying new. I presume you'd have zero hope of changing the reg of a second hand car.

Can I register my car in a differant County than the one in which I'm living in?

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