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Buying a car in the UK(not a VRT question! Yay!)

  • 17-10-2009 04:06PM
    #1
    thethedev
    Closed Accounts Posts: 300 ✭✭


    :D
    Hello my good sirs and female equivalents.
    I have recently moved to the UK for University.
    Now I have a few questions.
    When I buy a car here and fill out whatever the UK version of an ownership form, will I have problems because I'm not a UK citizen?
    And another thing of interest.
    While I am here I expect to be moving house a lot simply because thats the way it goes so I would rather register it to my home address back in dear old Ireland.
    I expect that may cause problems but at least it would mean any letters related to tax, fines etc will actually reach me.
    Any idea if this is possible? If nobody knows on here then perhaps you could direct me to some UK motoring site?
    Thank you
    Yours cordially
    Scofflaw
    Thethedev


Comments

  • #2
    Midnight_EG
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,758 ✭✭✭Midnight_EG


    this is boards.ie, not boards.co.uk ;)


  • #3
    lynchie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,031 ✭✭✭lynchie


    AFAIK, for it to be registered in the UK, you will have to provide a UK address. You will have to send in a change of address form everytime you move house if you are gonna do it quite often.


  • #4
    argosy2006
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,210 ✭✭✭argosy2006


    course u can buy a car if ur irish and living in uk,, as for change of address, have you no relative in uk with fixed address that you could use as address for it


  • #5
    Kobayashi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 67 ✭✭Kobayashi


    lynchie wrote: »
    AFAIK, for it to be registered in the UK, you will have to provide a UK address. You will have to send in a change of address form everytime you move house if you are gonna do it quite often.

    Correct. It can be a bit of hassle but you may be able to do it online, check the DVLA website.


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