Bringing my car over to the UK

Exiled Paddy

Hi guys, have a query I hope you may be able to help me out with.

ArphaRima

I am in a similar situation however my car is only 2 yrs old.

Do the maths. Is it cheaper to sell it in Ireland and then buy in the UK?

dirtydiesel

I just checked out the dvla website and it gives very good info on importing a vehicle to UK.
You can also request an information pack with all the paperwork needed to import.
You will be allowed board the ferry but Traffic police on UK motorways could stop you.

paudie2005

Exiled Paddy wrote: »

Hi guys, have a query I hope you may be able to help me out with.

I recently moved over to London for work. I own a car back in Ireland (01 Toyota which I have owned for about 5 years now). I was hoping to bring it over to the UK via the ferry and use it over here, but am not sure of the requirements necessary to do so (have searched the net but it's all so confusing).

The things I am not sure about are :

VAT/Duty/Registration : Do I have to pay anything in regard to these before I can use the car in the UK?

Insurance and Tax : I have both of these paid up for another 6 months in Ireland. Will they remain valid in the UK for the same amount of time, or will I need to get UK tax and insurance before I can drive over there?

NCT/MOT : My NCT disk expired about 3 months ago, and I have not renewed it as I was living abroad and not using the vehicle. Will I be allowed to board the ferry in the first place without an up to date NCT cert? Providing I can do this, will I have to get an MOT done once I get to the UK - can you get an MOT done on an Irish registered car?

They are the main issues I am concerned about. If anyone has any other advice on top of those I would appreciate it. The car only has 40k kms on done, and I had a service done over xmas so it is road-worthy.

I am hoping some of you may have been through the same situation and are now in a position to offer advice. I would really appreciate your assistance.

Cheers

Im in the process of moving over to the U.K too and have been looking into it.
To get your car reregistered in the U.K you must get it MOT'd first, but to get it MOT'd you need to have insurance from a U.K insurance company. The U.K insurance company will insure your car based on V.I.N (Chassiy number) while you still have Irish plates on it. If you contact the 'British Insurance Brokers Association' they will provide you with a list of potential insurers, but it's a limited list and quite expensive. You can get it insured temporaraly for the time it takes to get the MOT sorted or get an anual policy. The MOT will cost £50. Once MOT'd you can get it registered. The registeration charge is £55. Then get it taxed in the U.K. That costs £190 for a 1.9 tdi VW Bora for 12 months.
I was quoted £1800 for an anual policy on a 1.9 tdi VW Bora that would initally be based on the V.I.N, then once the MOT was sorted would be normal insurance. Also quoted £300 for one month based on the V.I.N.
For me its not worth it so I think I'll try sell my Irish car and pick up one across the pond. Hope this helps.
And your Irish insurance company may provide you with a limited amount of cover while you have your car out of the country. In my situation I'm allowed to have my car out of the country for 90 days at a time

Exiled Paddy

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corktina

if your NCT has expired you cannot legally use the car abroad (or here), The UK police can and will impound and crush your car if they find out.

You would be better off to sell here and buy there...cars of that age are as cheap as chips in the UK.(check out ebay...)