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To buy or not to buy?

  • 22-07-2010 11:27pm
    #1
    ERR!
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    Here's the story moving to Edinburgh for a year in september am in the market for a cheap 2nd hand car- around the 1,500 euro mark.

    Dilema buy here and bring the car with me for a year or buy in sept when over in Edinburgh?

    Was also looking online and can't find much 2nd hand cars available over there- anyone know the main UK car site I should be looking at? Also anyone know restrictions on bringing an Irish car to the UK for a YEAR?

    Thanks guys :)


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  • #2
    jaffa20
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,565 ✭✭✭jaffa20


    Eh buy over there. No vrt payable when your bring it back.


  • #3
    ERR!
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    Any chance you know of UK sites I could look at?


  • #4
    bazz26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,360 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    www.autotrader.co.uk

    You will need the local post codes.


  • #5
    ERR!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 598 ✭✭✭ERR!


    was just trying that site and Edinburgh postcode is EH1 won't accept it so maybe Scotland not included?its weird


  • #6
    jumbone
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 609 ✭✭✭jumbone


    You mentioned september, I don't believe the VRT thing applies to students if you are still ordinarily resident here


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  • #7
    homer90
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    Most irish insurance co's will only insure a car up to 3 months abroad (IIRC).. another thing to consider


  • #8
    Esel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,059 ✭✭✭✭Esel
    Not Your Ornery Onager


    jaffa20 wrote: »
    Eh buy over there. No vrt payable when your bring it back.
    jumbone wrote: »
    You mentioned september, I don't believe the VRT thing applies to students if you are still ordinarily resident here
    Snap. No transfer of residence for students. Buy a yoke over there with 'tax and long ticket' or at least 'long ticket' (i.e a year's MOT).

    Not your ornery onager



  • #9
    kasper
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,437 ✭✭✭kasper


    i could be wrong but when you bring a car to the uk and re register it there it has to be first moted and kmh speedometer has to be changed to mph


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