How to tell if it was imported

Skillie

looking at buying a commercial 4x4 that comes with seats. the guy selling it doesn't know if it was a UK car before it was commercialised and i want a passenger vehicle.

I want to know if it was an import so i can assertain if there is VRT to be paid on it when converting it back to passenger.

is there any easy and free way to find this out??

Stevie Dakota

Speedo will be mph only or mph in large text and km in smaller text.

Stinicker

One way that is a tell tale sign but by no means certain is if the car has a very high reg number eg. 00-D-103569, which was a year in which over 100,000 new cars were sold in the Capital. The imported reg would be towards the end of the number lineage unless of course it was imported new early in the year.

Stevie Dakota

Another sure fire method, does the interior smell of breakfast roll or Cornish pasty?

2 Espressi

Won't the old UK reg be on the log book if it's an import?

Bones08

2 Espressi wrote: »

Won't the old UK reg be on the log book if it's an import?

correct, section J.4 on the back of log book shows the vehicle previous reg number.

E39MSport

get the vin number and call your local friendly dealer.

sean1141

Stevie Dakota wrote: »

Speedo will be mph only or mph in large text and km in smaller text.

if it was pre 06 an irish one would have miles on it too

Stinicker wrote: »

One way that is a tell tale sign but by no means certain is if the car has a very high reg number eg. 00-D-103569, which was a year in which over 100,000 new cars were sold in the Capital. The imported reg would be towards the end of the number lineage unless of course it was imported new early in the year.

when i imported my car i was given 3710.. seen loads of cars registered in the same year and county with higher numbers

pah

sean1141 wrote: »

when i imported my car i was given 3710.. seen loads of cars registered in the same year and county with higher numbers

What county? did you import new or second hand?

I've noticed some counties like KE or CE with low numbers but definite imports.

mickdw

The only way you wouldnt have to pay vrt is if the car was at some stage regd as a passenger version. I dont know what import or not has to do with it.

sean1141

pah wrote: »

What county? did you import new or second hand?

I've noticed some counties like KE or CE with low numbers but definite imports.

second hand in laois. sister imported a audi at the same time in tipp north. had a very similar number.. something like 3410

pah

sean1141 wrote: »

second hand in laois. sister imported a audi at the same time in tipp north. had a very similar number.. something like 3410

yeah, i do think they are sequential numbers though so maybe there were only 3000 cars registered in Laois that year and 410 imports since?


Edit-

Leon is a nice car too

sean1141

pah wrote: »

yeah, i do think they are sequential numbers though so maybe there were only 3000 cars registered in Laois that year and 410 imports since?

in laois maybe but i would think tipp north would have more cars registered??

pah wrote: »

Edit-

Leon is a nice car too

stalker lol:p

Basil Fawlty

They are all imports, we dont make cars in Ireland.

Max_Damage

ciarancapri wrote: »

They are all imports, we dont make cars in Ireland.

Mozoltov!

Just pay motorcheck or mywheels or whatever €6-€7 and it tells you if the car is imported.

-Chris-

Skillie wrote: »

I want to know if it was an import so i can assertain if there is VRT to be paid on it when converting it back to passenger.

Being from the UK is a red herring. If you convert a commercial to a passenger then VRT will be liable whether it was first reg'd here or the UK.
If you register it as a passenger then convert it to commercial, then convert it back to passenger, the VRT is already paid.

kuro2k

-Chris- wrote: »

Being from the UK is a red herring. If you convert a commercial to a passenger then VRT will be liable whether it was first reg'd here or the UK.

VRT is not due if the jeep was originally purchased in Ireland as a passenger vehicle. A lot of Irish passenger jeeps were convert to commercial jeeps by the second or subsequent owners to reduce the motor tax.

It is important to know if it was purchased as a Irish or UK vehicle before conversion as Irish jeeps are not liable for VRT (It has already been paid by the first owner)

If it has been imported into Ireland or UK as a commercial, VRT is due as soon as the OP converts it back to a passenger.

-Chris-

kuro2k wrote: »

VRT is not due if the jeep was originally purchased in Ireland as a passenger vehicle. A lot of Irish passenger jeeps were convert to commercial jeeps by the second or subsequent owners to reduce the motor tax.

It is important to know if it was purchased as a Irish or UK vehicle before conversion as Irish jeeps are not liable for VRT (It has already been paid by the first owner)

If it has been imported into Ireland or UK as a commercial, VRT is due as soon as the OP converts it back to a passenger.

Correct, post corrected.