License Plates - Moving to ROI from NI

Cookie33

Hi - just wondering if anyone can help me or provide a link to the answer

I'm living in NI but moving to ROI (Dublin) in Sept for 3.5 years.
Can I keep my northern license plates or do I need to change them over to the Irish ones?

Also insurance/tax - what should I do?

I was living in Dublin for a year before and didn't bother, just had insurance to cover me for both NI and ROI. I did get stopped by Garda and Customs and it was a hassle explaining but since my permanent address was in NI, they were happy to let me go.

any ideas? thanks

Anan1

You need to reregister, tax and insure the car here, as you'll be an ROI resident. The good news is that you can reregister the car VRT-free on a transfer of residence.

Cookie33

Thanks for the info

I was thinking the same thing but was looking for a way to keep the plates, at least I save some money on the VRT then

Anan1

Cookie33 wrote: »

Thanks for the info

I was thinking the same thing but was looking for a way to keep the plates, at least I save some money on the VRT then

You won't have to pay any VRT to change the plates on a transfer of residence.

slimjimmc

Anan1 wrote: »

You need to reregister, tax and insure the car here, as you'll be an ROI resident. The good news is that you can reregister the car VRT-free on a transfer of residence.

Not necessarily so, it depends on his circumstances.
Although he'll be resident for income tax purposes (i.e he'll be liable for Irish PRSI and tax if employed by a company based in the republic) but he may not be resident for other purposes so long as he can prove he has strong family ties in NI to the Revenue folks.

Revenue will consider all factors especially a) his immediate family ties are up north e.g wife/kids/parents b) his financial commitments are outside the state, e.g he's living in rented accommodation here and perhaps paying a mortgage back home, c) he goes home regularly.

The fact that he'll only be here for 3.5years will work in his favour too.

If he passes Revenue's assessment he can then legally drive his NI reg'ed car with NI tax and insurance anywhere in this State even if he is living here and working in full time permanent employment for a local company. They'll give you a letter to that effect to keep in the car in case you're pulled over again.

Cookie33

slimjimmc wrote: »

Not necessarily so, it depends on his circumstances.
Although he'll be resident for income tax purposes (i.e he'll be liable for Irish PRSI and tax if employed by a company based in the republic) but he may not be resident for other purposes so long as he can prove he has strong family ties in NI to the Revenue folks.

Revenue will consider all factors especially a) his immediate family ties are up north e.g wife/kids/parents b) his financial commitments are outside the state, e.g he's living in rented accommodation here and perhaps paying a mortgage back home, c) he goes home regularly.

The fact that he'll only be here for 3.5years will work in his favour too.

If he passes Revenue's assessment he can then legally drive his NI reg'ed car with NI tax and insurance anywhere in this State even if he is living here and working in full time permanent employment for a local company.

Do you have a link where I could get further information on it? It sounds interesting. The contract is for 3.5 years and i'm also studying in the college part-time within that period. All my family is from NI so I have no ties and will be living in rented accommodation. If I'm not at college or working at the weekends I will be going home which I estimate to be every second weekend

slimjimmc

Cookie33 wrote: »

Do you have a link where I could get further information on it? It sounds interesting. The contract is for 3.5 years and i'm also studying in the college part-time within that period. All my family is from NI so I have no ties and will be living in rented accommodation. If I'm not at college or working at the weekends I will be going home which I estimate to be every second weekend

This is the only link I can find, it's not particularly detailed since they look at your overall situation. If you contact Revenue they should be able to tell you more and arrange an interview.

vetstu

If you are in college full time you can drive away on yellow plates, not sure if you are only part time though

Cookie33

vetstu wrote: »

If you are in college full time you can drive away on yellow plates, not sure if you are only part time though

It's only part-time as I will be working full-time