VRT question

Millie169

Not sure if I am in the right forum, but have a question with regards to VRT and living in Ireland.

My mum currently receives DLA and has a car, which I drive as she can't. I am going to be moving across the border in to Ireland, but will still be responsible for taking her around.

What are the rules with regards to the car - do I have to try and bring it across, and if so how - as the car does not really belong to me or my mother, as it is paid for by disability.

Any advice on this matter is greatly appreciated.

corktina

just leave it parked at your mums ready for use....

Esel

Is your mum moving too? If she is, and her disability would qualify her for exemption here, then she should not have to pay any VRT to register the car here.

However, if she is not transferring her residence, and you want to use the car here, it would have to be registered here. That would involve paying VRT.

slinky2000

The car isn't yours to vrt in the eyes of the law. And because it's being paid for via her disability allowance I presume your meant to keep it in your mums name?

I would ri g the vrt office or post a message on their forum www.vrt.ie

pistonbroke

If the car doesn't belong to you or your Mother I assume it's on a lease or some similar disability scheme. As you don't have the reg document you can't get it re-registered in the ROI. The lease company wouldn't give permission for you to take it out of the country anyway.

Millie169

Thanks to all for your replies.

Yes the car is leased but my m lives about 5 miles away. A bit far to walk. I only have 1 car which is hers, as didn't have need for 2 cars.

corktina

slinky2000 wrote: »

The car isn't yours to vrt in the eyes of the law. And because it's being paid for via her disability allowance I presume your meant to keep it in your mums name?

I would ri g the vrt office or post a message on their forum www.vrt.ie

its not THEIR forum
"Vrt.ie is an independant website providing information about motoring matters such as VRT in Ireland (Vehicle Registration Tax), importing cars to Ireland, etc. "

unoffical opinions.

slimjimmc

Will you be moving your permanent residence here?

Normally anyone who is permanently resident in Ireland is not permitted to drive a foreign registered car here under any circumstances (well there are a few, e.g. if you employer is based outside the state and the car belongs to/leased by your employer for business purposes).

As a permanent resident, if you drive your mother's car here it could be seized by Revenue. Even just taking it down to the shop for a litre of milk is illegal.

However, if your strong family ties are outside this state and you've little in the way of permanent ties here (e.g no mortgage on residence, immediate family outside the State) then you may be exempt from the no-drive-foreign-car rule, even if you're in permanent employment here and paying Irish taxes.

Contact the nearest Revenue (Customs) office and discuss the matter with them. Because this is a discretionary exemption there are no entitlements only guidelines. They will assess your individual circumstances and determine if you are eligible.


You also need to look into whether your mother's lease agreement and insurance permits the car to be kept outside NI.

Esel

slinky2000 wrote: »

However, if your strong family ties are outside this state and you've little in the way of permanent ties here (e.g no mortgage on residence, immediate family outside the State) then you may be exempt from the no-drive-foreign-car rule, even if you're in permanent employment here and paying Irish taxes.

VRT liability is determined by residence, so I would be very surprised if the above is true. Can you give a cite to the guidelines you mentioned?