How to register as an authorised motor dealer?

amn88

Hi,
I have being buying and selling cars as more of a hobby than anything for years now. But now im looking to expand. Can someone please tell me the basic steps involved in registering as an authorised dealer.

Register business name... check
Register for vat .... check
register as self employed... check
get a premises.... check
get trade insurance .... check
get trade plates..... will do as soon as i have a dealer number??

also anyone know if u can trade from any business unit? or is there planning permission needed to deal cars from a premises?

Plug

Sorry now i can't really help you with your query but who did you get trade insurance with and was it expensive? I might get it next year cause im going to set up a little garage to do nixers and stuff in. cheers.

-Chris-

Planning permission is needed to sell cars from a premises, I don't have a link to the specifics.

Plug

Plug wrote: »

Sorry now i can't really help you with your query but who did you get trade insurance with and was it expensive? I might get it next year cause im going to set up a little garage to do nixers and stuff in. cheers.

This crowd may suit you
http://www.wexfordinsurance.com/motor-trade-insurance

Cost wise insurance for repairs and servicing may be more expensive than sales only I think. Lots of sales only folk get part-time sales only with no premises cover, ie just the cars are covered.

Folks like this lad..

crosshair1

To get the garage code from shannon, you need a ratable valuation on your premises, in other words you will need to be paying commercial rates.
Its not quite necessary to have planning for purpose of car sales, your local authority may be happy enough to extract rates from you.
Once your issued the code, then you apply to the local authority and they visit the premises and ok the trade plate application.

@plug just for a guideline my insurance this year is 2600, broken down as 1200 road (2 of us), rest is wshop/public liab/defective workmanship, vehicles in care etc, thats with no sales.

Gumbo

-Chris- wrote: »

Planning permission is needed to sell cars from a premises, I don't have a link to the specifics.

unless the premise already has permission for car sales
but as mentioned, if your gona sell from a private shed or home or similar, you wiil need to apply for change of use.

amn88

Ok but once i have all the things done that i mentioned at the start, am i a registered motor dealer, or is there a 'body' you need to registered with to be an 'authorised motor dealer' ? i dont mean simi! Its just ive heard of people mention 'get your dealer number' is that just to do with the trade plates?

Also from my experience with planning permission it can be a very expensive process. to get planning permission to sell cars from a yard/unit ... is it a long/costly process??

Thanks for your help guys!

amn88

I think i just found something on another thread, department of transport in shannon need to be contacted the issue 'garage codes/motor dealer identity' numbers... so i just them an email as their answering machine does not gove an option for anything like this