Garage for car commercialization

RobinEire

Can anyone reccomend a garage that does vehicle commercialization? I have a Subaru Forester that I need to commercialize due to excesive road tax. I made the mistake of bringing the car with me when I emigrated here from Australia last year.

biko

From Galway County.

You'd probably get it done in the city somewhere.
Some previous threads.
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Atlantic Dawn

Just make sure before you do it that you qualify for commercial tax or you could end up going to the expense of commercialising it and still paying full motor tax.

Fey!

Is it already on Irish plates as a passenger vehicle? If it is, it's a much simpler job! It won't need metal in the windows, and it won't need to have a floor put in. However, it will need the rear seats and seatbelts removed, with their fixing points filled in.

I can't see why a forester wouldn't qualify; there are plenty of smaller 3 door commercial cars around. Just make sure that you qualify for commercial tax yourself, as you'll have to get a form stamped by the Gardai stating that you use it for work and what that work is in order to tax it commercially for the first time. Talk to your local tax office if you're unsure (the people in the tax office in Galway are extremely helpful and efficient if you have queries).

Auto Electrical Concepts in Ballybane commercialised my hilux. 087-137-6173 (Jeremy).

Good luck with it.

RobinEire

Thanks for the reply, I have my own business a small PC repair company and also bike hire in the Summer months not sure if this is what you meant by qualifying for commerial tax or if it is to do with the type / size of the vehicle?

Anyway thanks again and I shall go round a few garages and ask.

RobinEire

I imported the car last year so paid out 2100 Euros for the passenger vehicle tax this last year, crazy as the car is only 1 yr old and miles greener than all the old bliddy deisels spewing out fumes but hey I'm 0.02 over the Co2 limit so there ya go.

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Ken carrol clooncauneen near claregalway091798098 i worked in motor industry in galway he's the only man id recommend

corktina

RobinEire wrote: »

Thanks for the reply, I have my own business a small PC repair company and also bike hire in the Summer months not sure if this is what you meant by qualifying for commerial tax or if it is to do with the type / size of the vehicle?

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yes, but you arent allowed use it privately at all if on commercial tax.

Drummerboy08

I'm not sure if you can re-catagorise a car to a commercial anymore.

New changes in legislation earlier this year meant that a car must be registered as it was built - i.e. if it was built as a car then it must be registered as a car.

I've seen and encountered this problem. I tried registering 4 new Kia C'eed vans in January, and it took 4 months to complete the process because the VRO hadn't got the carvan on their system, and because the vans were originally built as cars and then converted once shipped to Ireland.

I'm not sure that this is the case with a second hand car though, but I would check it out thoroughly before you do anything.

Del2005

It'll cost you more to commercialize it as you then need to buy and run a 2nd car for personal use.

galwaytt

RobinEire wrote: »

I imported the car last year so paid out 2100 Euros for the passenger vehicle tax this last year, crazy as the car is only 1 yr old and miles greener than all the old bliddy deisels spewing out fumes but hey I'm 0.02 over the Co2 limit so there ya go.

Sweet jeebus. Did you not check out this stuff, before you brought it home ??

TBH - sell the car into the North or UK, and buy something else.

Thatnastyboy

Del2005 wrote: »

It'll cost you more to commercialize it as you then need to buy and run a 2nd car for personal use.

Do you honestly believe that?



I don't see why you wouldn't qualify for commercial tax op,

And you dont need to buy a 2nd car for personal use, or fit 'commercial' tyres to your forester once completed.



BTW, foresters are lovely, nice purchase!

Del2005

Yes, there's a huge thread about it. It's clear if a vehicle is taxed commercially it can't be used to go to the shops or drop the kids to school. If the OP gets their car changed over they can only use it for work.

RobinEire

galwaytt wrote: »

Sweet jeebus. Did you not check out this stuff, before you brought it home ??

TBH - sell the car into the North or UK, and buy something else.

I bought the car in Australia on a government scheme to help small business and stimulate the economy and got 50% of its worth as tax credits, so thats why it was bought. Selling a car at 5 months old loses heaps and I was transporting all my furniture so the expense of a 40ft instead of a 20ft container made it worthwhile to take. Because I owned the car for 6 months before I shipped it it was exempt from VRT also my model Subaru isnt available here. Subaru Forester 2.5ltr XS with options and I thought that could be a selling point. So "Jeebus" I did do a bit of thinking about it.

Anyway I'll commercialize it as the replacement cost is out of the question and if they catch me running to the shop well what will be will be.