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Importing a UK car - Help needed

  • 11-07-2012 6:47pm
    #1
    obi604
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,855 ✭✭✭


    Hello all

    Im looking to buy a car and unfortunately the specific car im after is not available in Ireland, so I have to buy the car in the UK

    I bought my last car in the UK myself, but to be honest, I dont have the time or cant deal with the hassle of that now

    The car im looking for is not a fancy car or anything, its just a normal car

    My question is :

    Is there any companies/individuals one could engage to check the validity and road worthiness of a car in the UK and then get the car from the UK to Ireland ??
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  • #2
    stephendevlin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,307 ✭✭✭stephendevlin


    obi604 wrote: »
    Hello all

    Im looking to buy a car and unfortunately the specific car im after is not available in Ireland, so I have to buy the car in the UK

    I bought my last car in the UK myself, but to be honest, I dont have the time or cant deal with the hassle of that now

    The car im looking for is not a fancy car or anything, its just a normal car

    My question is :

    Is there any companies/individuals one could engage to check the validity and road worthiness of a car in the UK and then get the car from the UK to Ireland ??


    There called Irish car dealers :D


  • #3
    obi604
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,855 ✭✭✭obi604


    I should have said in my opening post that I have tried the car dealerships, none of them can be arsed importing on my behalf.


  • #4
    carbon nanotube
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 994 ✭✭✭carbon nanotube


    whats this unique car you speak of...


  • #5
    MidlandsM
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,737 ✭✭✭MidlandsM


    obi604 wrote: »
    Hello all

    Im looking to buy a car and unfortunately the specific car im after is not available in Ireland, so I have to buy the car in the UK

    I bought my last car in the UK myself, but to be honest, I dont have the time or cant deal with the hassle of that now

    The car im looking for is not a fancy car or anything, its just a normal car

    My question is :

    Is there any companies/individuals one could engage to check the validity and road worthiness of a car in the UK and then get the car from the UK to Ireland ??

    yes. i do this.......pm sent. :)


  • #6
    mgbgt1978
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,261 ✭✭✭mgbgt1978


    To get a decent, reliable overview of the car you really need to get an AA motorcheck. Then get a separate company (who just transport cars, rather than check them over) to bring it across the water.
    Having said that it will usually work out cheaper to just get the AA check done and travel over to collect it yourself....unless both you and the car are located on the Car Transporters normal route.


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  • #7
    Hootanany
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,477 ✭✭✭Hootanany


    carbon nanotube wrote: »
    whats this unique car you speak of...



    Yes pray tell


  • #8
    carbon nanotube
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 994 ✭✭✭carbon nanotube


    somehow i expect to be sorely dissapointed.


  • #9
    MidlandsM
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,737 ✭✭✭MidlandsM


    mgbgt1978 wrote: »
    To get a decent, reliable overview of the car you really need to get an AA motorcheck. Then get a separate company (who just transport cars, rather than check them over) to bring it across the water.
    Having said that it will usually work out cheaper to just get the AA check done and travel over to collect it yourself....unless both you and the car are located on the Car Transporters normal route.

    I have a shed load of satisfied clients I have done all this kind of sourcing/vetting work for, and I'm decent, and relaible.......but hey, everyone's an expert - and what would i know, I only do this stuff for a living.:rolleyes::D


  • #10
    Pottler
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,073 ✭✭✭Pottler


    carbon nanotube wrote: »
    whats this unique car you speak of...
    He wants KITT.


  • #11
    carbon nanotube
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 994 ✭✭✭carbon nanotube


    with a 100,500 volt flux capacitor and integrated sat nav.

    very rare that alright.


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  • #12
    ThisRegard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,833 ✭✭✭✭ThisRegard


    stephendevlin wrote: »
    There called Irish car dealers :D

    We've been looking around a few dealers lately and I was actually surprised to see how many of them import UK cars now, one of the reasons given is that it's hard to get good second hand cars these days due to the scrappage schemes over the last couple of years. People who would normally change have already done so into new cars so will be hanging onto them for a few years yet.

    I was initially suspicious but it seems to be common enough now.


  • #13
    mgbgt1978
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,261 ✭✭✭mgbgt1978


    MidlandsM wrote: »
    I have a shed load of satisfied clients I have done all this kind of sourcing/vetting work for, and I'm decent, and relaible.......but hey, everyone's an expert - and what would i know, I only do this stuff for a living.:rolleyes::D
    I was simply replying to the OP's question Midlands. If you look at the time I posted you will see that it was only a minute or two after you posted your reply.
    I only saw your reply after I posted mine ( as I was typing mine as you were posting).
    I'm sure you provide a great service and as explained I was not knocking you.


  • #14
    MAJJ
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,679 ✭✭✭MAJJ


    Last car I bought was in NI and brought in from UK, post 11 in this thread has the details and my feedback.

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=75786097


  • #15
    obi604
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,855 ✭✭✭obi604


    MAJJ wrote: »
    Last car I bought was in NI and brought in from UK, post 11 in this thread has the details and my feedback.

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=75786097

    Dunno what this has to do with this thread


  • #16
    Jimbob 83
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,032 ✭✭✭Jimbob 83


    obi604 wrote: »
    Dunno what this has to do with this thread

    You should probably have read the initial question then


  • #17
    MidlandsM
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,737 ✭✭✭MidlandsM


    mgbgt1978 wrote: »
    I was simply replying to the OP's question Midlands. If you look at the time I posted you will see that it was only a minute or two after you posted your reply.
    I only saw your reply after I posted mine ( as I was typing mine as you were posting).
    I'm sure you provide a great service and as explained I was not knocking you.


    ok man, no offence taken, its all good.:p


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