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Legalities of Irish citizen driving UK car in Ireland (car owned by UK resident)

  • 13-02-2013 3:26pm
    #1
    giggles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 183 ✭✭


    Ok, just want to understand if this is possible or not.. but basically

    My sister is a UK resident and owns car registered in the UK
    Her lease is up in her rented garage soon and she wants to see if she can live without a car. My husband and I have a car between us, however I'm due to change jobs soon and now need another car - so I have the option of buying her car if she decides to give it up.

    So between myself and sister we thought we might trial out me using her car for a while.

    What I don't know is what I would need to do in this situation to make it all above board. I'd obviously need to get insured but what about customs/tax implications of me having her car in Ireland?

    Ideally we'd trial it for 3 months and then we'd decide on what to do next. Either the car goes back to her and I get another car or I keep her car, register it in my name and clear it etc

    Any advice?


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  • #2
    Guy:Incognito
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,247 ✭✭✭✭Guy:Incognito


    You cant drive it here unless you register it here (paying vrt)


  • #3
    giggles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 183 ✭✭giggles


    And I presume I can't do that without owning it? is that correct?


  • #4
    galwaytt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,822 ✭✭✭✭galwaytt


    giggles wrote: »
    And I presume I can't do that without owning it? is that correct?

    No - so long as it's Irish-registered, taxed, NCT'd (if applicable), and you have insurance on it - whether your own or as named driver, you can drive it.

    There is no 'ownership' requirement - in other words, it doesn't have to be in your name - it could be your sister's still.

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  • #5
    giggles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 183 ✭✭giggles


    Ok thanks for the replies


  • #6
    somefeen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,657 ✭✭✭somefeen


    If I remember rightly its clearly stated in the legislation that an Irish citizen can't drive a foreign registered car in Ireland without being liable for VRT.


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  • #7
    cplwhisper
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 797 ✭✭✭cplwhisper


    galwaytt wrote: »
    No - so long as it's Irish-registered, taxed, NCT'd (if applicable), and you have insurance on it - whether your own or as named driver, you can drive it.

    There is no 'ownership' requirement - in other words, it doesn't have to be in your name - it could be your sister's still.


    - there is ownership ISSUE - for you to insure the car as your policy then it must be registered to you or your husband, can't be registered to your sister. As you must be at financial loss in event of accident


  • #8
    Pkiernan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,310 ✭✭✭Pkiernan


    somefeen wrote: »
    If I remember rightly its clearly stated in the legislation that an Irish citizen can't drive a foreign registered car in Ireland without being liable for VRT.

    Irish resident.

    Citizenship is not relevant.


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