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Selling Uk Reg in South

  • 12-03-2013 8:52pm
    #1
    m.j.w
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,494 ✭✭✭


    Just wondering is it illegal to sell a Uk reg car in the South. Think I seen somewhere that it is but seems to be loads on adverts and done deal


Comments

  • #2
    ba_barabus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,617 ✭✭✭ba_barabus


    Yes it is


  • #3
    aujopimur
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,953 ✭✭✭aujopimur


    Private sales are illegal, a dealer with a TAN no. can sell a foreign reg. vehicle, but must pay the VRT before the buyer takes possesion.


  • #4
    shooter88
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 405 ✭✭shooter88


    You have more chance of winning the lotto than getting done for selling a unregistered car


  • #5
    NIMAN
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,199 ✭✭✭✭NIMAN


    Surely this would be an easy source of revenue for Customs?

    Just phone up one of the countless adverts for UK reg cars, say you want to view it, then confiscate the car when you see it is at an RoI address with UK plates.

    Why are they not doing this?


  • #6
    Fred Swanson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21,730 ✭✭✭✭Fred Swanson


    This post has been deleted.


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  • #7
    NIMAN
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,199 ✭✭✭✭NIMAN


    They mount checkpoints at the borders on a regular basis, maybe they should alternate between checkpoints and checking out DoneDeal adverts?

    Plus, could they not tie in with the insurance companies and find out out who has a UK reg at an RoI address? Doesn't sound like rocket science to get this in place.


  • #8
    galwaytt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,749 ✭✭✭✭galwaytt


    NIMAN wrote: »
    Plus, could they not tie in with the insurance companies and find out out who has a UK reg at an RoI address? Doesn't sound like rocket science to get this in place.

    They already do that: if you take out cover on a UK reg car here, the ins co's already automatically tell Revenue if you haven't advised them of it's new Irish reg within 30 days of covering it.

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  • #9
    Marcusm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,760 ✭✭✭✭Marcusm


    Depending on whether the seller moved over from the UK or simply bought it overthere, there is also the documentation issue. An irish resident who simply bought in the UK and brought it back would not have a V5C in his own name (unless he supplied a false UK address, such as a family member's). Anyone buying a UK car in Ireland other than from the registered keeper has very little sense.


  • #10
    corktina
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,733 ✭✭✭✭corktina


    Fred Swanson wrote: »
    This post has been deleted.

    isn't it crazy that with massive unemployment they (we) don't take on loads of investigators for this and other matters such as benefit fraud and pay them a percentage of the savings they make for us! I reckon I could make a good living just on no tax/NCT alone!


  • #11
    aujopimur
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,953 ✭✭✭aujopimur


    Marcusm wrote: »
    Depending on whether the seller moved over from the UK or simply bought it overthere, there is also the documentation issue. An irish resident who simply bought in the UK and brought it back would not have a V5C in his own name (unless he supplied a false UK address, such as a family member's). Anyone buying a UK car in Ireland other than from the registered keeper has very little sense.

    A UK seller should have reregd. the car here when he moved, any car imported on change of residentcy can not be sold on for 12 mths. as VRT would be payable.


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