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Question on Buying Car in UK

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  • 10-04-2013 4:35pm
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    ACTurbo
    Registered Users Posts: 4 ✭


    HI
    Sorry if this has been covered before but I am thinking of bringing in a car from the UK and I was wondering do I have to pay the UK VAT on it. I see lots of prices showing before and after VAT so I was wondering as I will be taking it out of the UK what the story with VAT is

    Thanks for any help
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    mgbgt1978
    Registered Users Posts: 4,230 ✭✭✭mgbgt1978


    New or second-hand ???


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    NIMAN
    Registered Users Posts: 33,148 ✭✭✭✭NIMAN


    If you don't pay the UK vat then you will have to pay the Irish vat on it.


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    ACTurbo
    Registered Users Posts: 4 ✭ACTurbo


    Thanks Niman


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    NIMAN
    Registered Users Posts: 33,148 ✭✭✭✭NIMAN


    afaik, the only case where you can decide not to pay the UK VAT and pay the VAT in Ireland instead is if the car is less than 6 months old and has less than 6,000km on the clock.

    But I may be wrong on that. That was the case for me when I bought a car in NI and imported it. I took it VAT free from UK, paid Irish VAT and VRT on the price.


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