Help on importing car from UK

Mr Velo

I'm purchasing a UK reg car which has been in Ireland for over a year already.
The guy i'm buying it off has a UK license etc.

My question is - when it comes to me clearing it - i need certain documentation. I've gone through the list and i'll have everything, however point number 6 has me stumped:

For vehicles imported from Northern Ireland, where the invoice is dated more that 30 days earlier than the date the vehicle is presented for registration, details of where the vehicle was stored. For vehicles purchased in the EU, we require shipping details to confirm the date of arrival of the vehicle in the state. For vehicles outside the EU, we require the single administrative number and the date it was issued by customs at the point of entry to the EU.

How do i provide something like that for a vehicle that's already been here for over a year - but on UK plates??

Confused.

colm_mcm

There's the rule about registering a car within 30 days as well.

Why buy from someone who is breaking the law?

Mr Velo

colm_mcm wrote: »

There's the rule about registering a car within 30 days as well.

Why buy from someone who is breaking the law?

It was my understanding that he was legally driving it about on those plates though.

colm_mcm

Mr Velo wrote: »

It was my understanding that he was legally driving it about on those plates though.

For a year though? When was it last mot'd/actually in the uk?

Mr Velo

colm_mcm wrote: »

For a year though?

He has UK license, tax and insurance.

colm_mcm

Mr Velo wrote: »

He has UK license, tax and insurance.

So is he living in Ireland?

If it were that simple, we'd all just get uk licences and not pay vrt or road tax here!

It doesn't add up, if he was moving over here he could get vrt exemption but would need to hang on to the car.

Mr Velo

colm_mcm wrote: »

So is he living in Ireland?

If it were that simple, we'd all just get uk licences and not pay vrt or road tax here!

Affirmative.

Thanks Colm!