VRT

kinetic

Hi this has probably been asked a few times but here goes...I was buying a car from the UK 4 months ago and the VRT was 3650....just checked it today and its now 5200 for the exact model.
Anyone got any ideas why its so much of a difference and how likely is it to come down again?

Thanks

colm_mcm

Have you selected the exact same model with the same emissions?

kinetic

yeah but I cant see where the emission's are for the model. Do you know where I get them from?

colm_mcm

The v5 registration cert.

bazz26

It will be on the car's V5 registration document, that is what Revenue will go by. Ask the seller for it.

leitrim1

kinetic wrote: »

Hi this has probably been asked a few times but here goes...I was buying a car from the UK 4 months ago and the VRT was 3650....just checked it today and its now 5200 for the exact model.
Anyone got any ideas why its so much of a difference and how likely is it to come down again?

Thanks

The exact same thing happened me quite recently. I was expecting €3600 as stated on the revenue CRT calculator. When I presented the car they could not give me a figure and said someone would call me within a couple of days. They did with €5200. I was shocked and on holidays abroad at that stage. On return home I went in to pay and was shocked further with an additional penalty of €200 for been late. It was their fault as I was willing to pay on presentation of the car but they could not give me a figure. Sad old Ireland.

bazz26

Common tale is that the more VRT queries there are on a particular model through the website they allegedly hike up the VRT rate.

colm_mcm

They got that idea from ryanair

Does the OMSP go up so?

leitrim1

leitrim1 wrote: »

The exact same thing happened me quite recently. I was expecting €3600 as stated on the revenue CRT calculator. When I presented the car they could not give me a figure and said someone would call me within a couple of days. They did with €5200. I was shocked and on holidays abroad at that stage. On return home I went in to pay and was shocked further with an additional penalty of €200 for been late. It was their fault as I was willing to pay on presentation of the car but they could not give me a figure. Sad old Ireland.

The lady in the Vrt office said I could appeal the penalty but said not to bother as I would not win.

AltAccount

Last time I saw the appeal stats I think the large majority of appeals were successful.

I don't think it's that difficult to appeal either.

leitrim1

AltAccount wrote: »

Last time I saw the appeal stats I think the large majority of appeals were successful.

I don't think it's that difficult to appeal either.

I am not that pushed about the €200 but if I thought there was any chance of getting any of the difference between the actual amount and the revenue calculator amount then I would go for it. What do you think ?

Thanks