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Buying an ambulance

  • 12-10-2013 6:40pm
    #1
    Gazza09
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 123 ✭✭


    If i bought a rapid response ambulance would i have to use it as an ambulance? Im not a paramedic or anything.


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  • #2
    corktina
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,733 ✭✭✭✭corktina


    i can't think it would be any problem once you weren't misrepresenting yourself....I'd cover up the Ambulance Signs myself, or make them removable


  • #3
    Gazza09
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 123 ✭✭Gazza09


    corktina wrote: »
    i can't think it would be any problem once you weren't misrepresenting yourself....I'd cover up the Ambulance Signs myself, or make them removable



    I wonder would this free tax still apply?:P


  • #4
    Dord
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,817 ✭✭✭✭Dord


    There's an ambulance I see around Dublin 9 area sometimes thats just had the lights removed and signs painted over in black. Not very pretty but if that's what works it works. I don't think you can drive around with the signs still up.


  • #5
    TrailerBob
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,519 ✭✭✭TrailerBob


    There are a few knocking about converted to camper vans. They have to have a full strip out of any ambulance equipment, including sirens, lights etc. not sure why you would want to though, an ambulance gets a tough life..


  • #6
    L-M
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,694 ✭✭✭✭L-M


    No but you would have to pay VRT which can be expensive, ambulance depending.


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  • #7
    Gazza09
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 123 ✭✭Gazza09


    TrailerBob wrote: »
    There are a few knocking about converted to camper vans. They have to have a full strip out of any ambulance equipment, including sirens, lights etc. not sure why you would want to though, an ambulance gets a tough life..

    No not a big ambulance just the small rapid response cars? I know if i was to bring one from the uk vet would be free im just wondering about the tax?!


  • #8
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,219 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Gazza09 wrote: »
    I wonder would this free tax still apply?:P
    No.

    Go ahead and buy the ambulance though. I was really close once to buy a hearse, herself would have none of it though so it didn't happen *whipped :o*
    You'll have to respray it so the marking are gone/peel them off.


  • #9
    wexie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,480 ✭✭✭wexie


    Gazza09 wrote: »
    No not a big ambulance just the small rapid response cars? I know if i was to bring one from the uk vet would be free im just wondering about the tax?!

    As far as I know at this stage it'd just be a regular personal car, therefore regular tax would apply.

    Don't get cheap tax just because you slapped a few 'Ambulance' stickers on the car I'm afraid.

    Cheap tax only applies to cars actually used as ambulances.


  • #10
    Chris Dolmeth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 132 ✭✭Chris Dolmeth


    biko wrote: »
    No.

    Go ahead and buy the ambulance though. I was really close once to buy a hearse, herself would have none of it though so it didn't happen *whipped :o*
    You'll have to respray it so the marking are gone/peel them off.
    You could've called it Ecto 1 and gone around exorcising the demons lol


  • #11
    mgbgt1978
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,252 ✭✭✭mgbgt1978


    Gazza09 wrote: »
    No not a big ambulance just the small rapid response cars? I know if i was to bring one from the uk vet would be free im just wondering about the tax?!

    I presume you mean VRT (rather than VET). The VRT exclusion only applies if the vehicle is to be used as an Ambulance in this Country, rather than used as one in the Country it came from.
    To use, and Tax, the vehicle here you would have to use it exclusively as a 'private ambulance'.
    This involves a little bit more than just declaring to the VRT office that you wish to use it for this purpose.
    In other words, you would pay the VRT as though it were a private car (by the sounds of it you are talking about an Estate Car).


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