Question on filling out VRT form

firemansam4

Hi I'm purchasing a second hand car (4 years old) from NI and just had a look at 1 of the forms to be filled out for the VRT. I bought the car from a small second hand car dealer who worked from his own house and I noticed on the form that you have to declare if you bought the car from a motor dealer or private owner, now he did give me a receipt with his company name on it so I would assume he would be classed as a motor dealer?

In that case the form also states if the car is purchased from a motor dealer that you have to provide there VAT number and how much VAT was paid. So I'm wondering now if I have to go back to him and get this information and ask him has he paid VAT on this?

traco

Just put down teh total price you paid and hand in a copy of the invoice, they will fill in the other info. The invoice I got for mine didn't have the correct amout of UK VAT on it but the VRT office didn't seem to mind

slinky2000

It's just for their records, I wouldn't worry about it, I don't think they check it up, I would just put unknown for anything you don't know.

Last time I imported a car (one not bought from a dealer) I just scribbled down where I bought it from, the lads name and the price.

firemansam4

Thanks for the reply's, think I will just leave the VAT number blank and the VAT amount blank as well, hopefully they wont make a fuss about it. I didn't know you had to pay VAT on a second hand car from a dealer