Importing Classic Car to Ireland

stamjoe · 11-06-2015 10:20am #1

Hello,

I know the set fee for registering a vintage car is 200e, and then the car is verified in the NCTs.

What are the inspecting?

I plan on importing a car that is registered in the UK, but it has a 1970 vw beetle chasis, different engine and different body. Can they reject that this is not what it says in the UK log book?

Bit worried about this.

Cheers.

savagethegoat · 11-06-2015 10:55am

I don't think they have to knowledge to say it's the wrong engine and body. They are only interested that the facts on the document match the car. Why don't you ring them and ask them?

Kenny Logins · 11-06-2015 10:59am

Unless it's a Nova or a buggy or something, I doubt you'll have a problem.

stamjoe · 11-06-2015 11:08am

The engine isn't even a VW engine but another manufacture, and the body is a fibreglass replica of another car, looks absolutely nothing like an old beetle, interior wise etc.

hi5 · 11-06-2015 11:12am

They look at the chassis number on the book and they look at the chassis number on the car to see if they match and that's about it.

ComfortKid · 11-06-2015 11:14am

What kind of engine is in it, and what does the body look like? Your basically saying its a custom made car with nothing from a VW beetle left?

stamjoe · 11-06-2015 11:42am

This lad here; http://www.kitcar-trader.co.uk/other-kit-cars-for-sale/porsche-covin-911-kitcar

Kenny Logins · 11-06-2015 2:24pm

There's often a Covin or two on Dondeal, might be worth asking the owners how they're registered.

Zoo4m8 · 12-06-2015 6:35am

There's one on at the moment..

stamjoe · 12-06-2015 8:06am

Yeah, he has no knowledge regarding registering etc, unfortunately

Kenny Logins · 12-06-2015 8:41am

I do know of another that is registered as a VW Type3.

Put a call into your local NCTS.

Dades · 12-06-2015 9:16am

How does it describe the car on the V5? e.g. What's the first registration date of the car?

stamjoe · 12-06-2015 2:05pm

It's described as a 1970 make "vw", model "saloon", i think it's probably the engine is the big concern if it matches both. Speaking to revenue the body doesn't matter, as long as chassis number matches, but they said that might not be the case any more seeing as NCTS took over in 2010. Then after speaking to NCTS they said the engine number must match.

bbsrs · 21-06-2015 8:51am

stamjoe wrote: »

It's described as a 1970 make "vw", model "saloon", i think it's probably the engine is the big concern if it matches both. Speaking to revenue the body doesn't matter, as long as chassis number matches, but they said that might not be the case any more seeing as NCTS took over in 2010. Then after speaking to NCTS they said the engine number must match.

Get the engine number changed by the dvla on the V5 then you're all good. there must be a fcaility to do this as engine changes are common.

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