Still an "import"?

bisounours

if a UK car was brought into Ireland in 2008, registered and has Irish VRC, is it still considered an "import?" Or is it now an Irish car?

ba_barabus

bisounours wrote: »

if a UK car was brought into Ireland in 2008, registered and has Irish VRC, is it still considered an "import?" Or is it now an Irish car?

It's an import.

savagethegoat

they're all imports

coylemj

savagethegoat wrote: »

they're all imports

We're not talking literal here. Any car that was secondhand when it arrived in the country is an 'import' and is indirectly flagged as such on the VRC, by the difference in the 'Date of first registration' and the 'Date of First Licensing in Ireland'. There's also field J.4 'Previous Registration Number'.

In addition, you may or may not be asked on an insurance proposal form if it's an import. Not sure how that affects the premium but some insurance companies do want to know.

Cee-Jay-Cee

UK imports have no effect on premiums only Japanese imports.

quadrifoglio verde

What about a Japanese car imported to the UK, registered there and then a few years later is registered here. Is that still classed as a jap import or a UK import .

bazz26

Insurance companies generally define "imports" as those vehicles imported into the EU that were never originally intended to be sold in the EU.

Chris_Heilong

I asked this before to an insurance company and they told me if it came from the UK and is a UK car then its still an import and needs to be stated as such. Dont think it affects policy but worth mentioning.

share_bear

Chris_Heilong wrote: »

I asked this before to an insurance company and they told me if it came from the UK and is a UK car then its still an import and needs to be stated as such. Dont think it affects policy but worth mentioning.

Because the speedo and in particular the odometer will be different, at the very least.

billy few mates

My last car was a UK import, every time I went for an insurance quote they asked me if it was an import, I always said yes, a U.K. Import and they always said, that's fine or that doesn't count etc, it was never an issue.

Toyotafanboi

share_bear wrote: »

Because the speedo and in particular the odometer will be different, at the very least.

No different to any pre 05 car here, surely?

porsche boy

A car is an import when it's original destination was anywhere except Ireland. English imports can be spotted by having a higher spec then the Irish equivalent. Japanese imports can be spotter a mile away.

Gumbo

porsche boy wrote: »

A car is an import when it's original destination was anywhere except Ireland. English imports can be spotted by having a higher spec then the Irish equivalent. Japanese imports can be spotter a mile away.

Not always. Various cars had better spec in Ireland than the UK such as the Octavia VRS.