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Motor Check

  • 01-11-2016 1:27pm
    #1
    Rainbow Kitty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 128 ✭✭


    What does it mean if you key in the reg of a car you're going to buy and it says 'No Irish or UK vehicle details were found for registration 131X12345'.
    It's a UK import, does this just mean the details haven't been updated yet with the new irish reg? This has me worried :-(


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  • #2
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,522 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    Rainbow Kitty wrote: »
    What does it mean if you key in the reg of a car you're going to buy and it says 'No Irish or UK vehicle details were found for registration 131X12345'.
    It's a UK import, does this just mean the details haven't been updated yet with the new irish reg? This has me worried :-(

    Has the car been taxed in Ireland?
    are you sure you have the reg right?


  • #3
    Rainbow Kitty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 128 ✭✭Rainbow Kitty


    colm_mcm wrote: »
    Has the car been taxed in Ireland?
    are you sure you have the reg right?

    Yes I have the right reg and dealer said he only has the car a short while. Hasn't been taxed yet.


  • #4
    joujoujou
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,983 ✭✭✭✭joujoujou
    Unregistered Users


    Rainbow Kitty wrote: »
    [...] does this just mean the details haven't been updated yet with the new irish reg? [...]

    Very likely. One of my colleagues bought a car, and saw the very same message 2-3 weeks after registering it.

    Be patient. ;)


  • #5
    grogi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,616 ✭✭✭grogi


    Rainbow Kitty wrote: »
    What does it mean if you key in the reg of a car you're going to buy and it says 'No Irish or UK vehicle details were found for registration 131X12345'.
    It's a UK import, does this just mean the details haven't been updated yet with the new irish reg? This has me worried :-(

    X is not a valid county code in Ireland... I'm not surprised it is not found.


  • #6
    Atlantic Dawn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 84,763 ✭✭✭✭Atlantic Dawn
    M


    Is it on UK or Irish plates? If it's now on Irish plates get the UK reg to check it, if dealer won't give you the UK reg walk away.


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  • #7
    Rainbow Kitty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 128 ✭✭Rainbow Kitty


    Atlantic Dawn wrote: »
    Is it on UK or Irish plates? If it's now on Irish plates get the UK reg to check it, if dealer won't give you the UK reg walk away.

    It's on Irish plates now, i'll ring him and get the UK reg.


  • #8
    bazz26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,364 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    If it's a UK import and recently registered in Ireland but not taxed then it may not be fully on the Shannon system. They will not issue a log book (vehicle registration cert) until it is first taxed.


  • #9
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,522 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    Rainbow Kitty wrote: »
    Yes I have the right reg and dealer said he only has the car a short while. Hasn't been taxed yet.

    If it's never been taxed then there's no registration cert.
    that's very unusual. I'd be wondering why someone would pay the vrt, not tax it and then a dealer ends up with it.


  • #10
    LawlessBoy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,001 ✭✭✭LawlessBoy


    colm_mcm wrote: »
    If it's never been taxed then there's no registration cert.
    that's very unusual. I'd be wondering why someone would pay the vrt, not tax it and then a dealer ends up with it.

    I would have just assumed the dealership imported it themselves?


  • #11
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,522 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    LawlessBoy wrote: »
    I would have just assumed the dealership imported it themselves?

    They wouldn't pay the vrt up front. They'd register it in the buyers name.


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  • #12
    robtri
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,473 ✭✭✭robtri


    get the original UK reg and check that


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