Importing a bike.

Lyle Lanley

I'm considering buying a bike that's on UK reg but has been in Ireland for years. Am i likely to have a problem with this?

Don't want to wind up paying the back tax since its not mine to pay!

I'm not really sure on the procedure to bring a vehicle in either so if anyone could point me in the right direction that'd be great.

zubair

Lyle Lanley wrote: »

I'm considering buying a bike that's on UK reg but has been in Ireland for years. Am i likely to have a problem with this?

Don't want to wind up paying the back tax since its not mine to pay!

I'm not really sure on the procedure to bring a vehicle in either so if anyone could point me in the right direction that'd be great.

Has the UK road tax been paid in that time?

Lyle Lanley

zubair wrote: »

Has the UK road tax been paid in that time?

No. Been in a garage for most of it.

BronsonTB

It is illegal to sell a UK register vehicle without paying the VRT first. (Revenue)

So make sure you have a recent receipt to show it has not been in the country for years

zubair

BronsonTB wrote: »

It is illegal to sell a UK register vehicle without paying the VRT first. (Revenue)

So make sure you have a recent receipt to show it has not been in the country for years

Exactly, you'll need a shipping receipt showing when it was imported to the country, anything will do, it could be in crayon for all they care.

As far as i know that unpaid road tax will have to be paid if it's not been declared off the road so someone will have to pay it.

Lyle Lanley

So.. I've just bought a bike over in England. I've a handwritten receipt for the bike and the boat back. I can then pay the vrt and get a plate?

frozenfrozen

yes either that or you bought it up north

zubair

As its a UK reg and not NI to be in Ireland it will need to have been shipped at some stage. Best go with a shipping receipt or get tangled up in a web of lies.

Lyle Lanley

zubair wrote: »

As its a UK reg and not NI to be in Ireland it will need to have been shipped at some stage. Best go with a shipping receipt or get tangled up in a web of lies.

Thought that might be an issue. Unless a previous owner had shipped it and i bought from him.

Probably just as easy to get a receipt though.

frozenfrozen

no need to lie anyway if you have a hand written real receipt and the ferry ticket, that's as legit as it gets as far as they are concerned

Reindeer

What all would it entail to bring in a bike from NI that is currently registered there?
Thanks

Fireblade77

http://www.revenue.ie/en/tax/vrt/vrt-guide.html

Lyle Lanley

This turned out to be very simple. A letter from myself explaining that the bike was brought over years ago and parked in a shed til I bought it was taken in lieu of a ferry receipt. No question of back tax, that is the last owners problem, doubt they'll come looking for him