Does an Irish car need tax and test in uk

Conorh123

Hello I'm just wondering does an Irish car have to have valid nct and test in the uk ? I heard it does not matter as long as you have insurance

Cee-Jay-Cee

Yrs you need both otherwise the police can seize the car from you. Even the uk harbour and airport police can pull you up on it.

Conorh123

Cee-Jay-Cee wrote: »

Yrs you need both otherwise the police can seize the car from you. Even the uk harbour and airport police can pull you up on it.

How can they tell if you have it or not as they don't use discs ?

RustyNut

I'm not sure about the test but tax is not required. If you are going to be driving over there for a while maybe get the car mot'd.

Atlantic Dawn

Conorh123 wrote: »

How can they tell if you have it or not as they don't use discs ?

Your Irish registered car is legally is supposed to display them.

goochy

your insurance company can look to get out of paying a claim if you have no nct.

BronsonTB

Conorh123 wrote: »

Hello I'm just wondering does an Irish car have to have valid nct and test in the uk ? I heard it does not matter as long as you have insurance

If you are driving on the public road in the UK your car must be road legal in the country of origin (Tax/NCT & Insurance). They can seize the car if they are in any doubt over it being road legal. You will need to have a valid nct to keep your insurance valid. Your insurance may only cover up to a certain amount of days in the UK depending on your policy specifics.
You need to display the discs on the window, only UK registered cars don't need to show discs as they can check these instantly.

Of course it will always depend on the officer that stops you, some show more discretion than others. Make no mistake though, they do enforce checking a lot more than in Ireland.
It's more if a serious accident happens & it turns out the car wasn't road legal ie no test & had a mechanical fault...then it could be a very costly experience...

GM228

RustyNut wrote: »

I'm not sure about the test but tax is not required. If you are going to be driving over there for a while maybe get the car mot'd.

The age old question of motor tax abroad.

Valid Irish motor tax is required in the UK and many other EU countries under the provisions of EU Directive 83/182/EEC.

GM228

BronsonTB wrote: »

And your insurance will only cover up to a certain amount of days in the UK.

Insurance will cover you under third party basis for the entirety of any stay, it's the fire, theft and fully comp which may not last the entirety of the stay depending on the policy provider.

Henry Ford III

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