Buying northern reg car?

Im looking at a car on wednesday, but im going out of the country for 3 weeks soon so i was planning on parking it up and doing the vrt and stuff when im back in september. Will this work or do I need to do it withing 7 days?

Wexfordboy89

Keith Curved Bun wrote: »

Im looking at a car on wednesday, but im going out of the country for 3 weeks soon so i was planning on parking it up and doing the vrt and stuff when im back in september. Will this work or do I need to do it withing 7 days?

No i think you have up too 6 months to pay vrt at least i think it used to be anyway.you should be grand its only for a month plus it will be off the road for that time anyway

bazz26

There is no 6 months. The rules are that once the car comes into the country you have 7 days to book a VRT inspection with the NCT and you have 30 days from the date it came into the country to pay the VRT and register the car on Irish plates.

The NCT will request a purchase invoice with the date of purchase on it. If the car is being stored up and not being used then get the seller to post date the sales invoice with a September date.

Pkiernan

Wexfordboy89 wrote: »

No i think you have up too 6 months to pay vrt at least i think it used to be anyway.you should be grand its only for a month plus it will be off the road for that time anyway

Scary advice....

MLC_biker

You don't have that much time. According to http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/moving_country/moving_to_ireland/coming_to_live_in_ireland/importing_car_into_ireland.html#ld1a9am
You must book an appointment with the NCTS within 7 days of your car's arrival into Ireland and you must complete the registration process within 30 days of your arrival.

grogi

bazz26 wrote: »

The NCT will request a purchase invoice with the date of purchase on it. If the car is being stored up and not being used then get the seller to post date the sales invoice with a September date.

In fairness only a half-brain would agree to something like that. That is wrong on so many levels.

Cannon_fodder

Keith Curved Bun wrote: »

Im looking at a car on wednesday, but im going out of the country for 3 weeks soon so i was planning on parking it up and doing the vrt and stuff when im back in september. Will this work or do I need to do it withing 7 days?

Make a booking as soon as you get it, you may get an inspection this week. I booked today and had a choice of this Friday evening or tomorrow! Holiday seasons is allowing a few slots quicker than I thought.

Cannon_fodder

grogi wrote: »

In fairness only a half-brain would agree to something like that. That is wrong on so many levels.

Fully agree, cannot see any salesman taking that on.

From the vrt faq:

For vehicles imported from Northern Ireland, where the invoice is dated more that 30 days earlier than the date the vehicle is presented for registration, details of where the vehicle was stored. For vehicles purchased in the EU, we require shipping details to confirm the date of arrival of the vehicle in the state. For vehicles outside the EU, we require the single administrative number and the date it was issued by customs at the point of entry to the EU.

How would one prove where it was stored?

If i but, i may just do it this week if I can get an appointment

Marcusm

Keith Curved Bun wrote: »

From the vrt faq:

For vehicles imported from Northern Ireland, where the invoice is dated more that 30 days earlier than the date the vehicle is presented for registration, details of where the vehicle was stored. For vehicles purchased in the EU, we require shipping details to confirm the date of arrival of the vehicle in the state. For vehicles outside the EU, we require the single administrative number and the date it was issued by customs at the point of entry to the EU.

How would one prove where it was stored?

If i but, i may just do it this week if I can get an appointment

THey'll want proof of where it was stored in Northern Ireland; storing it in the Republic wouldn't work. The registration obligation triggers once you cross the border. How much VRT do you have to pay? Have you considered the cost of the penalty versus storage costs?

Bronco Bullfrog

I imported a car from England to ROI. I was not asked to provide any proof of date of arrival in the state or invoice to prove date of sale. That was ten years ago though, unless they've tightened up on it, or maybe it depends which office you're dealing with. I followed all the rules and got it all sorted immediately and had all my invoice and ferry tickets to present them, but was not asked by VRT or NCT for any proofs of dates, only had to hand over the UK logbook when paying the VRT.

oppenheimer1

Alternatively, you could get someone else to VRT it for you while you are away.

The registered owner does not have to present it for the VRT inspection, although you will need to bring an ID belonging to the registered owner with you to the VRT centre. I have registered cars on behalf of others and have been asked to produce ID for the registered owner.

Cee-Jay-Cee

Bronco Bullfrog wrote: »

I imported a car from England to ROI. I was not asked to provide any proof of date of arrival in the state or invoice to prove date of sale. That was ten years ago though, unless they've tightened up on it, or maybe it depends which office you're dealing with. I followed all the rules and got it all sorted immediately and had all my invoice and ferry tickets to present them, but was not asked by VRT or NCT for any proofs of dates, only had to hand over the UK logbook when paying the VRT.

Completely changed now so what you done 10 years ago is irrelevant. For a start VRT was dealt with by Revenue back then, now its the NCT crowd that are doing it and its a more complicated process.

Book the car for a VRT booking for when you come back. You can book up to 30 days in advance.

Bronco Bullfrog

So its changed now then? But Its not what I did 10 year ago, I followed the prescribed procedure. The civil servants I dealt with then did not. Just highlighting the slack carry on. Sounds like Irish civil servants now actually implementing the correct procedures or should I say getting off their arse to actually check stuff. I was instructed to present the car for inspection at the VRT office and pay the VRT. When I imported the car it was also supposed to also be inspected at point of payment of VRT to check VIN number matched the paperwork, colour, model etc. as well as having an NCT. The dude never got out of his chair. They were also supposed to check arrival dates. The VRT guy was too busy scoffing at the age of the car and the mileage I was declaring - 9000 miles on an eight year old skoda. I told him I couldn't verify that but knowing all along it belonged to an old gent who only went out in it once a week. It still had its original tyres on it. Bought a skoda with a 1.6 VW Golf engine in it with 9000 miles on the clock for £1500. Like new total time warp car. So it was worth importing. Still got it. Why do they think people go to the trouble of importing cars. All he said was 'an eight year old car with 9000 miles on it'. .as if I was a mug. Depends who you get on the day. We get bludgeoned by practice not theory in this country half the time.