VRT when exiting the ferry?

Jurgen Klopp

Quick question. If i buy a car in England and were to drive it home via the Holly head ferry what's the story with VRT if I was stopped when driving home?

Does it need to be pre paid or what?

Also once it home and dont drive it am I OK to go over the 30 days for registration? Isn't it only offense if your driving a car thay isn't registered?

Whats the story if you bought a car and kept it parked for say 6 weeks before registering it like say if owner wasn't going to coming home til then

Just wondering cause I might get a car for the sister who won't be back for a bit but if I saw a good deal id have the car got but let her register and tax it herself afterwards

listermint

All in the sticky.


http://touch.boards.ie/thread/176389/1/#post1792614

unkel

Jurgen Klopp wrote: »

Does it need to be pre paid or what?

No. But you have to have it registered within 30 days. As soon as you bring the car, make the appointment with the VRT and keep the email on your phone in case you get stopped by the guards. Do make sure you are insured to drive the car both in the UK and Ireland though

Jurgen Klopp wrote: »

Also once it home and dont drive it am I OK to go over the 30 days for registration? Isn't it only offense if your driving a car thay isn't registered?

No. You have to have it registered within 30 days. Even if you don't drive it and it's off the road. If you have it longer, penalties will apply on top of the VRT amount to be paid. The penalties aren't huge though. As you said, if you see a good deal, it might be worth it. Penalties are 10% of the OMSP iirc if you are not more than a few months late

And BTW it is possible for you to register the car on behalf of your sister. There is a special section for this on the registration form. Also make sure you get some sort of invoice from the seller (or make one up yourself ) and keep your ferry receipt!!!

unkel

unkel wrote: »

No. You have to have it registered within 30 days. Even if you don't drive it and it's off the road. If you have it longer, penalties will apply on top of the VRT amount to be paid. The penalties aren't huge though. As you said, if you see a good deal, it might be worth it. Penalties are 10% of the OMSP iirc if you are not more than a few months late

And BTW it is possible for you to register the car on behalf of your sister. There is a special section for this on the registration form. Also make sure you get some sort of invoice from the seller (or make one up yourself ) and keep your ferry receipt!!!

What is used as proof of when it enters the county though? Could have been driven over the border so no ferry and as you said you can make up a reciept and date it any way you want?

unkel

They look a lot closer when the car came from norn iron (and you don't have a ferry ticket). Not sure about the details, but a makey uppy receipt on its own as proof of date won't do.

bazz26

These days if you cannot prove when the car entered the country either in the form of a proper invoice or ferry ticket then they will apply VRT penalties and backdate them to the last date the car was taxed in the UK.

bazz26

bazz26 wrote: »

These days if you cannot prove when the car entered the country either in the form of a proper invoice or ferry ticket then they will apply VRT penalties and backdate them to the last date the car was taxed in the UK.

Sure whorst case scenario just book a ferry ticket for the date you want the Car to enter the country, might cost you a 100 quid or so to buy but it's a lot less than penalties etc.

oppenheimer1

unkel wrote: »

No. But you have to have it registered within 30 days. As soon as you bring the car, make the appointment with the VRT and keep the email on your phone in case you get stopped by the guards. Do make sure you are insured to drive the car both in the UK and Ireland though



No. You have to have it registered within 30 days. Even if you don't drive it and it's off the road. If you have it longer, penalties will apply on top of the VRT amount to be paid. The penalties aren't huge though. As you said, if you see a good deal, it might be worth it. Penalties are 10% of the OMSP iirc if you are not more than a few months late

And BTW it is possible for you to register the car on behalf of your sister. There is a special section for this on the registration form. Also make sure you get some sort of invoice from the seller (or make one up yourself ) and keep your ferry receipt!!!

Just to add to this. I recently registered a vehicle and payed the VRT on behalf of someone else. Although I didn't see it written in the guidance notes (I may have overlooked it) you have to bring photo ID for both yourself and the person it is being registered to. Thankfully I didn't live too far from the VRT centre so was able to spin back to get it, but it was a bit of a pain.

You have 7 days from landing the car to book the VRT assessment, 30 days from landing for the VRT assessment without penalty and a further 2 days to have the new Irish plates put on the car.

Isambard

i'm sure your VRT people misinterpreted the rules, what good is photo id of someone who isn't there!

BHP

Isambard wrote: »

i'm sure your VRT people misinterpreted the rules, what good is photo id of someone who isn't there!

Well i expect a scan of the ID would be taken and kept by Revenue if future verification was required.