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VRT question - asking for a fool

  • 02-03-2018 12:38am
    #1
    heldel00
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,832 ✭✭✭


    Please help settle an argument with my brother. This is a completely hypothetical situation so not looking to do anything illegal.

    He reckons that if a Rep of Ireland resident buys a car in the North, it can be registered in the name of a friend who lives in the UK, driven here for 6 months and then the car can be transferred into the Irish resident's name and VRT does not need to be paid.
    I have shown him the relevant page on revenue website but he still says that, hypothetically speaking, this can be done.
    Surely there are some implications with regards to insurance or driving a car that is registered to someone else or else the entire island of Ireland would be doing this?

    I love proving him wrong. Help me out here.


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  • #2
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,520 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    Nah it’s shiitetalk


  • #3
    punisher5112
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,644 ✭✭✭✭punisher5112


    Where do they even come up with this sh1t.

    Is he on drugs....


  • #4
    Atlantic Dawn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 84,733 ✭✭✭✭Atlantic Dawn
    M


    Once you insure a foreign car in Ireland after either 30 or 40 days (not sure which) the insurance company is legally required to give your details to Revenue, they will then likely setup a checkpoint near your house to stop you. If you get a car VRT exempt in to the country you can not sell it within a year without paying the full VRT you would have had to pay originally. You can not insure a car you do not own so in general you brother hasn't a breeze.


  • #5
    pah
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,663 ✭✭✭pah


    Atlantic Dawn wrote: »
    Once you insure a foreign car in Ireland after either 30 or 40 days (not sure which) the insurance company is legally required to give your details to Revenue, they will then likely setup a checkpoint near your house to stop you. If you get a car VRT exempt in to the country you can not sell it within a year without paying the full VRT you would have had to pay originally. You can not insure a car you do not own so in general you brother hasn't a breeze.

    I'd be interested to see that legislation. My insurance company gave me 30 days to report back to them with irish reg and they would not cover after that time.

    AFAIK you need proof of residency in UK/NornIron and proof that you are moving back to IRL for exemption.

    It is highly unlikely that revenue will conduct a targeted checkpoint against you.


  • #6
    heldel00
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,832 ✭✭✭heldel00


    Pure pub talk but the "gospel according to the high stool" is word according to him!
    Every conversation starts with ... "i was chattin to a lad ..."!!!


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  • #7
    bazz26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,360 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    snowmageddon cabin fever must be starting to kick in lads.


  • #8
    iomusicdublin
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 154 ✭✭iomusicdublin


    VRT question - asking for a fool


    A Rep of Ireland resident can move to the North, buy a NI reg car and live there for 12 months and then drive the car in the south everyday if they want. After 1 year residency in NI (you will need tonnes of proof) they can move back to the south and the car can be transferred into the Irish resident's name and VRT does not need to be paid.



    You cannot sell the car for 12 months under TOC rules, but you can put anyone on the insurance and they can drive it.

    This can only be done once every 5 years


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