Car not on VRT calculator

newmember2

What's the process for getting a VRT price on a car that's not listed on the revenue VRT calculator? I've read that you present the car and then get your valuation/VRT price a few days later. This might be a little late once you've brought the car in. Can you make an enquiry without having presented the car?

punisher5112

newmember? wrote: »

What's the process for getting a VRT price on a car that's not listed on the revenue VRT calculator? I've read that you present the car and then get your valuation/VRT price a few days later. This might be a little late once you've brought the car in. Can you make an enquiry without having presented the car?

Is there a car which is the same but spec different?
You could look up ones for sale and then if their prices are mad for vrt you can submit all similar for sale and proof of prices

bazz26

Nope, they will pretty much tell you that you have to turn up for the VRT appointment with the car and if they don't have a Stat code for it on the Revenue system then they send off a query to Revenue who will get back to you within about 10 working days with a VRT figure.

newmember2

bazz26 wrote: »

Nope, they will pretty much tell you that you have to turn up for the VRT appointment with the car and if they don't have a Stat code for it on the Revenue system then they send off a query to Revenue who will get back to you within about 10 working days with a VRT figure.

Surely this would place cars in the domestic market (where price is known before purchase) at an unfair advantage over a car brought in from another EU country where final price after importation is not available before purchase. This has to be in contravention of some EU law or other I'd imagine, no?

bazz26

How so and in what way is it contravening any law? Why hasn't somebody successfully challenged them on it through the courts? Ireland is not the only EU country that has a vehicle registration tax.

Remember your importing a car that was never sold here so if the car is not on their system then they have no form of reference to go off of around what figure the registration tax should be on it. Revenue have to go and contact the car manufacturer with the VIN to get details of the vehicle before they can place a valuation on the registration tax.

drunkmonkey

I thought it was challenged and the Government lost so they just changed the way they classified the tax so they could continue to tax the bejazus out of us.

I voted for the free movement of goods and people, one never happened and the second is going backwards at a rate of knots.

newmember2

bazz26 wrote: »

How so and in what way is it contravening any law? Why hasn't somebody successfully challenged them on it through the courts? Ireland is not the only EU country that has a vehicle registration tax.

This argument isn't against registration tax, it's against not knowing what the tax is before purchase of the car.

Fol20

newmember? wrote: »

Surely this would place cars in the domestic market (where price is known before purchase) at an unfair advantage over a car brought in from another EU country where final price after importation is not available before purchase. This has to be in contravention of some EU law or other I'd imagine, no?

Once they review on of that type of car. It will then be on the website or at least that’s what happened for me. My model wasn’t on the vrt website and when I got a text they had calculated my amount. I checked it again and hey presto. My car was on their site. Checking again today and it’s still on their site

drunkmonkey

Fol20 wrote: »

Once they review on of that type of car. It will then be on the website or at least that’s what happened for me. My model wasn’t on the vrt website and when I got a text they had calculated my amount. I checked it again and hey presto. My car was on their site. Checking again today and it’s still on their site

There's no Porsche, Massarati etc and I'd say any diesel version of them is an import.

newmember2

Fol20 wrote: »

Once they review on of that type of car. It will then be on the website or at least that’s what happened for me...

There's plenty of M3 coupes in the country but nothing on the VRT site.

Nekarsulm

Anything vaguely "interesting" seems to get removed from the list.
BMW 325's were on it, but once enthusiasts here started importing them, and paying smallish VRT due to their age and UK purchase price, they became "specialist cars.

pah

newmember? wrote: »

This has to be in contravention of some EU law or other I'd imagine, no?

Lol
You mean like VRT?

CJhaughey

Campervans are the same, you have no way of knowing what the bill will be prior to import.

MichaelW1

it must be possible to get a quote without presenting the car, I want to get an e46 m3 but with out knowing the registration price it makes it difficult.