Inheriting father in law's UK car

hot_rod_hearse

Hi!
The father in Law in England passed away recently and I inherited his car and will be bringing it back to Ireland on the ferry. We have the original V5, it's still in his name on there obviously, what do I do with that? Which parts do I need to send off and which parts do I have to bring back to Ireland with me??

bazz26

Bring the entire V5 back with you. When you VRT the car here the VRT office will take the V5 and send it off to the DVLA in Swansea notifying them that the car is permanently exported.

bazz26

PS, they will look for a purchase invoice and ferry ticket receipt to prove when you brought the car into the country.

hot_rod_hearse

Nice one! Thanks! Do you think a letter from his widow stating that she gave me the car after he passed will suffice?

Atlantic Dawn

hot_rod_hearse wrote: »

Nice one! Thanks! Do you think a letter from his widow stating that she gave me the car after he passed will suffice?

Yes it could be helpful as they usually want a receipt which you won't have and some proof of date the car entered the country. As Bazz said ferry tickets a good idea to prove date of entry. V5 is the main document you need.

bazz26

hot_rod_hearse wrote: »

Nice one! Thanks! Do you think a letter from his widow stating that she gave me the car after he passed will suffice?

I'd get her to write up a receipt for the sale to you too.

hot_rod_hearse

bazz26 wrote: »

I'd get her to write up a receipt for the sale to you too.

So, just write any price there and say she "sold" the car to us?

mgbgt1978

Exactly. You could even just write up a receipt yourself if you don't want to involve the widow.
The main issue is to have a Ferry Ticket/Receipt with Car reg on it.




And the full V5 .

ps. username is finally coming into play !

Spook_ie

Make sure you have something to say it was willed to you, there are circumstances were you aren't liable to VRT

https://www.revenue.ie/en/importing-vehicles-duty-free-allowances/guide-to-vrt/reliefs-and-exemptions/other-permanent-reliefs.aspx

Inheritance
A vehicle can be exempt from VRT if:

you inherit it under a will
you inherit it under the law relating to intestacy
or
you are the personal representative of the deceased and resident in the State.
The vehicle must have been the personal property of the deceased at the time of death and be brought into the State within two years.

For a vehicle from within the EU, apply to your Revenue office within seven days of the vehicle arriving in the State.

Atlantic Dawn

Great that it's now exempt under a will, a few years back it was not.

Pkiernan

Spook_ie wrote: »

Make sure you have something to say it was willed to you, there are circumstances were you aren't liable to VRT

https://www.revenue.ie/en/importing-vehicles-duty-free-allowances/guide-to-vrt/reliefs-and-exemptions/other-permanent-reliefs.aspx

Great post! I doubt many people would know that.

I see a business in purchasing Ferraris for very old people in the UK......

laotg

To qualify for the VRT exemption due to it being willed you will have to apply to your local revenue office. Next step will be them asking for proof of it being willed. That's gonna to be in the form of a certified copy of a will.

Homer

So was it officially left to you in the will or gifted to you by the widow? Two very different scenarios from a revenue perspective.

Spook_ie

laotg wrote: »

To qualify for the VRT exemption due to it being willed you will have to apply to your local revenue office. Next step will be them asking for proof of it being willed. That's gonna to be in the form of a certified copy of a will.

A letter from the executor/administrator of the will/estate might suffice, given that the inheritance might be from intestacy which would be no copy of a will.

Nothing to lose but the VRT

hot_rod_hearse

It wasn't willed to me, no. The father-in-law also didn't have a will. The intestacy would be ont he Widow who gave it to me, so I doubt Revenue would let me off without paying VRT. They're not gonna let a chance to get tax money slip through their fingers, sure.

Clareman

hot_rod_hearse wrote: »

It wasn't willed to me, no. The father-in-law also didn't have a will. The intestacy would be ont he Widow who gave it to me, so I doubt Revenue would let me off without paying VRT. They're not gonna let a chance to get tax money slip through their fingers, sure.

Get a letter from the estate stating that the car was left to you on the passing of your father in law, I would say for ease of processing it might be easier to get it in your partners name, revenue aren't heartless and aren't out to do people, if you are genuine and you can prove that you are they'll rubber stamp it for you. The fact that the will is in a different country will mean that Revenue won't be able to get a copy of it and you can also say that you won't be able to get a copy, worst case scenario you just have to pay the VRT, best case scenario no VRT

hot_rod_hearse

OKay, made the appointment for the VRT inspection and awaiting correspondence to see if we can get permament relief. When I go for the VRT inspection, do they do an NCT or is that booked for a different day or does the British MOT get transferred over and seen as complying with NCT?

bazz26

NCT is separate to the VRT process.