Customs checkpoint

Pelvis

Anyone ever seen this before? There was one in Clonskeagh this morning stopping foreign reg cars.

Alanstrainor

Pelvis wrote: »

Anyone ever seen this before? There was one in Clonskeagh this morning stopping foreign reg cars.

Yep. I've seen it a good few times. They used to setup a checkpoint outside my apartment in Rathfarnham regularly enough. The apartments were gated and there were plenty of high end UK reg plates in there. One lad who would park his right beside the main gate was a top spec, and very new 7 series. I'd say he strolled out the gate every morning checking for the check point!

NIMAN

There are a lot of people dodging VRT.

Mint Sauce

Would there be check points, specifally for customs. Anyone I see, and they are few, just seem to be a window check.

Tow

This sounds like a Customs and Excise check, common enough around office/industrial estates during the tiger years.

begbysback

Have only seen them testing diesel in the past

Fann Linn

Regular enough down here in the wesht. Checking for agri diesel and vrt dodgers. More of the same please.

blingrhino

Drogheda ,Dundalk almost weekly !

Bunny Colvin

Saw one Wednesday morning outside Ballina. They were stopping commercial vehicles checking their diesel.

Atlantic Dawn

It's a long time since I've spotted any Eastern European plated cars driving around.

Springwell

That Clonskeagh one isn't uncommon - there's a lot of UK and European reg cars parked in UCD. They just seem to check foreign regs, never seen any tank dipping

biko

Seen plenty, usually around industrial estates.

Caliden

Regular enough around there.

It's a good bottleneck for anyone coming off the m50 and going towards Ballsbridge.
Got stopped before less than a week after having a NI car down here. (typical)

Luckily I had vrt paid but once I said I had it then didn't really care to see it. They were more interested in the car and how much I saved

ironclaw

NIMAN wrote: »

There are a lot of people dodging VRT.

Only made this observation this week as I'm back in Ireland on holidays, there seems to be a good number of UK reg cars around. Not saying its connected but it definitely seemed up since I left in June 2017.

neris

Ive seen a revenue car regularly takes a spin around the carpark of our local tesco. Lad on the collection service was saying they go in looking for uk plates. They had a revenue checkpoint on our road few years ago when the economy was coming back and they just pulled in every van passing by both Irish & UK/NI plates

kirving

Revenue / Customs will drive into the work car park for a look every so often looking for UK reg cars, and then wait up the road.

It's a nicer car park than most I'd say, and plenty of my colleagues have imported cars (and paid VRT), but the place is a clear target being one of the larger employers in county Galway.

TomOnBoard

Springwell wrote: »

That Clonskeagh one isn't uncommon - there's a lot of UK and European reg cars parked in UCD. They just seem to check foreign regs, never seen any tank dipping

Foreign cars in the hands of foreign students are legit. No need for them to pay VRT / re-register here.

Irish Kings

Pity they won't go after the big tax dodgers as well.

Fann Linn

In fairness they do and publicise them every quarter.

Atlantic Dawn

At times you would think we actually made cars here with the effort Revenue go to police it.

coylemj

What's the story with someone who relocates here with a UK car, lives here for over a year and continues to drive around Dublin with UK plates? It's a fairly valuable high-spec car.

I'm not thinking of snitching on the guy, more that I'm thinking of taking him aside to recommend that he register it here so that he can trade it in or sell it here because its obviously worth more here than if he brought it back to the UK. And as a bona fide immigrant, I assume he can do so without having to pay VRT.

Given that he's living here for over a year and has not registered it with Irish plates, what would happen if the customs people pulled him over, assuming that they have previously logged it so he can't claim that he's just here on holidays?

Irish Kings

Fann Linn wrote: »

In fairness they do and publicise them every quarter.

i said big tax dodgers

Fann Linn

Irish Kings wrote: »

i said big tax dodgers

Do you know many? If so, why not tell Revenue.

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

Came across my first revenue/social welfare checkpoint the other day. I’ve nothing to hide but I felt VERY uncomfortable answering any questions to the social welfare. I mean I’ve nothing to hide whatsoever but where would someone stand if they just refused to answer any questions. I found it very odd. I should have the freedom to go anywhere in my own country without having to answer questions to the gestapo.

Irish Kings

Fann Linn wrote: »

Do you know many? If so, why not tell Revenue.

I know the Revenue will jump right on it . . .lol

Fann Linn

Irish Kings wrote: »

I know the Revenue will jump right on it . . .lol

Well when I grassed up my tax dodging cnut of a neighbour they did.

Irish Kings

Fann Linn wrote: »

Well when I grassed up my tax dodging cnut of a neighbour they did.

I said big tax dodgers.

TomOnBoard

Hunky Monster wrote: »

Came across my first revenue/social welfare checkpoint the other day. I’ve nothing to hide but I felt VERY uncomfortable answering any questions to the social welfare. I mean I’ve nothing to hide whatsoever but where would someone stand if they just refused to answer any questions. I found it very odd. I should have the freedom to go anywhere in my own country without having to answer questions to the gestapo.

Like, did they stop your car? What kind of questions were they asking?

gozunda

coylemj wrote: »

What's the story with someone who relocates here with a UK car, lives here for over a year and continues to drive around Dublin with UK plates? It's a fairly valuable high-spec car.

I'm not thinking of snitching on the guy, more that I'm thinking of taking him aside to recommend that he register it here so that he can trade it in or sell it here because its obviously worth more here than if he brought it back to the UK. And as a bona fide immigrant, I assume he can do so without having to pay VRT.

Given that he's living here for over a year and has not registered it with Irish plates, what would happen if the customs people pulled him over, assuming that they have previously logged it so he can't claim that he's just here on holidays?

What's it got to do with you?

Irish Kings

gozunda wrote: »

What's it got to do with you?

maybe he's a taxpayer ?

punisher5112

Last time I saw a check was cherrywood

gozunda

Irish Kings wrote: »

maybe he's a taxpayer ?

I was thinking about this bit ...

I'm thinking of taking him aside to recommend that he register it here so that he can trade it in or sell it here because its obviously worth more here than if he brought it back to the UK. 

Do you mean he could take a cut or something?

punisher5112

Years ago was bringing in cars etc and one I drove for 6 months and went through check after checking no issue... Obviously it got harder after this as I wouldn't bother anymore I.

Springwell

TomOnBoard wrote: »

Foreign cars in the hands of foreign students are legit. No need for them to pay VRT / re-register here.

I'm aware of that having been stopped at the checkpoint more than once in a UK car when I was based in N.I. Never had an issue once they checked the car and ran my PPS number.

However, there's a good few staff cars with UK reg and more than a few in the industrial estates in the area

OldMrBrennan83

Irish Kings wrote: »

I said big tax dodgers.

All tax dodgers should be done.

Irish Kings

Patww79 wrote: »

All tax dodgers should be done.

Agreed, but the big ones are never touched, in fact they are facilitated.

elperello

There was a big checkpoint on the Southbound M8 near Urlingford on Friday morning.
I don't know what questions they were asking because I was on the Northbound side.

ofcork

They have one in cork fairly often on the north ring road use the inside lane to set up had a uk reg 3 series stopped last time and chased down an irish reg a3 for some reason.

seagull

coylemj wrote: »

What's the story with someone who relocates here with a UK car, lives here for over a year and continues to drive around Dublin with UK plates? It's a fairly valuable high-spec car.

I'm not thinking of snitching on the guy, more that I'm thinking of taking him aside to recommend that he register it here so that he can trade it in or sell it here because its obviously worth more here than if he brought it back to the UK. And as a bona fide immigrant, I assume he can do so without having to pay VRT.

Given that he's living here for over a year and has not registered it with Irish plates, what would happen if the customs people pulled him over, assuming that they have previously logged it so he can't claim that he's just here on holidays?

If he's relocated, then he runs the risk of significant penalties for not declaring it. He's way past the limit within which he should have declared it. As long as he owned it for a while before moving, there's no VRT to pay.
Worst case if he's stopped by customs - they take the car off him there and then.

Effects

coylemj wrote: »

Given that he's living here for over a year and has not registered it with Irish plates, what would happen if the customs people pulled him over, assuming that they have previously logged it so he can't claim that he's just here on holidays?

They'd probably run a check to see if he's paying tax here.

coylemj

Effects wrote: »

They'd probably run a check to see if he's paying tax here.

And?

road_high

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

It's a long time since I've spotted any Eastern European plated cars driving around.

Me too. Was a time they'd be everywhere. Must have really tightened up and enforced the reg rules.

Cordell

TomOnBoard wrote: »

Foreign cars in the hands of foreign students are legit. No need for them to pay VRT / re-register here.

Are they really? The insurance status will be questionable, to say the least.

road_high

Cordell wrote: »

Are they really? The insurance status will be questionable, to say the least.

Surely once they clear it with their insurers then what's the problem? UCD used to be full of UK and European regs over.

Cordell

Insurance status may be covered if they clear it with the insurer (do they?) but they are still residents in Ireland hence they need to register their cars (with the VRT waived if done properly)

Effects

Cordell wrote: »

Are they really? The insurance status will be questionable, to say the least.

I was struck by a Kuwait registered car a few years back. Insurance checked out fine as they had informed their insurer.

Effects

coylemj wrote: »

And?

And if they find he's paying tax in Ireland then tell him his car should be registered in Ireland. Happened to a guy I know. They gave him 21 days to sort it out.

kirving

Should be fine for students for the full period of study.

https://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/vehicles/registration/registration-abroad/ireland/index_en.htm#shortcut-5-students

If you are a student in Ireland from another EU country you do not have to register your own car with the authorities here for your period of study.

This also applies if the car is owned by your parents, who are not resident in Ireland. This is for a Temporary Importation only where the student is not transferring their residence permanently. Vehicles brought in on a permanent basis must be registered within 30 days as outlined above.

Fann Linn

Kevin Irving wrote: »

Should be fine for students for the full period of study.

https://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/vehicles/registration/registration-abroad/ireland/index_en.htm#shortcut-5-students

The foreign students can sleep in their cars.

ironclaw

road_high wrote: »

Me too. Was a time they'd be everywhere. Must have really tightened up and enforced the reg rules.

Spotted a Romanian Passat in Dublin Airport today (Driving) and a Russian M135i on the N11 the other day. I thought both we're pretty odd, fierce distance involved there.

meathstevie

Cordell wrote: »

Insurance status may be covered if they clear it with the insurer (do they?) but they are still residents in Ireland hence they need to register their cars (with the VRT waived if done properly)

A student is not a permanent resident hence not required to register their vehicle like a permanent resident would be. You'll pro rata find a lot more uninsured cars in Ireland than in the UK or continental Europe I reckon. For starters every unaccompanied L-driver is uninsured.