NI reg and the republic

ReginaC

Hi,
Moving to NI to study and hoping to stay so was thinking of changing my car before I move. How long could I have it in the republic before I’d have the declare to customs or is there any exemption?

biko

So you want to buy an NI reg car in ROI in preparation to move to NI later?
How about driving your ROI car in NI instead? After a while you just swap existing reg from ROI to NI.

ReginaC

Hi,
Thanks for getting back. I guess I thought they would be more strict with a southern reg? I am wary about certain areas with a DL reg.

athlone573

Your post is confusingly written.

As an Irish resident you're supposed to register and VRT any foreign car straight away. The customs people are pretty efficient on this.

If you're moving to the North to study you won't be entitled to bring any car back to the South VRT free. It would be different if you were moving for work.

If you genuinely have a NI address and you're coming back here on weekends then you can bring the car with you but you run the risk of having it seized if you try to bring it back permanently. I'd have your proof of address and NI licence with you in case you get stopped.

ReginaC

athlone573 wrote: »

Your post is confusingly written.

As an Irish resident you're supposed to register and VRT any foreign car straight away. The customs people are pretty efficient on this.

If you're moving to the North to study you won't be entitled to bring any car back to the South VRT free. It would be different if you were moving for work.

If you genuinely have a NI address and you're coming back here on weekends then you can bring the car with you but you run the risk of having it seized if you try to bring it back permanently. I'd have your proof of address and NI licence with you in case you get stopped.

I think my post is perfectly clear that I intend to move to NI and I am thinking of purchasing a car before moving. They only problem is towards the end of the second sentence where I used ‘the’ instead of ‘to’. You, however, have failed to answer clearly as I asked about exemptions such as a period of grace when moving. Thanks.

User1998

If you permanently live and work in Northern Ireland you don’t have to pay VRT. If you live and work in Ireland you have 30 days to pay VRT. You are allowed visit Ireland without having to VRT the car. There are several VRT manuals which you should read, they contain lots of information and go into further detail about exemptions

athlone573

No exemptions really

You must book an appointment with the NCTS within 7 days of your car's arrival into Ireland and you must complete the registration process within 30 days of your arrival.

Its Donegal though so ye have yere own ways of doing things.

dickdasr1234

I can only assume that you are going to train as an EAL teacher!