Importing from the UK - definitive guide (Q&A)

AndyBoBandy wrote: »

Similar spec car in Ireland is working out about €6,000 more expensive than buying in the U.K.

It’s the reason this thread exists...

Can you show it? Sounds like mad money in the difference of a 2016... ie 25 percent cheaper?

L-M wrote: »

Can you show it? Sounds like mad money in the difference of a 2016... ie 25 percent cheaper?

Have a look yourself at 2016 A6’s in Ireland vs the U.K., closer to 20% but that’s what I’m seeing...

AndyBoBandy wrote: »

Have a look yourself at 2016 A6’s in Ireland vs the U.K., closer to 20% but that’s what I’m seeing...

I just went to Auto trade and the cheapest in the country is 11500 Sterling. Say 12000 Sterling for the boat, travel tax etc etc etc

That’s about 14250 euro and the VRT is around 4k so 18250.

There are similar cars then with similar mileage in Irish dealers (from the UK also) advertised at 19900 with warranty....

AndyBoBandy wrote: »

What sort of specs and what sort of mileage?

Same spec and mileage

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201912075137439?advertising-location=at_cars&transmission=Automatic&year-from=2016&postcode=bn33ny&model=A4&sort=price-asc&page=2&make=AUDI&year-to=2016&onesearchad=New&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=Used

http://www.carzone.ie/used-cars/audi/a4/used-2016-162-audi-a4-sport-ultra-2-0-galway-fpa-201911013920110

Well less mileage actually on the Irish one

L-M wrote: »

Same spec and mileage

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201912075137439?advertising-location=at_cars&transmission=Automatic&year-from=2016&postcode=bn33ny&model=A4&sort=price-asc&page=2&make=AUDI&year-to=2016&onesearchad=New&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=Used

http://www.carzone.ie/used-cars/audi/a4/used-2016-162-audi-a4-sport-ultra-2-0-galway-fpa-201911013920110

Well less mileage actually on the Irish one

Mileage is way too high for what I want, max I want is about 60,000

Also, these are A4’s and I’m looking at A6’s

Higgins5473 wrote: »

Math: exchange rate and payment charges, vrt, UK tax, nox tax, transport cost, insurance, inspection cost, travel cost...all this still saving €6k?

I’ve just compared purchase price + Nox/VRT to some similar cars in Ireland, and the difference was roughly 6k

Exchange rate will be minimal (made a similar value purchase in the U.K. about 18 months ago and the rate was minimal paying direct from my bank account.
Transport will be a ferry and a 1/4 tank of juice - €200
Inspection - unaccounted for...
Insurance - I’ll get a €150 refund changing to new car
Travel to U.K.- Nothing as I regularly travel there for work, so can arrange a ‘site visit’ to coincide with picking up a car.

So maybe to be conservative reduce the saving to 4K and It’s still worth the effort.

L-M wrote: »

I just did the same comparison on an A6

So the cheapest is an S line at 16500 Sterling which is around 24 euro landed.

There are buckets of them in Irish dealers for mid 20s there’s even a 171 for 24950 albeit not an S line...

Where’s the saving?

I’m looking at around £14 - £15k price range so we must be looking at different cars.

Cheerio

Im only trying to save someone hassle when you could buy here for the same price and get a warranty and more than likely a better finance rate too if that applied.

Cheapest 16 A6 in Ireland 123k miles
€17,500

Cheapest on Auto trader 133k miles
£9295 / €11000
Ferry & Fuel €200
Vrt & Nox €3170 + €260 was it?
Total price €14430 (say €14,500)

€3,000 savings in this example

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201910113218412?advertising-location=at_cars&year-from=2016&postcode=bt358qs&model=A6%20SALOON&sort=price-asc&page=1&make=AUDI&year-to=2016&onesearchad=New&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=Used

https://www.donedeal.ie/view/22511628

LillySV wrote: »

Lads I’m just wondering if anyone is aware of what will happen should Uk leave on 31st Jan ? Does it mean vat to be charged there on or have we a transition period of year where things stay as is until dec 2020 or so, therefore no rush on me buyin car?

( I have a feeling I’ll get better deal for second hand car in feb )

Any thoughts on what this man is asking ?

The_Fitz wrote: »

https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/budget-2020-new-emissions-tax-on-new-cars-and-used-imports-1.4043840

So I'm looking at an extra 600?

You're using the Co2 figure to calculate the Nox charge, not the Nox figure, which is a seperate emissions figure. This should/may be printed on the V5C form. Nox is generally a lot lower for petrol cars, so it may not be that costly, but if the Nox figure is not on the V5C, the NCT guys will use the figure in their database if they have the exact model, but more likely will charge the petrol max of €600. I'll come back with a figure for that car Nox in a while, but check the v5c logbook at the dealers.
EDIT; ok, this astra, which must be the basic 1.4 petrol if it has CO2 of 139mg, has a NOx of 39, so that's a Nox charge of €195. You can breathe again! Heres the UK vid for this model, and make sure that figure is printed on the V5c logbook.
https://carfueldata.vehicle-certification-agency.gov.uk/search-new-or-used-cars.aspx?vid=825041

AndyBoBandy wrote: »

I’ve just compared purchase price + Nox/VRT to some similar cars in Ireland, and the difference was roughly 6k

Exchange rate will be minimal (made a similar value purchase in the U.K. about 18 months ago and the rate was minimal paying direct from my bank account.....

I think you're underestimating the exchange rate. Its costing a stiff 18% right now to buy sterling, and that's using something like revolut or transfermate. If you transfer from your irish bank and let them do the exchage it'll be more like 20%. It's only 84.7p to the € right now, it was close to 90p to the € eighteen months ago

The_Fitz wrote: »

Some man.

Stuck the UK reg into cartell and its saying the charge is 80e.

Just need to make sure its on the v5c as you say.

That means a Nox of only 16mg? That sounds seriously low, but I hope its right.