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Bringing a car to the UK

  • 04-11-2011 05:58PM
    #1
    disco biscuit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 167 ✭✭


    Does anybody know that if you bring an Irish registered car to the UK how long can you drive it there before you have to get it reregistered?


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  • #2
    deRanged
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,744 ✭✭✭deRanged


    6 months it looks like.


  • #3
    disco biscuit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 167 ✭✭disco biscuit


    Thanks for that.I went into the "looks like" link you gave me and it seems that if you become a UK resident you have to reregister the car straight away.


  • #4
    bizzo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 84 ✭✭bizzo


    I could be wrong but i dont think there is any urgancy. I have been working in wales for 2month now with my car over here also. Im working for an irish company with over 70irish lads all with cars here. Heard of no problems yet. Just have your car insured and a current tax disc and you should be fine.

    But again thats just AFAIK.
    disco biscuit wrote: »
    Does anybody know that if you bring an Irish registered car to the UK how long can you drive it there before you have to get it reregistered?


  • #5
    disco biscuit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 167 ✭✭disco biscuit


    Are you working at construction?Is that company you are working for looking for any workers?


  • #6
    bizzo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 84 ✭✭bizzo


    No chance im afraid. Quite the opposite really! Sorry.


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  • #7
    Trained Monkey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 78 ✭✭Trained Monkey


    Have all those lads insured their car in the Uk or working off Irish insurance? Would be great if you could let me know as I'm in a similar situation and am wondering do I need to insure car in Uk?


  • #8
    Snake_Doctor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 208 ✭✭Snake_Doctor


    Just a word of caution, I was working in the UK years ago, took my car over on Irish Plates and Irish Insurance, had a fender bender over, I sorted it out myself, but the Insurance co. would'nt have covered me if I was there continuously over 3 months, might have changed now, but worth checking out.


  • #9
    mathepac
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,990 ✭✭✭mathepac


    Snake_Doctor wrote: »
    ... might have changed now, but worth checking out.
    It hasn't changed AFAIK. The insurance company must be informed you are taking your car out of the State and the duration of the absence - the usual story - check the T&Cs in the policy booklet.


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