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Can somebody answer of few questions on trade plates

  • 02-04-2012 05:46PM
    #1
    sc86
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,886 ✭✭✭


    Hi lads have a few questions
    im in the car trade, have my own business and am vat registerd

    What is the cost of gettin trade plates and how do you know you qualify to get them

    cheers


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  • #2
    corktina
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,730 ✭✭✭✭corktina


    good question, i know someone weho drives on them all the time on the same vehicle and i thought that wasnt allowed


  • #3
    Drummerboy08
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,090 ✭✭✭✭Drummerboy08


    You need to apply to Revenue for a TAN number. This involves having a certain amount of money held as a deposit for VRT by Revenue.

    When you have it, you can only use them on vehicles that are for business use, between the hours of 7am (I think) and 10pm Monday to Saturday. They do not apply on Sundays.


  • #4
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,328 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    The following is required to apply for trade plates:
    Form R700 must be completed.
    Garage Code must be given, this code is obtained from VRU, Shannon by the motor trader/repairer. 
    V.A.T number must be included on the form 
    Rate Account number or Planning permission number and date permission granted 
    Application must be accompanied by Irish certificate of insurance (copy of cert is not acceptable) and appropriate fee.


    Garage code and tan number aren't the same thing I think


  • #5
    Drummerboy08
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,090 ✭✭✭✭Drummerboy08


    colm_mcm wrote: »
    Garage code and tan number aren't the same thing I think

    You're spot on there, I was mixing it up with something else.


  • #6
    lifer_sean
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 890 ✭✭✭lifer_sean


    colm_mcm wrote: »
    The following is required to apply for trade plates:
    Form R700 must be completed.
    Garage Code must be given, this code is obtained from VRU, Shannon by the motor trader/repairer. 
    V.A.T number must be included on the form 
    Rate Account number or Planning permission number and date permission granted 
    Application must be accompanied by Irish certificate of insurance (copy of cert is not acceptable) and appropriate fee.


    Garage code and tan number aren't the same thing I think

    Add to this, I believe the Gardai do a check on your premises also, before approving the issuing of the trade plates.

    Any more info on the rates / planning permission ? Is it either one of the two, or must you have both ? How do you go about paying rates on a previously non-commercial premises ? Is it just a matter of ringing the council and asking to take your money ? Thanks in advance for any guidance on this.

    (@op, apologies if I'm highjacking your thread, but I guess you'll be interested in the answers also !)


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  • #7
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,328 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    It's one or the other I believe


  • #8
    kildare.17hmr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,615 ✭✭✭kildare.17hmr


    Drummerboy08 wrote: »
    You need to apply to Revenue for a TAN number. This involves having a certain amount of money held as a deposit for VRT by Revenue.
    You dont need to hold any money to have a tan no. I just top up the account when ever i need to register something. When i sold imports it was all paid with cheques.


  • #9
    crosshair1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 556 ✭✭✭crosshair1


    You need to have a rates valuation to get a garage code.
    Once you have this then you can apply to your local authority for plates and they will send out someone to inspect premises.


  • #10
    Del2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,138 ✭✭✭✭Del2005


    lifer_sean wrote: »
    Add to this, I believe the Gardai do a check on your premises also, before approving the issuing of the trade plates.

    Any more info on the rates / planning permission ? Is it either one of the two, or must you have both ? How do you go about paying rates on a previously non-commercial premises ? Is it just a matter of ringing the council and asking to take your money ? Thanks in advance for any guidance on this.

    (@op, apologies if I'm highjacking your thread, but I guess you'll be interested in the answers also !)

    AFAIK you need to apply for planning permission to change the status of a building.


  • #11
    lifer_sean
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 890 ✭✭✭lifer_sean


    Del2005 wrote: »
    AFAIK you need to apply for planning permission to change the status of a building.

    What if it has been used for commercial purposes for the last x years ?


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  • #12
    lifer_sean
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 890 ✭✭✭lifer_sean


    crosshair1 wrote: »
    You need to have a rates valuation to get a garage code.

    They look for rates valuation, but not having it doesn't always kill your application.


  • #13
    pigpoor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12 ✭pigpoor


    could anyone tell me where I could find a 1950s ford 5cwt van in good condition
    thank you


  • #14
    randy hickey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,935 ✭✭✭randy hickey


    pigpoor wrote: »
    could anyone tell me where I could find a 1950s ford 5cwt van in good condition
    thank you

    You might want to try posting in the Classics forum?
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=514


  • #15
    Del2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,138 ✭✭✭✭Del2005


    Double post..


  • #16
    Del2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,138 ✭✭✭✭Del2005


    lifer_sean wrote: »
    What if it has been used for commercial purposes for the last x years ?

    By you or someone else?

    There will be outstanding rates and could be planning/zoning issues and the kicker Health & Safety violations which will affect insurance.

    TBH the internet isn't the place to find out about this you need to contact your solicitor as they are just the possible issues which I can think of and who knows how many I can't.


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