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Increase UK Registered Cars - Dublin area

  • 15-05-2014 11:26PM
    #1
    jetsonx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,330 ✭✭✭


    Has anybody noticed a huge increase in amount of UK-registered cars driving around Dublin lately?

    Tourists? Returning immigrants? property buyers?

    Can anyone shed some light on this?


Comments

  • #2
    The Backwards Man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,299 ✭✭✭✭The Backwards Man


    VRT dodgers.


  • #3
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 13,839 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Isn't VRT illegal but the government charge it anyway?


  • #4
    Chucken
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,459 ✭✭✭Chucken


    Dublin you say......



    No sorry, can't see it from here.


  • #5
    tomwaterford
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,768 ✭✭✭✭tomwaterford


    jetsonx wrote: »
    Has anybody noticed a huge increase in amount of UK-registered cars driving around Dublin lately?

    Tourists? Returning immigrants? property buyers?

    Can anyone shed some light on this?

    your not hanging around at the port by any chance???


  • #6
    The Backwards Man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,299 ✭✭✭✭The Backwards Man


    Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »
    Isn't VRT illegal but the government charge it anyway?
    That's what the campaigners say in the run up to every election. And the people believe them.

    But

    How come they can never quote said legislation?
    How come we never see these 'letters from Brussels' that they claim to have which back up their statements.

    I wonder why.


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  • #7
    Chucken
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,459 ✭✭✭Chucken


    The Backwards Man wrote: »
    That's what the campaigners say in the run up to every election. And the people believe them.

    But

    How come they can never quote said legislation?
    How come we never see these 'letters from Brussels' that they claim to have which back up their statements.

    I wonder why.

    You're scaring me :(


  • #8
    The Backwards Man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,299 ✭✭✭✭The Backwards Man


    Chucken wrote: »
    You're scaring me :(
    Sorry.:(

    I just don't like snakeoil salesmen. And their tactics of getting innocent people into trouble believing their lies. And then they are nowhere to be seen when fines have to be paid and jail time done

    Bastards:mad:

    Hairy Useless Bastards :mad::mad:


    I'll stop now.:o


  • #9
    Chucken
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,459 ✭✭✭Chucken


    The Backwards Man wrote: »
    Sorry.:(

    I just don't like snakeoil salesmen. And their tactics of getting innocent people into trouble believing their lies. And then they are nowhere to be seen when fines have to be paid and jail time done

    Bastards:mad:

    Hairy Useless Bastards :mad::mad:


    I'll stop now.:o



    Sshhhhhh. There there. There there :o


  • #10
    mickydoomsux
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,287 ✭✭✭mickydoomsux


    Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »
    Isn't VRT illegal but the government charge it anyway?

    Yeah, sure, why not.


  • #11
    orangesoda
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,223 ✭✭✭orangesoda


    it's because of londonderry's football success recently obviously


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  • #12
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,060 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Can't say I have noticed, then again I'm not in Dublin.

    Hope that helps.


  • #13
    cloud493
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,835 ✭✭✭✭cloud493


    The amount of British threads in AH :eek:


  • #14
    fullaljackeen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 133 ✭✭fullaljackeen


    Summer tourists, Summer travellers. Hard to tell which one is which sometimes.


  • #15
    Dia1988
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,246 ✭✭✭Dia1988


    jetsonx wrote: »
    Has anybody noticed a huge increase in amount of UK-registered cars driving around Dublin lately?

    Tourists? Returning immigrants? property buyers?

    Can anyone shed some light on this?

    Yes, I see atleast one every day...........on my drive way! :D


  • #16
    Sir Arthur Daley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,720 ✭✭✭Sir Arthur Daley


    I imagine alot of these cars are german 1.9 rape tax vehicles if one has to tax them in roi.


  • #17
    Adamantium
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,563 ✭✭✭Adamantium


    Infiltration/prepping before ground assault and aerial bombardment in 2016. :P


  • #18
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 13,839 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Pat Custard wrote: »
    You are entitled to bring in goods from any EU country without paying tax, however, the law says nothing about enjoying those provisions.

    You are paying to get an Irish registration plate which is a requirement if registering a car in ROI. Is it legal to base the price on the Irish market value of the car? Yes. Is it fair? No.

    Ah, that makes sense, cheers. If you were resident in another EU country for at least the previous six months you can buy the plate for a fixed, very much cheaper rate?


  • #19
    keano_afc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,713 ✭✭✭keano_afc


    The all-inclusive marching season has started up North so you'll see a lot of northern reg cars in the coming weeks. I've noticed loads of them already.


  • #20
    NIMAN
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,075 ✭✭✭✭NIMAN


    Up here in the NW we obviously have a lot of NI/UK reg cars what with folk moving from NI to RoI and not wanting to re-register. Or else buying cheaper in NI and driving around down south.

    Thing is, these folk still have an address in NI, either parents or siblings, for taxing the car, but how do Dublin folk manage this? I know some will have moved from NI or UK maybe but I know of some people born and bred in RoI who drive NI cars.


  • #21
    getzls
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 806 ✭✭✭getzls


    When I worked in Security on a building site in Drogheda any time a UK or NI registered car drove onto the site it was gypsies/ travellers.

    They don't seem to drive any other


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  • #22
    getzls
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 806 ✭✭✭getzls


    When I worked in Security on a building site in Drogheda any time a UK or NI registered car drove onto the site it was gypsies/ travellers.

    They don't seem to drive any other


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