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When to service my Opel Astra 1.4?
Hi,
Can you please advise when to service a 2011 Opel Astra 1.4-litre hatchback? It was last serviced at 138k kilometers and has done 7k since then.
Thank you, William.
William Ellis (Limerick)
Jul 2020 Filed under: servicing
Where to fit my toll tag?
I have a Vauxhall/Opel Corsa and I just got a toll tag, but I'm not sure where I can place it on my windscreen where it will work properly. The guidance is to place it behind the rear view mirror in the shaded/dotted area, but I have an an athermic windscreen, which also has a panel behind the rear view mirror with a camera/sensor in it, so there isn't any space directly behind the mirror. There also isn't any shaded or dotted area anywhere on the windscreen.
Any ideas of where to put it?
Thanks
Caoimhe McCarthy
Jul 2020 Filed under: windows
How long to change a Kuga's belt?
Does it take two and a half days to change a cambelt in a 1.5 Ford Kuga EcoBoost from 2015 - and how much should it cost?
Jennifer
Jennifer Sawyer (Roodepoort)
Jul 2020 Filed under: servicing
NCT or CVRT for privately taxed van?
I have bought a new Toyota Proace City 1.5 SWB van and I have taxed it and insured it for private use. The tax cost me €413. My query is, where do I get it tested when it comes up? Is it NCT or CVRT? Which one is it classed for?
Thanking you
Dave
Dave Daly (Co Cork)
Sep 2020 Filed under: NCT
Will a Hyundai warranty cover my UK import?
Hi,
I have a UK-imported Hyundai i30 with the wheel bearings gone; does the warranty cover this?
Mark Mc Keever (Dublin)
Jul 2020 Filed under: warranty
Thoughts on petrol Nissan X-Trail?
Hi,
I am planning to buy a Nissan X-Trail, after 2014 model. What do you think about petrol 1.6? I run around 5,000km per year, not driving daily.
NITTIN MATHEW (MAYNOOTH)
Sep 2020 Filed under: choosing used car
Tax cost for 2007 Suzuki Grand Vitara?
What is the annual motor tax for a 2007 Suzuki Grand Vitara 2.0 Automatic?
Many thanks.
Michael
Michael Ruddy (Cootehill )
Sep 2020 Filed under: taxation
Are commercial vehicle rules being broken here?
Hi,
I have a commercial vehicle, a Land Rover Discovery Commercial; I have it both taxed and insured in the name of a limited company. All sounds good to me. I have a friend who started up a new limited company and transferred his Toyota Land Cruiser Commercial into the company. He has not changed the tax or insurance and both are in his own name. So in effect the Toyota is in the company from an accounts view but in reality it is still owned and insured by the individual. Is this legal and how are you from an insurance point of view?
A second question is in relation to the commercial SUVs, I know of an individual that has the SUV in the company and taxed as commercial in the company for €333, but the insurance has remained private. Is this correct?
Thanks,
Richard in Waterford
Richard Tobin (Waterford)
May 2020 Filed under: commercial vehicle
NOx emissions for a 1997 Mercedes SL?
I'm thinking of importing a 1997 Mercedes SL 320; how do I find the NOx emission level, as this model is not on the Revenue VRT website.
Thanks
Patrick
Patrick McCaughey (DUBLIN)
Oct 2020 Filed under: VRT
Thinking of buying an L200 for private use...
Hi,
I am looking at buying a 2008 Mitsubshi L200; it's registered as a commercial vehicle with the current owner. I will buy as a private customer, so I will have to change the class of the vehicle. Do you know how I would go about this as I cannot get a quote for insurance until the class is changed and don't want to go ahead and buy if the insurance will be through the roof. Also, how much would the tax be yearly?
Thank you
Jack
Jack Kavanagh (Meath)
Oct 2020 Filed under: taxation
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