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Worried about insuring a Ranger privately...
Hi there,
I found your article on commercial vehicles very helpful. I am looking to buy a Ford Ranger from a family member. It’s currently taxed and insured commercially, but I plan to buy it and change the tax to private and only then can I get an insurance quote. Can you please tell me a little about the process? I feel like I’m buying a little blindly since I can’t get an insurance quote until I tax the vehicle privately. I can’t tax it privately until I buy it.
Any help would be appreciated.
John
John Wedick (Wexford )
Feb 2021 Filed under: insurance
Can I claim back VAT on a UK import?
Hi,
Can I claim VAT back on a second hand UK car? I’m not VAT-registered. I’m looking at importing a Jan 2020 electric Peugeot e-208.
Cheers
Dave Bohan (Cork)
Dave Bohan (Cork)
Feb 2021 Filed under: importing
Motor tax with 227g/km emissions?
My car has 227g/km CO2 emissions; what motor tax should I be paying?
Gerry Byrne (Dundalk)
Feb 2021 Filed under: taxation
Having difficulty insuring a commercial Yeti...
Hi guys,
I was really interested to read your article on taxing and insuring commercial vehicles for private use. I drive a commercial Skoda Yeti (2.0-litre 4x4) that is registered commercially, but which I have taxed and insured privately. I have no VAT number so commercial tax and insurance is out of the question. Adding to this, I can only find one insurer to give me a policy. I was wondering if it's possible to re-register the car as a private vehicle that just happens to have no back seats. This was flagged as the reason insurers won't look at me (my driving history is squeaky clean). Any suggestions here would be great. I love the car and got a great price on it so I really dont want to sell it.
Conor Behan (Thomastown)
Jan 2021 Filed under: insurance
What costs to import a Hilux from the North?
If I import a used 2017 Hilux from Northern Ireland, what additional costs do I have? I want to insure and tax as private as my business doesn’t have a VAT number. Cost of Hilux without VAT is £20,000 approx.
Damien Byrne
Jan 2021 Filed under: importing
VRT on motorbikes for 2021 on?
How does VRT work for importing second hand motorbikes from the UK in 2021? Can't find information anywhere.
Thanks, Daniel
Daniel B (Dublin)
Jan 2021 Filed under: importing
Can you calculate this Peugeot's VRT?
Any chance I could ask you to calculate the VRT on the car below for me please? The car is a 2018 Peugeot 3008 1.6 diesel with 30,000 miles on the clock and is listed at £15,000, or about €18,000. I tried to calculate it and the VRT was coming out at nearly €10,000.
Regards
John
John McSweeney (Kinsale Road Commercial Park)
Jan 2021 Filed under: VRT
Which BMW 520d to go for?
Which would your pick be, a 2017 BMW 520d M Sport Saloon or a mid-2018 520d SE EfficientDynamics Saloon?
Ben Taplin (Dublin)
Jan 2021 Filed under: choosing used car
Motor tax on a private 2020 Hilux?
I'm considering buying a 2020 Land Cruiser commercial (currently €333 tax annually). It's the LWB GX Commercial Auto model. It's really for transporting two large dogs. The question I have is, as a PAYE worker, how much am I gonna get landed with for motor tax each year?
Kieran Kelly (Ballyshannon)
Jan 2021 Filed under: taxation
Were foldable mirrors standard on the Tucson?
Does the 2019 Hyundai Tucson Comfort not come with foldable mirrors as standard?
Pamela Foley (Dublin)
Jan 2021 Filed under: optional extras
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