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Can I dispute a Japanese car's reg date?
I might be VRTing a currently UK-registered Japanese import, from 1991. The V5 does not state a date of first registration. Instead it says date it entered UK. I don't think this is a huge issue, but when estimating VRT on Revenue's site, it gives June 1991 as first date of registration, meaning it would not qualify for vintage VRT. But the certificate of cancellation of registraion from Japan states it to be March 1991, meaning it can be cheap VRT in two weeks. My question is, if Revenue has June on file can I produce cert of export to dispute it?
Daragh Walsh (Mullingar )
Feb 2021 Filed under: VRT
Are we exempt from import charges and VRT?
We brought our car over in December 2020; it's a BMW 1 Series diesel and Ireland is our main residence now; are we exempt from charges?
Margaret Allen (Galway)
Feb 2021 Filed under: importing
How to work out costs of importing a camper...
Hi,
I am thinking of importing a motorhome from the UK, but I am finding it quite difficult to ascertain the final landed price. Can you help?
Regards
Tony O'Connor
Anthony O'Connor (NAVAN)
Feb 2021 Filed under: importing
Can I register my UK car here two years later?
Hi,
I moved from UK to Ireland end of 2019 and brought my car while I was still paying car finance in UK. I didn't register my car yet but would like to do that now but struggling to do it as there is much information on the internet. I understand that if I was the owner of the car, there are some exemptions from some payments. What do you think?
Thanks!
Marcin Bubik (Mallow)
Feb 2021 Filed under: importing
Does this VRT bill for a 2016 Golf seem right?
Hi,
I am looking to buy a 2016 VW Golf 1.6 Match Edition TDI. The car is imported from Northern Ireland. When I use the VRT calculator it gives me a VRT rate of almost €8,000. Does this mean that I have to pay €8,000 on top of the €13,000 I’m already spending on the car?
Kindest regards,
Tony
Tony McBrien (Dublin 8)
Feb 2021 Filed under: VRT
How much to insure a Transit privately?
How much would a 171 Ford Transit Connect cost to insure privately?
Maire Twiss (Milltown )
Feb 2021 Filed under: insurance
When is the updated Camry coming here?
Have you got any idea when the updated 2021 Toyota Camry will be on sale in Ireland?
Thanks
David C (Co-Louth)
Feb 2021 Filed under:
Are these Hyundais and Skoda coming here?
Are the Hyundai i10 N and i20 N coming to Ireland? And the Skoda Octavia Scout? When will it make its debut? There are no used Octavia Scouts in the 2017 to 2019 range; I have been watching all the car-selling websites in Ireland for four years now and nothing.
M L (Kildare)
Feb 2021 Filed under: future cars
Can I buy a Citroen Ami here?
Hi there.
I have been reading about the Citroen AMI all electric vehicle and am very interested in purchasing one. Citroen Ireland tells me it has no plans to market the vehicle here. I am wondering how our department would treat this vehicle; as an electric car? Or quadricycle? Would Revenue want a cut for importing a vehicle? VAT and VRT? Purchase price is circa €6,000 in France and you can buy one online. I don't have the finances to buy a "Normal" electric vehicle where the cheapest seems to be in the €25K region. Would the Department of Transport want road tax, log book, registration fees etc?
Any pointers you might offer would be appreciated.
John Ryan. Dublin 12
John Ryan (Dublin 12)
Feb 2021 Filed under: electric cars
NOx value for 2021 SEAT Leon TDI?
How much is NOx does a 2012 SEAT Leon 1.6 diesel emit?
Kevin Boylan (Monaghan )
Jan 2021 Filed under: VRT
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