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Is a car's battery charged by the engine?
Can you tell me, if the battery is low on a journey can it be charged by the engine?
Jim Mctiernan (Sligo)
Oct 2020 Filed under: electric cars
Formula for 'uplifting' CO2 to WLTP levels?
What is the formula for calculating the CO2 emissions uplifted to WLTP levels?
Thanks
John
John Mulcahy (Dublin)
Oct 2020 Filed under: taxation
How much will road tax be on a 181 Micra?
181 Nissan Micra 898cc: how much will road tax be?
Dympna McGurrinSmith (Sligo)
Oct 2020 Filed under: taxation
Can you give us 2021 pricing on these EVs?
Hi,
Curious to know what the difference will be on BEV pricing under the new VRT rules compared with current pricing (which has €5,000 VRT rebate). Would be interesting to see old vs new pricing on a few e.g. Mazda MX-30, Peugeot e-208, Honda e, Nissan Leaf, Tesla Model 3.
Thanks, Kieran Donnelly
Kieran Donnelly (Cork)
Oct 2020 Filed under: electric cars
Can I pay a portion of the VRT?
Hi there,
In July I imported a 2019-reg car and was exempt paying VRT on it due to transferring residence back to Ireland. If I sell the car within one year I must pay the VRT - is the VRT due calculated on a set 12 months or whatever period less 12 months (i.e. so in November say nine months VRT)?
Joe
Joe Freeley (Mayo)
Oct 2020 Filed under: VRT
Should I buy an Opel Corsa-e before 2021?
I was going to switch to an EV in the New Year. Should I now bring this forward? Was looking at an Opel Corsa-e. I get that the VRT will reduce from 14% to 7%, but this will be outweighed by the loss of the €5,000 VRT rebate? And what of the €5,000 SEAI grant? Will that still be in the equation in the New Year?
Many thanks for your guidance.
Paul, Galway
Paul Greenstreet (Clifden)
Oct 2020 Filed under: choosing new car
How much to buy and tax a new Audi A6?
What will a new Audi A6 cost and how much to tax come 2021?
Terry Fitzpatrick (Carlow)
Oct 2020 Filed under: choosing new car
Will Budget 2021 impact costs of importing?
Hi,
Will the new budget impact on importing a car from the UK, i.e. extra VRT and NOx charge?
Thomas Rooney (Clane)
Oct 2020 Filed under: importing
How much will my 2021 RAV4 be to tax?
Hi,
I am expecting to take delivery of a new Toyota RAV4 Hybrid AWD in January 2021. Could you please tell me how much my annual road tax will be based on the new rates of tax announced in the Budget of Oct 13 2020, as I’m totally confused?
Many thanks
Larry
Larry Behan (Dublin)
Oct 2020 Filed under: taxation
Should I register my imported Mercedes now?
Hi,
I have just bought a 2016 Mercedes-Benz V-Class V 250 d in the UK, which is due to arrive into the country this week. The CO2 is 166g/km and NOx is 0.063. What will I be paying to tax the car annually and on the basis there are new rules for registered cars in 2021 is there any sense in keeping the car in UK until January and registering in Ireland then?
I am a little confused now with the new regime!
Brian Carroll (Dublin)
Oct 2020 Filed under: importing
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