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Help me import my electric car please!
I bought an electric car (a Renault Zoe) from Charles Hurst in Belfast, but I am finding it difficult to be sure of the paperwork to be presented at a VRT centre in Ireland.
Is there a number I can ring? Revenue only seem to have answering machines. Do you know if I should fill out the V5 form (red and blue form given by dealer) and send part of it away? On the form it says to send it to Swansea, but is that not just for people in the UK? Also as I have bought a second hand electric car, I do not have to pay VRT, but do I need an official letter confirming this before I go to aVRT appointment?
Any advice would be very helpful.
Meabh Durand (Scarriff, Co Clare)
May 2017 Filed under: importing
Would I save money importing a Discovery?
Hi, I am interested in buying a 2014 to 2016 Land Rover Discovery 4. Would I save much importing? Can you do it for me?
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Patrick
Patrick Oconnor (Sligo)
Apr 2017 Filed under: importing
How many imports are by the motor trade?
How many of the 76,000 imported cars in 2016 were imported by the motor retail trade?
F D (Dublin)
Mar 2017 Filed under: importing
VAT and VRT on UK import commercial?
Hi, I'm VAT-registered and looking to import a second hand commercial/crewcab vehicle from the UK. Am I correct that I don't have to pay UK VAT and only VRT when registering the car in Ireland?
Thanks
Bob Smith (Dublin)
Mar 2017 Filed under: importing
Thinking of buying a classic American car...
Thinking of buying a classic American car, but don't know what I'm doing or where to have it looked after. I'm in North London.
John Stock (London)
Feb 2017 Filed under: importing
Is it cheaper to import a car from NI?
Is it cheaper to import a new or second hand car from Northern Ireland?
David Fitzgerald (Cork)
Feb 2017 Filed under: importing
Thinking of importing a MINI Cooper.
Thinking of importing a MINI Cooper from the UK. What are the main things to look out for, known MINI problems etc? The car will be in the region of 2005 to 2008 in age. Will there be much difference in the spec of an English car compaired to the Irish car?
Thanking you
Noel Eaves (Co Laois)
Feb 2017 Filed under: importing
Will my UK import have a warranty?
Seriously thinking of buying a 2016 Audi A6 in U.K. For lots of reasons, money saving been the main factor. If I buy from a main dealer on a relatively new car will I have a warranty? Also, should I haggle on displayed priced cars? Any help appreciated.
David O'Connor (Wexford )
Feb 2017 Filed under: importing
Should we bring our car from Germany?
Hello,
Can I ask for some advice please? My girlfriend is a German national who has come to live in Ireland. She wants to sell her car here in Ireland. The car in question is a 2011 Nissan Qashqai - very good spec with a petrol engine. There is a Moldovian national who is interested in buying this car, but we are concerned that the car will not be registered in Moldova and we are aware that a lot of German cars are in Moldova on German plates.
Any help or advice would be appreciated .
Warmest regards
Michael Roche
Michael Roche (Cork)
Feb 2017 Filed under: importing
Can you explain the VAT import rules?
I am from Cyprus and I intend to buy a three-year-old used car that is "VAT qualifying" and worth €18,000. The car I'll import from Cyprus.
Please explain the VAT procedure
Andreas Constantinides (Nicosia)
Feb 2017 Filed under: importing
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