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Do I pay UK VAT when importing a car?
If I am buying a car in the UK to bring to Ireland (taking it through VRT on entry) do I still have to pay the UK VAT on the price of the car?
Molly Green (Co Louth)
Feb 2016 Filed under: importing
What is with import codes for certain counties?!
How come the import code for Wicklow and Wexford and one other county are the same at 11,000? I don't understand; why over complicate what was always such a simple format. I agree with the 151/152 regs, but the aforementioned is completely stupid!
John Darcy (Wicklow )
Nov 2015 Filed under: importing
How best to import my car from the UK?
Hi, I'm an EU citizen, I lived 10 years in London, UK. I have my own car on GB plates, a 15 year-old Ford Mondeo 2.5 V6 automatic. I have a long MOT on this car. I have owned this car about four months, I have previous insurance, history, etc. What is the best way to register the car in Ireland? Will the MOT be accepted if I have 11 months left?
Thanks,
Laszlo
Laszlo Szabo (Clonbur)
Nov 2015 Filed under: importing
Do I need to pay VAT on importing this Peugeot?
Hi,
I am thinking about importing a Peugeot 508 from the UK. They will sell it to me VAT free. It was "pre-registered" by the dealer, but never sold. It has only 100 miles on the clock but as it is over a year old is it liable for Irish VAT?
Thanks,
John.
John Madden (Carndonagh)
Oct 2015 Filed under: importing
What do you think of this imported Toyota Auris?
I am thinking of buying a Toyota Auris 1.4 petrol with 36,000 miles on the odometer. It is a UK import and the seller is asking in the region of €9,000. Do you think I should buy this car?
Peter Codd (Dublin)
Sep 2015 Filed under: importing
Does it still make sense to import cars from the UK?
Do you still think it makes sense to import cars from UK given the high VRT charges?
Paul Jones (Louth)
Aug 2015 Filed under: importing
Do imported UK cars keep their registrations?
Hi, If my memory serves me right, it was normal to retain the original UK no. on a road vehicle here in Ireland. Is that still the case?
Regards
Jim
Jim Casey (Waterford)
Jun 2015 Filed under: importing
Do I have to pay UK motor tax when I am importing a car?
Do I have to pay motor tax in the UK when I am importing a car?
Helen O'Connor (Galway)
Dec 2014 Filed under: importing
Can I claim VAT back on my imported Ford Galaxy?
Hi, I bought a new Ford Galaxy last August in the UK with less than 6,000km on it and paid VAT in the UK. I have also paid VAT and VRT in Ireland. How can I claim back the UK VAT as I'm VAT-registered in Ireland?
Thanks John
John O'Connor (Galway )
Jan 2015 Filed under: importing
How much VRT will I pay on importing a Kia cee'd?
Hi,
I'm thinking of purchasing a Kia cee'd from the UK and the only information I have is that it is a 2010 model with 36,000 miles on the clock and will be five years old this coming December. Could you please give me some sort of idea regards the VRT I would have to pay to bring it into R.O.I?
John
John Hewitt (Nenagh)
Jun 2015 Filed under: importing
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