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Revenue's VRT calculator is rubbish!
What are my options if I'm looking to import a car (from NI or GB) but unable to get a VRT estimate on Revenue's VRT Calculator because of this now very common error on their site: "No Vehicle found for Combination Selected. Please update your filters."?
There are no other relevant filters to update. The error occurs for multiple common manufacturers, models and years, nothing exotic. E.g. Mazda MX-5. Only a few make/model combinations will not give this error. The issue occurred after Revenue's recent 'update' to the site, when they strangely added seemingly every global manufacturer to the site (without adding a search function, making it tedious to scroll for ages to find Toyota, say, especially on a mobile).
I contacted Revenue on MyEnquiries two weeks ago. No response yet. Do I really have no option but to actually go and buy the car from NI or GB, bring it to the NCT centre just to get a VRT quote (not even an estimate)? It's obviously too late for me then if the VRT quote is ridiculously too high (as is commonly the case as Revenue seemingly pluck the OMSP from thin air).
Are Revenue not obligated to provide a VRT estimate for all makes/models that are selectable on their own site or at least those models for which they have a record of having been through the process before?
Thanks!
James Dunning (Bray)
Oct 2024 Filed under: VRT
VRT on an imported VW Transporter?
Hi,
A friend of mine purchased and imported a Volkswagen Transporter van a year ago from England but didn't pay the VRT yet. He has paid the Customs Duty (10%) and VAT (23%) but didn't pay the VRT.
How much would the VRT be if he decides to pay it (including any late payment penalties where applicable)? Is it VRT Category B of 13.3% of OMSP or is it €200 flat fee based on N1 van category as it has only three front seats (no back seats) and a laden mass greater than 130% of the mass in service (whatever that means)?
Thanks
Des D (Maynooth)
Sep 2024 Filed under: VRT
How much to import a nearly-new Dodge?
Hello.
I bought a Dodge Challenger 5.7 and it's on the way to Ireland. Only a year old. I was just wondering how much will the VRT cost? The car was €30,000, the CO2 around 272g/km.
Thanks Brigitta
Brigitta Reczi (Kilkenny)
Jul 2021 Filed under: VRT
How much VRT on a €37,000 car?
Hello.
If I buy a new car with an on-the-road price of €37,000, how much is the VRT in cash and also the VAT? If VAT is 23 per cent does that make €8,510?
Thanks
Martin.
Martin Dunne (Dublin)
Mar 2021 Filed under: VRT
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
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
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
Is my dad's GTR exempt from VRT?
Hi,
My dad is thinking about moving to Ireland for good from a different European country and he would like to bring his left-hand-drive 2015 Nissan GT-R with him. He has owned the car for over eight months now. Would he be exempt ftom VRT, VAT and duty charge? It's hard to calculate the VRT on this car but I think it could be around €30k?!
Thanks, Paul
Paul Mikolajczyk (Galway)
Feb 2021 Filed under: VRT
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
NOx figure for a 2018 Octavia RS?
NOx emissions on a 2018 Skoda Octavia 2.0 TDI CR vRS?
Thomas DALY (County Dublin)
Jan 2021 Filed under: VRT
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