How do I bring my English car into Ireland?

We are moving to Ballyshannon and bringing our English registered car with us; what do we have to do by law?

Karen MURPHY (COVENTRY)

Sep 2013 Filed under: importing

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Expert answer

Hi Karen,

You’ll need to, within seven days of arriving in the country, inform the Revenue Commissioners that the car is here, and book an appointment at your nearest NCT (equivalent of MOT) centre for an inspection. If you’ve owned the car for more than six months, and can provide proof of both previous tax and insurance, and change of address, then you will only have to pay a nominal administration fee to re-register the car here, and not the dreaded VRT import tax.

Read our guide to importing a car from the UK

Neil Briscoe - Complete Car Advisor
@neilmbriscoe