How much to change from UK to Irish plates?
I bought a 2009 Ford Focus and it's on English plates. Was wondering how much it would be to change over from English plates to Irish plates.
Really need help, thanks
Margaret Lee (Dublin)May 2014 Filed under: importing
Expert answer
Hi Margaret,
You need to book a session at your nearest NCT centre to have the car valued for Vehicle Registration Tax (VRT), which is the fee payable when importing a car from outside the state. According to the regulations, you have to book the inspection within seven days of the car arriving in this country, and then you have 30 days to complete the inspection and pay the fee, which will be calculated as a percentage of the estimated Irish market value, based on that model’s CO2 emissions. You can find more details here: http://www.revenue.ie/en/tax/vrt/vrt-guide.html
Neil Briscoe - Complete Car Advisor@neilmbriscoe