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VRT exempt: should I import from the UK?
I'm VRT exempt so would it be worth my while importing a nearly new car from UK?
Gerard Fleming (Cork)Dec 2020 Filed under: VRT
Expert answer
Hi Gerard,
Almost definitely, yes. If you’re exempt from VRT, then buying a used car from the UK makes huge sense. You get more choice, often a higher level of spec and potentially huge savings on price. I say ‘potentially’ because there are obviously outlying examples where you won’t find such big savings, but depending on the car you can often save as much as €5,000 even when you DO pay VRT, so the savings without will be even higher (again, depending on the model).
Neil Briscoe - Complete Car Advisor@neilmbriscoe