Importing from the UK - definitive guide (Q&A)

bazz26

RoboKlopp wrote: »

Hopefully positively for us!

I'd doubt it myself. If they leave the Customs Union (which will happen with a no deal outcome) then anything newly registered after that date will be liable to VAT as well as VRT if imported to Ireland as it's coming from outside the EU and never had VAT paid before within the EU. That will make importing from the UK less attractive to Irish buyers in the long term.

Mc Love

bazz26 wrote: »

I'd doubt it myself. If they leave the Customs Union (which will happen with a no deal outcome) then anything newly registered after that date will be liable to VAT as well as VRT if imported to Ireland as it's coming from outside the EU and never had VAT paid before within the EU. That will make importing from the UK less attractive to Irish buyers in the long term.

And for dealers? Knowing that a lot of their trade comes from the UK

bazz26

I can actually see the price of used cars here increasing given you will have less choice and little or no competition from cheaper UK imports.

TRS30

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201807048109858?radius=1500&co2-emissions-cars=TO_150&sort=price-asc&aggregatedTrim=Titanium&model=S-MAX&transmission=Automatic&postcode=ln12na&advertising-location=at_cars&onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=New&make=FORD&page=1

Anyone able to tell what the VRT on this car would be?
When I put the details in the VRT calculator, it gives a CO2 of 159kg however the add says its 149kg!

All in all

TRS30 wrote: »

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201807048109858?radius=1500&co2-emissions-cars=TO_150&sort=price-asc&aggregatedTrim=Titanium&model=S-MAX&transmission=Automatic&postcode=ln12na&advertising-location=at_cars&onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=New&make=FORD&page=1

Anyone able to tell what the VRT on this car would be?
When I put the details in the VRT calculator, it gives a CO2 of 159kg however the add says its 149kg!

On motorcheck it is 149. Vrt calculated as €3877.

TRS30

All in all wrote: »

TRS30 wrote: »

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201807048109858?radius=1500&co2-emissions-cars=TO_150&sort=price-asc&aggregatedTrim=Titanium&model=S-MAX&transmission=Automatic&postcode=ln12na&advertising-location=at_cars&onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=New&make=FORD&page=1

Anyone able to tell what the VRT on this car would be?
When I put the details in the VRT calculator, it gives a CO2 of 159kg however the add says its 149kg!

On motorcheck it is 149. Vrt calculated as €3877.

Thanks.
Which version did you pick on the VRT calculator to get that figure?
When I put in 2.0 TDCI TITANIUM 161BHP 5DR A it give a figure of €4.5K however the CO2 is 159kg.

All in all

TRS30 wrote: »

Thanks.
Which version did you pick on the VRT calculator to get that figure?
When I put in 2.0 TDCI TITANIUM 161BHP 5DR A it give a figure of €4.5K however the CO2 is 159kg.

I used the motorcheck vrt calculator. I always find it accurate.

TRS30

All in all wrote: »

TRS30 wrote: »

Thanks.
Which version did you pick on the VRT calculator to get that figure?
When I put in 2.0 TDCI TITANIUM 161BHP 5DR A it give a figure of €4.5K however the CO2 is 159kg.

I used the motorcheck vrt calculator. I always find it accurate.

Thanks again.
According to Motorcheck that is a 140PS version which I believe has 138BPH however the ad says it has 161BHP.
CO2 seems right however BHP seems off.

bazz26

Adverts can be incorrect. The correct data will be listed on the car's V5C registration documents. Ultimately this is what the VRT people go off.

TRS30

bazz26 wrote: »

Adverts can be incorrect.  The correct data will be listed on the car's V5C registration documents.  Ultimately this is what the VRT people go off.

True.

Is the PS on the V5C or just the BHP?

Zurbaran

Have run into a bit of a problem with vrt. I thought I had changed my address with the bank when I got my mortgage (still haven’t moved into the house I bought) but didn’t and I have no other way of proving I live here, bills etc. would my insurance work instead as that gets sent here? Only other thing that says my address is my payslip which is online.

Edit: road tax on previous car also has this address

I can get the address changed with the bank now although the appointment is 8am Tuesday so I don’t even think I will be able to get one by then and if I did it would be an e statement.

Any thoughts on what I should do?

darragh o meara

Zurbaran wrote: »

Have run into a bit of a problem with vrt. I thought I had changed my address with the bank when I got my mortgage (still haven’t moved into the house I bought) but didn’t and I have no other way of proving I live here, bills etc. would my insurance work instead as that gets sent here? Only other thing that says my address is my payslip which is online.

Edit: road tax on previous car also has this address

I can get the address changed with the bank now although the appointment is 8am Tuesday so I don’t even think I will be able to get one by then and if I did it would be an e statement.

Any thoughts on what I should do?

Are you still living in the house your statement is addressed to? If so just register it in that address and change it afterwards. You can change the address by filling out the back of the registration cert and sending it back to Shannon

Zurbaran

darragh o meara wrote: »

Are you still living in the house your statement is addressed to? If so just register it in that address and change it afterwards. You can change the address by filling out the back of the registration cert and sending it back to Shannon

its the parents house in Donegal. I wouldn't be able to get the statement by the time of the appointment and also don't want a Donegal reg as the thing will be hard enough to move on when the time comes anyway.

IrishGrimReaper

Correspondence from an Insurance company with your name and address will be sufficient for the VRT process.

stuba

I have my appointment in the VRT centre on Thursday. Can anyone break down exactly what I will need with me on Thursday?

Negative_G

stuba wrote: »

I have my appointment in the VRT centre on Thursday. Can anyone break down exactly what I will need with me on Thursday?

https://www.ncts.ie/1155

Question 3.

TRS30

Anyone know roughly how long it takes Dekra to do a vehicle check once you request one online?

plodder

When we registered the other day, they complained that the invoice didn't specifically show that it was from Northern Ireland. It just had the seller's name and a phone number on it. They accepted it anyway, but I would have been fairly peed off given that the link above doesn't say anything about this. If the car had a regular UK reg I wonder if they might have complained more.

stuba

Last question I promise in the declaration for a new/used vehicle in section B. What are they looking for when they ask "Country whence consigned"?

omri

stuba wrote: »

Last question I promise in the declaration for a new/used vehicle in section B. What are they looking for when they ask "Country whence consigned"?

I put UK in that as it was suggested in this thread at some point.

Also the guy who did VrT said they didnt need that page, if I remember right he said they never need that page but I had it so he took it anyway.

stuba

omri wrote: »

I put UK in that as it was suggested in this thread at some point.

Also the guy who did VrT said they didnt need that page, if I remember right he said they never need that page but I had it so he took it anyway.

Perfect I might just put that down for both parts so just incase. I'm sure itll be fine. Thanks for replying.

Mercs350d

TRS30 wrote: »

Anyone know roughly how long it takes Dekra to do a vehicle check once you request one online?

I requested an inspection with them last friday online at 10AM by 1pm it was booked in for the following monday... got the report monday evening @ 6pm.

TRS30

Mercs350d wrote: »

TRS30 wrote: »

Anyone know roughly how long it takes Dekra to do a vehicle check once you request one online?

I requested an inspection with them last friday online at 10AM by 1pm it was booked in for the following monday... got the report monday evening @ 6pm.

Thanks.

Did you have to ring the engineer? How did you find the inspection?

Mercs350d

TRS30 wrote: »

Thanks.

Did you have to ring the engineer? How did you find the inspection?

They send you an email with the engineers name and number and tell you to ring him direct between 5pm & 8pm on the day of inspection.

It was ok, he only found two tiny stone chips which he talked to the dealer about and the dealer emailed me to say he would sort it.

Inspection itself was ok not as good as i expected:

* Didnt test all the electronics e.g. reversing camera etc

* No lift was available so he used jack and axle stands, said there was alot of underside was covered so restricted the inspection.

* Alot of small print to cover themselves it seems.

All in all it was ok, good if you cant get to view the car directly yourself.

TRS30

Mercs350d wrote: »

TRS30 wrote: »

Thanks.

Did you have to ring the engineer? How did you find the inspection?

They send you an email with the engineers name and number and tell you to ring him direct between 5pm & 8pm on the day of inspection.

It was ok, he only found two tiny stone chips which he talked to the dealer about and the dealer emailed me to say he would sort it.

Inspection itself was ok not as good as i expected:

* Didnt test all the electronics e.g. reversing camera etc

* No lift was available so he used jack and axle stands, said there was alot of underside was covered so restricted the inspection.

* Alot of small print to cover themselves it seems.

All in all it was ok, good if you cant get to view the car directly yourself.

Not what I was hoping. I assumed it would be comprehensive check of everything.
did you go for the most expensive one (£182)?

Mercs350d

TRS30 wrote: »

Not what I was hoping. I assumed it would be comprehensive check of everything.
did you go for the most expensive one (£182)?

Yes thats the one.... over priced for what it is I feel.

He also only drove the car 5 miles up to a speed of 30mph..... not much of a test for that money i think.

TRS30

Mercs350d wrote: »

Yes thats the one.... over priced for what it is I feel.

He also only drove the car 5 miles up to a speed of 30mph..... not much of a test for that money i think.

Agree, I was expecting more for the money. Did you ring the engineer?

I rang and no answer however he rang back soon after and we had a good chat for about 30 mins. Got a much better feel for the car and he was able to give his personal opinion. Made up for the rather generic report.

AmberGold

Bit of an odd one, the V4C says the car is a Quattro and it's not, confirmed by Audi UK.

What will the VRT section's reaction be to this, do they pull the spec from DVLA or do they have links into the dealer system. From recollection on a previous import, they were able to pull the full spec down from somewhere including details the DVLA don't have.

Am I looking at a lengthy process of changing DVLA details, getting a new V4C and then registering?

darragh o meara

AmberGold wrote: »

Bit of an odd one, the V4C says the car is a Quattro and it's not, confirmed by Audi UK.

What will the VRT section's reaction be to this, do they pull the spec from DVLA or do they have links into the dealer system. From recollection on a previous import, they were able to pull the full spec down from somewhere including details the DVLA don't have.

Am I looking at a lengthy process of changing DVLA details, getting a new V4C and then registering?

Details are all pulled from the V5. I'd be getting a check done to make sure the car isn't dodgy as it's unusual that it would be wrong.

Mervyn Skidmore

OK, a week ago I explained how I had went through the VRT process without any issue. Purchased a car from a main dealer up north, and VRTed no problem. Today I get a letter from the driver and vehicle licencing agency in Swansea. It says that I've requested a V561 Export Certificate but that in order to do so I must use a V756 application form. I have no clue what this letter is about as I requested nothing, and the car is already on Irish plates. Anyone able to enlighten me? Do I need to do anything or just ignore this letter?