Driving uk car not owned by me

mcmuff

Quick question, am from uk now 'resident in ireland' for tax and vrt purposes.

but 6 months ago 'bought' a car from my friend, but between the jigs and reels he hasn't yet posted off the reg cert, so car still in his name.

Insurance is ok, but where do i stand regarding vrt and registering the car here.

If stopped by customs and i don't own car, my friend does who is 'permanently' resident in uk, but i drive it with his permission, does it have to be registered?

please reply quickly as saw a couple of people hanging outside my house taking an interest in car - with dayglo jackets on back window!

I plan to get him to send the certs now, but meantime am i ok or will i have to hotfoot it to VRO office and look for 7 days before i get fined.

bit jumpy as someone i know got car impounded last week and had to pay vrt plus fine!

Don't want to get hit before xmas

enda_4

afaik they cant lift the car if its not yours

JohnCleary

The feckers can lift if it they want I think

Best line you could give them is that the person you bought it off insisted on sending the V5 to the DVLA, and you have to wait until it's posted out to you before you can register the car

Its happened to people I know, they had to wait around 6 weeks for the V5 to arrive to their house in Ireland, and then they went on their merry way to the VRO

sesswhat

Keep a folding bike in the boot;)

galwaytt

Actually - you can't drive it. You're not allowed to drive a foreign registered car, as an Irish resident.

Secondly - maybe you know this already - but if you don't own the car, you only have TPO insurance. Driving Other Vehicle extension - if that's how you're doing it - is TPO only, irrespective of the policy type.

If you have insurance on the car, with the reg on your Cert, it goes on the premise that you own it. You can't insure 'someone else's car', so ........just get the V5, and VRT it and get it over with.

craichoe

galwaytt wrote: »

Actually - you can't drive it. You're not allowed to drive a foreign registered car, as an Irish resident.

Secondly - maybe you know this already - but if you don't own the car, you only have TPO insurance. Driving Other Vehicle extension - if that's how you're doing it - is TPO only, irrespective of the policy type.

If you have insurance on the car, with the reg on your Cert, it goes on the premise that you own it. You can't insure 'someone else's car', so ........just get the V5, and VRT it and get it over with.

That depends on your Insurers policy. Some will transfer your insurance over from an existing car. Doesn't matter if its uk reg or not.

Wishbone Ash

mcmuff wrote: »

Quick question, am from uk now 'resident in ireland' for tax and vrt purposes.

but 6 months ago 'bought' a car from my friend, but between the jigs and reels he hasn't yet posted off the reg cert, so car still in his name.

Insurance is ok, but where do i stand regarding vrt and registering the car here.

If stopped by customs and i don't own car, my friend does who is 'permanently' resident in uk, but i drive it with his permission, does it have to be registered?

please reply quickly as saw a couple of people hanging outside my house taking an interest in car - with dayglo jackets on back window!

I plan to get him to send the certs now, but meantime am i ok or will i have to hotfoot it to VRO office and look for 7 days before i get fined.

bit jumpy as someone i know got car impounded last week and had to pay vrt plus fine!

Don't want to get hit before xmas

Sounds like the typical 'cock and bull' story peddled by VRT dodgers.

Why should the honest law abiding motorist have to supplement the VRT spongers?

kluivert

If it is parked off road, then your ok. Different story if your seen driving it on the road.

The law states that you must regsiter it the day after import. But you cant register it without the V5, so state that the car is off road till you receive V5.

Ask your friend for V5 and do not send it to the DVLA, present it to the VRO Office.

pa990

if an irish person drives a foreign registered car within the state.. it can be confiscated by customs / gardai

even if a relative from the UK is staying with you, and u just take their car for a spin to the shops.. it doesnt really happen, but it could happen