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Importation of car into Ireland from NI

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  • 18-04-2008 9:23pm
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    mnky
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    Not sure if anyone has been in this predicament but....

    I am living in the North and am planning to move to Dublin. I am going to buy a car now but am likely to move down in next 3 months.

    If I commute from Belfast until the 6 months VRT residence requirement is up (not bringing the car across the border but taking the train) will I be able to claim the VRT exemption?

    Will they look for my train tickets as evidence that I am not using the car to commute?


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    lynchie
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    The exemption only applies if after bringing the car into the South, you were fully resident in the north for the previous 6 months and can prove it. If you move down south in 3 months time and commute for three months, and especially if you are taking a wage down here and paying taxes it may be hard to prove you are still resident up north.


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    Ferris
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    you can still be resident in the north and work in the republic. Utility bills, rent agreement (to prove residence) and P45/60 (to prove you were paying tax in the UK) should be enough to prove residence. I did the same, only I had owned the car for 2 yrs so was able to prove my employment in the north with payslips also. You won't be able to do this. Remember that you will have to hold onto the car for 12mths before you can sell it in the south.

    Just a quick note, if you are planning to buy 2nd hand, prices have tumbled in the south recently. Might not be the saving in it that you originally thought.


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