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UK Car with 12 months MOT - Does that count in Ireland

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  • 10-01-2009 5:34pm
    #1
    EIREHotspur
    Registered Users Posts: 767 ✭✭✭


    Headline says it all.

    Does UK Car with 12 months MOT count in Ireland?

    Or do I have to NCT it from that first date registered?


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    ardmacha
    Registered Users Posts: 7,476 ✭✭✭ardmacha


    You nave to NCT it.


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    miju
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 8,486 ✭✭✭miju


    EIREHotspur wrote: »
    Headline says it all.

    Does UK Car with 12 months MOT count in Ireland?

    Or do I have to NCT it from that first date registered?


    AFAIK the MOT means diddily squart here and you'll have to NCT it here


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    Voodoomelon
    Registered Users Posts: 9,660 ✭✭✭Voodoomelon


    Yup, it means nothing, you'll have to NCT it as soon as you re-regsiter it. Only advantage to having valid MOT is that the car would probably be in better condition than if it wasn't MOT'd.


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    Steve
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 22,584 CMod ✭✭✭✭Steve


    Already been said but yes, you have to NCT it.


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    EIREHotspur
    Registered Users Posts: 767 ✭✭✭EIREHotspur


    Frig....well hopefully it was first registered in June of 05....that would give me some breathing space.


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    slimjimmc
    Registered Users Posts: 7,786 ✭✭✭slimjimmc


    Not if the new regulations are approved before then.


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    EIREHotspur
    Registered Users Posts: 767 ✭✭✭EIREHotspur


    Two quotes from that thread.

    ".....likely implementation date for changes is first half of 2010"

    "Conor Faughnan was on the last word and he said that he presumed it would only apply to imported cars that were over 4 years old, said it would be mad to nct a 6month old car."


    Thanks for the link though......as I will have my car next weekend I will be ok.


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    slimjimmc
    Registered Users Posts: 7,786 ✭✭✭slimjimmc


    Excellent.
    wish you many kilometers of happy motoring.


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    miju
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 8,486 ✭✭✭miju


    slimjimmc wrote: »
    Not if the new regulations are approved before then.

    those regulations weren't in as of last Monday when I VRT'd my car so I'd say the OP is safe enough


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    L-M
    Registered Users Posts: 23,694 ✭✭✭✭L-M


    The only thing to be said for buying an English car with a 12 month MOT is the fact that it must be in some reasonable condition. If i was buying one, even though it would be void over here, i'd still make sure it had a fresh MOT.


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    vengeance52
    Registered Users Posts: 1,526 ✭✭✭vengeance52


    if you are importing a car from UK to Ireland, you can claim the tax that was paid in the UK back for the remainder of tax disc til expiry AFAIK


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    EIREHotspur
    Registered Users Posts: 767 ✭✭✭EIREHotspur


    Thanks Slim....thanks lads for the good advice.

    It was first registered on 3 June 05 so I am good to go.

    Will look into that so vengeance52 because I read elsewhere that if I register it on 20 Jan I will have to pay the full month of January's Road Tax.


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