cost of tax & insurance

mr. pleasant

hi there,

i moved to ireland 1.5 years ago and plan to buy a car now. nothing special, and old polo will do. i'm thinking of checking cars.ireland but thats not really the question.

i'd rather like to know what i would have to expect in prices for tax and insurance. i hold my driving license since 16 years. engine size of the car would be 1.0, age ca. 10 yrs.

thanks for any advice.

Rowley Birkin QC

These links should help.

To find a car:
www.carzone.ie
http://www.adverts.ie/index.php?cat=46

For insurance:
www.123.ie

For Tax information:
https://www.motortax.ie/OMT/staticContent.do?page=motortaxrates

mr. pleasant

thanks for the links, will check those.

still, could anybody give me a rough number?

the problem with the insurance quote online is that i never get an online result, but am told that he gonna send me an email (guess thtas because mi license was issued in another country?)

Tony Broke

Call into an insurance broker in town and they will sort you out.With the details you have given it should be about €800 or under, I have a friend from Poland who has a full polish license for over 10 years and he pays €660 on a 1.4 01 Golf.

Someone might be able to answer this?

Would it knock down the insurance price if you changed your license to an Irish license?

I wouldnt touch an older Polo either, heaps of scrap imo.A starlet, civic, colt etc would be much better.

mr. pleasant

thanks for that, and interesting question:

Tony Broke wrote: »

...Would it knock down the insurance price if you changed your license to an Irish license? ...

i will have to give that one a thought as well.