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Importing 6 month old car from Northern Ireland

  • 20-11-2016 5:52pm
    #1
    DavidAdam
    Registered Users Posts: 61 ✭✭


    Purchased a May 2016 car in Belfast. Will I save on VRT if I wait to January 2017 before I bring it into Irish Republic or will the Revenue backdate the purchase?. Also the car has extras worth 2,500 Sterling. How does the VRT on these extras be calculated.?


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  • #2
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,499 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    DavidAdam wrote: »
    Purchased a May 2016 car in Belfast. Will I save on VRT if I wait to January 2017 before I bring it into Irish Republic or will the Revenue backdate the purchase?. Also the car has extras worth 2,500 Sterling. How does the VRT on these extras be calculated.?

    How do you mean €2500 of extras? Is it like an LX model with stuff added on or just a high spec model that cost €2500 more than an LX


  • #3
    The high horse brigade
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,456 ✭✭✭The high horse brigade


    colm_mcm wrote: »
    How do you mean €2500 of extras? Is it like an LX model with stuff added on or just a high spec model that cost €2500 more than an LX

    He probably means Uk spec not the poverty spec that gets sold here


  • #4
    bazz26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,338 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    Sounds like the OP did no research on this at all prior to buying the car. I hope the car has 6000 km or more on the clock or you very well maybe stung for VAT also.


  • #5
    Red Kev
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,793 ✭✭✭Red Kev


    bazz26 wrote: »
    . I hope the car has 6000 km or more on the clock or you very well maybe stung for VAT also.

    Sounds like a roadtrip might solve that!


  • #6
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,499 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    Red Kev wrote: »
    Sounds like a roadtrip might solve that!

    I know someone who did this. They saved the uk vat and didn't owe vat here. Not sure how legal it was but he wasn't asked to pay vat as the mileage was over the limit by the time he got home (via a few places)


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  • #7
    For Forks Sake
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,681 ✭✭✭✭For Forks Sake


    colm_mcm wrote: »
    I know someone who did this. They saved the uk vat and didn't owe vat here. Not sure how legal it was but he wasn't asked to pay vat as the mileage was over the limit by the time he got home (via a few places)

    France Spain and Portugal? :D


  • #8
    Soarer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,960 ✭✭✭Soarer


    colm_mcm wrote: »
    I know someone who did this. They saved the uk vat and didn't owe vat here. Not sure how legal it was but he wasn't asked to pay vat as the mileage was over the limit by the time he got home (via a few places)

    I think we all know how legal it was.


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