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Buying a bike that hasn't had VRT paid

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  • 20-05-2020 6:26pm
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    dkd21
    Registered Users Posts: 117 ✭✭


    Hi guys,

    i'm on the lookout for a new bike and one has popped up that has been in the country for a couple of years on foreign plates so hasn't had the VRT paid .

    If I was to purchase I would then be liable for VRT penalties of course at several hundred euro.

    Has anybody been through this situation before and have any first hand information ?

    Usually I would avoid such a situation but if the bike is a very good example at a favourable price I am more inclined to it


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    #2
    IrishGrimReaper
    Registered Users Posts: 1,033 ✭✭✭IrishGrimReaper


    What country is it from?


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    dkd21
    Registered Users Posts: 117 ✭✭dkd21


    IrishGrimReaper wrote: »
    What country is it from?

    The UK .


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    listermint
    Registered Users Posts: 33,979 ✭✭✭✭listermint


    Get the seller to pay it.

    I wouldnt bother my arse tbh. The hastle is not worth it unless its free.


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    Blanchy90
    Registered Users Posts: 849 ✭✭✭Blanchy90


    If you have a hand written receipt stating you bought it in the north and rode it down then you will be fine. Even better if you have a ferry receipt from the uk

    Seller should be sorting it but many private sellers don't bother
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDsaagYfEyTnhg-r209RCbQ?sub_confirmation=1




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    dkd21
    Registered Users Posts: 117 ✭✭dkd21


    listermint wrote: »
    Get the seller to pay it.

    I wouldnt bother my arse tbh. The hastle is not worth it unless its free.

    I would usually have that same train of thought , I guess the lockdown has gotten to me :D
    Blanchy90 wrote: »
    If you have a hand written receipt stating you bought it in the north and rode it down then you will be fine. Even better if you have a ferry receipt from the uk

    Seller should be sorting it but many private sellers don't bother

    Yeah many don't for whatever reason :confused: for the small amount that it generally is compared to the price of the bike


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    newmember2
    Registered Users Posts: 2,599 ✭✭✭newmember2


    I've used a handwritten receipt before with the price of the bike, and the date at the top.


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