Wait 6 months to reregister car in UK or not?

Hannaho

I'm moving to UK for 2 x years in March. My insurance is up in Ireland on 27th April. According to 123.ie all their policies include comprehensive cover for UK, Channel Islands, Isle of Man etc. Hopefully, I will like the job and will stay in UK. The job has six months probation anyway. To get the the analog speedometer changed - my KM clock is not legal in UK , various DVLA admin stuff and new number plates - I have been quoted 1100 stg. I am wondering is it OK to drive my car in UK for 6 months - I think I have to reregister it then - or should I be registering it immediately as taking a permanent job in the UK means I am resident there, though job is probationery for 6 months. I don't want to fall foul of any laws, but moving is expensive, and if I could drive my car without reregistering it for 3 months or so in UK, it woukd help a lot financially. I have to bring it over on the boat if I reregister it now and that's an extra 400 on top of import and reregistering charges of 1100,and of course the time to bring it over and back. If I renew my car insurance here in April do I just give my Irish address? I don't want to fall foul if any laws so advice on this would be really helpful

Atlantic Dawn

If it was me I would sell the car here before I went, then purchase a UK car and drive over there for 6 months, then bring it back here VRT free (I believe you will have to pay VAT on it as outside the EU). Try to choose a model where mph/kmh can be changed at the touch of a button.

endacl

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120127440#Comment_120127440

Lateral thinking FTW.

Padre_Pio

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120127445#Comment_120127445

If you're in the UK for 2 years, could you do this four times and profit?

Atlantic Dawn

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120127462#Comment_120127462

No as you must keep the car in your own name for 12 months in Ireland before selling it or else repay the VRT you avoided so the 1 year depreciation would kill off any profit in almost all cases.

Esel

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120127462#Comment_120127462

No, but you can bring in more than one vehicle on a TOR (Transfer Of Residence), which exempts you from VRT, duty, VAT etc. - as long as you fulfil all the conditions for each vehicle.

Not sure about NOx charge.