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Vintage VRT

  • 14-07-2024 1:27am
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    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,983
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    Hi guys, I’m well experienced in importing cars. I import 50+ per year. But vintage cars I have not much knowledge on.

    Does anyone here have a link to any Revenue documents outlining the exact rules around importing vintage cars. I can’t seem to find one anywhere. 

    I’m trying to VRT a car that was manufactured in 1994 but was only registered in 1999 and I’m wondering if it will qualify for vintage VRT. I’m happy to do my own research if someone could provide links to documents, but if anyone could answer my question that would be equally helpful.

    The V5 logbook and DVLA both state that the car was manufactured in 1994 but wasn’t registered until 1999. Thanks



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,340 kdevitt
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    Its full fat VRT unfortunately - age for VRT is calculated off first registration date of the vehicle. Rather ridiciuously, its eligible for vintage status motor tax once registered.

    Section 3.4 of VRT manual section 08 for determining age, then vintage cars come under category C - where the age has to be 30 years on presentation for VRT.

    Post edited by kdevitt on


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,354 w124man
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    The full updated version of the VRT manual is on revenue.ie This is from Section 8.3.4

    Interesting section on high mileage Cat A cars



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,983 User1998
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    Just incase anyone needs this in the future, I VRT’d the car for €200 since it stated on the V5 logbook that it was manufactured 30 years ago



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,340 kdevitt
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    Worked out well for you , but they’ve clearly applied the rules incorrectly - it’s one of few things they’ve documented clearly to say registration date.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,983 User1998
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    So in my instance the car was first registered in the UK in 1999. But on the front page of the V5 logbook there is a note that states “Manufactured/used overseas in 1994”. Only when a V5 has this note will they accept it. So now my Irish logbook states first registered on 01/01/1994

    Two different VRT staff from two different centres confirmed that if the V5 logbook has this note then that is the date they use to determine the registration. They said that sometimes people will unknowingly purchase a car with this note on the V5 and end up with an Irish reg a few years older than they thought it would be. In my instance it worked in my favour as it made the car vintage.



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,340 kdevitt
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    Ah - well thats different so. Had literally the exact same on my CRX - 1989 car that was imported from Japan to the UK and registered there in 1996.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,983 User1998
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    Yeah, weirdly enough mine wasn’t an import tho which is why it baffled me a bit about the manufacturing date. Never came across it before.



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,340 kdevitt
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    One of the guys on BR had a similar issue with a Prelude recently - imported from UK, via Japan. In his case the V5 didn't have any note on the front - and the initial response was that he'd have to pay the full VRT amount based on the UK reg date. He appealed it - they eventually relented.

    Wonder was your V5 a reissued one or something?



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,983 User1998
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    Yeah its definitely something to watch out for then as this is my first time coming across it. There was an old V5 in the glovebox that had the same note on the front page so it must have been noted from the beginning in my case.



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