Getting a "D" reg for imported car

Damomayo · 10-03-2009 10:29AM #1

Just wondering if you can get "D" number plates for a car even if you don't reg it in dublin (Mayo)

artielange · 10-03-2009 10:32AM

use a friends dublin address as when registering it

L-M · 10-03-2009 10:32AM

Unless you know someone living in Dublin that could register it for you. Other than that AFAIK, no, no you can't.

Edit: Jinx

Stevie Dakota · 10-03-2009 10:46AM

Use a friends address in Dublin and then fill out then change of address section at a later date when you have all the documents.

bazz26 · 10-03-2009 10:54AM

Stevie Dakota wrote: »

Use a friends address in Dublin and then fill out then change of address section at a later date when you have all the documents.

Downside is that you add an extra owner to the car.

On a side note don't the VRO use your PPSN address?

cjt156 · 10-03-2009 11:03AM

bazz26 wrote: »

Downside is that you add an extra owner to the car.

Don't think so. I've had 3 addresses on my VLC, new cert each time, same number of owners.

positron · 10-03-2009 11:07AM

You need proof of address to register where ever.

Once you have paid the VRT, you can go online to motortax.ie to pay the tax, and you can change the address to whatever you want there, before you pay the tax. Just the address though, you can't change the name of the owner there.

Eoin · 10-03-2009 11:22AM

Stevie Dakota wrote: »

Use a friends address in Dublin and then fill out then change of address section at a later date when you have all the documents.

I shouldn't think so - you can change the address without changing the owner.

deadwood · 10-03-2009 11:35AM

Why do you want a D reg?
I remember hearing people doing this before as they thought it would improve the resale value - is taht it?

Stephen · 10-03-2009 12:09PM

Usually, especially if its something high end. Its retarded but apparently true.

Damomayo · 10-03-2009 12:35PM

deadwood wrote: »

Why do you want a D reg?
I remember hearing people doing this before as they thought it would improve the resale value - is taht it?

Yeah .... easier to sell a "D" reg in different counties rather than "MO" also might be seen as being on better roads than a rural plate and less likely to have had a hitch ........ even if it only influences 20% of ppl its worth it.
BTW tks for responses

Stephen · 10-03-2009 02:35PM

There's entirely the opposite too though. One might think a D reg has spent its whole life stuck in gridlock traffic rather than open roads.

Bogger77 · 10-03-2009 04:16PM

Stephen wrote: »

There's entirely the opposite too though. One might think a D reg has spent its whole life stuck in gridlock traffic rather than open roads.

Open roads in Mayo? Only open roads up there are the bog roads!!

L1011 · 10-03-2009 04:26PM

Bogger77 wrote: »

Open roads in Mayo? Only open roads up there are the bog roads!!

I'd take a car that was driven down the Swinford/Charlestown bypasses daily over one that did the M50.... but thats not a standard driving pattern there I'd guess!

Quint · 10-03-2009 04:28PM

Yeah, I think this D reg thing is a myth. If it's not, I'd say it's more like 1% of people, not 20. Seriously, if 2 cars for sale there's plenty of other things to influence you before the reg plate.

Saruman · 10-03-2009 04:30PM

There is a certain level of snobbery out there. My sister even said it to me when I was buying a car in Cork, she wondered why I would want to be seen driving in a car from Cork? I laughed at her for a while and then informed her that actually it was a D reg anyway.

axer · 10-03-2009 04:34PM

I would think twice about a d reg or would at least want to know how long it was in dublin because of the reason mentioned earlier i.e. car stuck in traffic - clutch near burnt out etc.

Chet T16 · 10-03-2009 04:34PM

Quint wrote: »

Yeah, I think this D reg thing is a myth. If it's not, I'd say it's more like 1% of people, not 20. Seriously, if 2 cars for sale there's plenty of other things to influence you before the reg plate.

Its very much true, especially for high end stuff.

>>> http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=site%3Acarzone.ie+D+reg&sourceid=navclient-ff&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1B3GGGL_enIE234IE234

Saruman · 10-03-2009 04:39PM

Look for a car from Leitrim... sure they don't even have roads there

galwaytt · 10-03-2009 05:13PM

Quint wrote: »

Yeah, I think this D reg thing is a myth. If it's not, I'd say it's more like 1% of people, not 20. Seriously, if 2 cars for sale there's plenty of other things to influence you before the reg plate.

no it's not, got an offer for my car as trade-in last week, and was asked what reg. When told it was 06 G, not 06 D, got offered -Eur700.......

galwaytt · 10-03-2009 05:14PM

axer wrote: »

I would think twice about a d reg or would at least want to know how long it was in dublin because of the reason mentioned earlier i.e. car stuck in traffic - clutch near burnt out etc.

or, that it's really been owned and used by some cute hoor from Mayo, and the D thing is a ploy......:p

Eoin · 10-03-2009 05:19PM

Quint wrote: »

Yeah, I think this D reg thing is a myth. If it's not, I'd say it's more like 1% of people, not 20. Seriously, if 2 cars for sale there's plenty of other things to influence you before the reg plate.

I doubt it's a myth. I do think it's stupid, but I do have to admit - if I was buying a car from somewhere like Donegal where they have a reputation (rightly or wrongly) of hockeying a car around, at the back of my mind, I might think of making doubly sure the car gets a more thorough inspection.

Maybe some of the guys in the trade can say if the reg makes that much of a difference?

Quint · 10-03-2009 06:24PM

Chet T16 wrote: »

Its very much true, especially for high end stuff.

>>> http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=site%3Acarzone.ie+D+reg&sourceid=navclient-ff&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1B3GGGL_enIE234IE234

Jasus, they advertise it like it's an extra! But as said before, the car might have 30k miles, but double the time on the roads as a normal 30k mile car.

galwaytt wrote: »

no it's not, got an offer for my car as trade-in last week, and was asked what reg. When told it was 06 G, not 06 D, got offered -Eur700.......

:eek: There's the evidence, but maybe the dealer was just looking for an excuse to get €700 out of you? I can't say it would make a difference to me if I was buying a car. I'd try and avoid a D reg in fact, my mates would take the p!ss for being a scumbag if I had one:D

eoin wrote: »

I doubt it's a myth. I do think it's stupid, but I do have to admit - if I was buying a car from somewhere like Donegal where they have a reputation (rightly or wrongly) of hockeying a car around, at the back of my mind, I might think of making doubly sure the car gets a more thorough inspection.

Maybe some of the guys in the trade can say if the reg makes that much of a difference?

I think that's more to do with the driver than the county. A 25 year old driver will hockey around more than a 50 year old no matter where they're from.

Gran Hermano · 10-03-2009 06:41PM

Country reg makes me think of potholes, loose chippings, scrapes from hedges, the odd spray of silage and a chance it was used to transport livestock.

I'll stick with my D regs.

Stephen · 10-03-2009 07:07PM

Potholes and loose chippings don't exist in Dublin now?

The_Conductor · 10-03-2009 07:23PM

When I brought in my current car from the UK- I reg'ed it at my parents address in Galway, instead of my own in Dublin. I drive with work a bit, and know from experience that other drivers on the road are more courteous towards non-D reg drivers.

When buying a car- I'd actively avoid a D reg from previous experience. I don't like the preponderance of burnt-out clutches......

Gran Hermano · 10-03-2009 08:31PM

smccarrick wrote: »

When buying a car- I'd actively avoid a D reg from previous experience. I don't like the preponderance of burnt-out clutches......

That's what automatics are for

The_Conductor · 10-03-2009 08:32PM

Gran Hermano wrote: »

That's what automatics are for

Lol, don't get me started......

McSpud · 10-03-2009 08:33PM

All things being equal I think D reg will sell for more money. County reg system is probably a stupid one as may make imports even more attractive (can reg as D) although price advantage of imports obviously trumps the reg plate.

Gran Hermano · 10-03-2009 08:50PM

Let's leave the D regs aside for a minute, I see a greater problem with
people from outside the capital selling a local registered car in a neighbouring county. Would a Kerry person buy a Cork reg? Would a
Waterford person drive a Kilkenny reg? I think it's a bigger issue
amongst and between rural counties, probably down to inter-parish and
inter-county rivalry and I'd say founded in GAA and RTE reality TV rivalries.

Damomayo · 12-03-2009 04:40PM

Gran Hermano wrote: »

Let's leave the D regs aside for a minute, I see a greater problem with
people from outside the capital selling a local registered car in a neighbouring county. Would a Kerry person buy a Cork reg? Would a
Waterford person drive a Kilkenny reg? I think it's a bigger issue
amongst and between rural counties, probably down to inter-parish and
inter-county rivalry and I'd say founded in GAA and RTE reality TV rivalries.

That was more or less the side i was coming from ........ even though we all HATE Dubs (lol) ........... the plates still seem to sell

Biro · 12-03-2009 04:48PM

Gran Hermano wrote: »

Country reg makes me think of potholes, loose chippings, scrapes from hedges, the odd spray of silage and a chance it was used to transport livestock.

I'll stick with my D regs.

What a load of rubbish! Do you even know what silage is?
I'll stick with my eyes thanks!! I look at a car and the condition of it rather than looking at the reg and assuming!
To the OP - you have to register your car to whatever address your social security number has you registered to. I know this for a fact, as I asked when reg'ing my car.

badabinbadaboom · 12-03-2009 05:03PM

Gran Hermano wrote: »

Country reg makes me think of potholes, loose chippings, scrapes from hedges, the odd spray of silage and a chance it was used to transport livestock.

I'll stick with my D regs.

But you can't tell from the reg wether its a country car or not

I hate driving around in a KE reg car because some people think it a kerry car and that Im a kerry man.

KE does not stand for kerry lads, feckin hell.

BlackWizard · 12-03-2009 05:57PM

Foreign reg plates in Dublin like 'KE' just make me want to overtake the person.

Quint · 12-03-2009 06:24PM

BlackWizard wrote: »

Foreign reg plates in Dublin like 'KE' just make me want to overtake the person.

It's the same with Dublin plates in "de country". Dubs aren't use to getting up to the dizzy heights of 3rd gear!

All the slagging aside, if anyone was buying a 10 grand car, would you pay another €700 for a d reg? I'd happily take the cheap country reg. Unless it was "MN", who wants a Monaghan reg?:D

The_Conductor · 12-03-2009 06:42PM

Quint wrote: »

I'd happily take the cheap country reg. Unless it was "MN", who wants a Monaghan reg?:D

Ye gods- I thought they were all on NI plates in Monaghan

L-M · 12-03-2009 10:21PM

Quint wrote: »

It's the same with Dublin plates in "de country". Dubs aren't use to getting up to the dizzy heights of 3rd gear!

What? That's lie. D reg's make me slow down:P:pac:

vf949 · 12-03-2009 10:41PM

As well as a better chance of the clutch being burnt out there is another issue with D reg cars.

Lets say there are two cars with the same mileage, one with a D reg and one with a reg from another county. The one with the D reg will have a lot more engine hours on it and more engine wear than the other as although the D reg has not been clocking up miles too quickly in the traffic of Dublin it will certainly have been clocked up far more engine hours.

Tractors, construction equipment, etc. use is all measured by an engine hourmeter and does not have a mileage clock because the engine use is such an important issue.

Just thought I'd add that as no one alse has mentioned it.

Redsoxfan · 12-03-2009 11:23PM

Biro wrote: »

To the OP - you have to register your car to whatever address your social security number has you registered to. I know this for a fact, as I asked when reg'ing my car.

Not in my experience. I gave my sister's address when getting my UK import registered last Feb.

Biro · 12-03-2009 11:57PM

Redsoxfan wrote: »

Not in my experience. I gave my sister's address when getting my UK import registered last Feb.

Ring them and ask them.

bazz26 · 13-03-2009 12:44AM

Bring back the day when you bought a car for what it was not what letter it had on the reg plate. I'm more concerned about the car rather than a seriel number on the front and rear bumpers.

But if people want to believe this reg plate nonsense and are willing to pay more for it then work away. Similar shallowness by people wanting a certain postal code address on their property to increase it's value and impress their friends. The old saying " a fool and his money soon part" comes to mind. :pac:

It really does somehow prove why this country is in the current state it finds itself.

The_Conductor · 13-03-2009 06:55AM

I regg'ed mine at my parents current address. I've never ever lived there.

mikemac · 13-03-2009 07:18AM

McSpud wrote: »

County reg system is probably a stupid one as may make imports even more attractive (can reg as D) although price advantage of imports obviously trumps the reg plate.

I think it's a perfectly fine system. If you're going to knock it at least post your proposal for something better

The_Conductor · 13-03-2009 08:10AM

mikemac wrote: »

I think it's a perfectly fine system. If you're going to knock it at least post your proposal for something better

A country wide registration system implemented purely on the basis of chronological order. How difficult can it be- we're such a small little country.......?

Biro · 13-03-2009 10:02AM

bazz26 wrote: »

Bring back the day when you bought a car for what it was not what letter it had on the reg plate. I'm more concerned about the car rather than a seriel number on the front and rear bumpers.

But if people want to believe this reg plate nonsense and are willing to pay more for it then work away. Similar shallowness by people wanting a certain postal code address on their property to increase it's value and impress their friends. The old saying " a fool and his money soon part" comes to mind. :pac:

It really does somehow prove why this country is in the current state it finds itself.

Well said.

Getting a "D" reg for imported car

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