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Documents needed to bring back uk car

  • 18-06-2013 10:48AM
    #1
    kermitpwee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,699 ✭✭✭


    Morning all! Bringing back a golf from England on Thursday. What documents do I need to get off the seller? Is it just the full vehicle registration cert or is there anything else? Thanks


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  • #2
    corktina
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,733 ✭✭✭✭corktina


    you also need a receipt and the ferry booking/ ticket.


  • #3
    kermitpwee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,699 ✭✭✭kermitpwee


    I was thinking off not booking the ticket till I get to Holyhead in case I miss a ferry or something pops up. I imagine I can get a ticket at the port?


  • #4
    galwaytt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,754 ✭✭✭✭galwaytt


    kermitpwee wrote: »
    Morning all! Bringing back a golf from England on Thursday. What documents do I need to get off the seller? Is it just the full vehicle registration cert or is there anything else? Thanks

    Just the V5C. Make sure he knows you have to have it -tell him in advance so he can check it up before you get there.

    Ode To The Motorist

    “And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, generates funds to the exchequer. You don't want to acknowledge that as truth because, deep down in places you don't talk about at the Green Party, you want me on that road, you need me on that road. We use words like freedom, enjoyment, sport and community. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent instilling those values in our families and loved ones. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the tax revenue and the very freedom to spend it that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise I suggest you pick up a bus pass and get the ********* ********* off the road” 



  • #5
    liam7831
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,822 ✭✭✭liam7831


    What did you buy TDI?


  • #6
    aujopimur
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,953 ✭✭✭aujopimur


    You'll need to get the MOT cert from the seller as well.


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  • #7
    kermitpwee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,699 ✭✭✭kermitpwee


    liam7831 wrote: »
    What did you buy TDI?

    No I bought a mk2 golf I'm not into modern cars she is diesel though!


  • #8
    corktina
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,733 ✭✭✭✭corktina


    aujopimur wrote: »
    You'll need to get the MOT cert from the seller as well.

    you don't actually need it to re-reg although it saves hastle if you have it. You will definately need it to drive the car on the road, and take your Insurance CERT too with the reg number on it.

    Print out the UK regulations re the V5C and take them with you. You fill out and sign the export section and bring the rest of the V5C with you. As said previously, make sure the guy knows this in advance of you going.


  • #9
    aujopimur
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,953 ✭✭✭aujopimur


    corktina wrote: »
    you don't actually need it to re-reg although it saves hastle if you have it. You will definately need it to drive the car on the road, and take your Insurance CERT too with the reg number on it.

    Print out the UK regulations re the V5C and take them with you. You fill out and sign the export section and bring the rest of the V5C with you. As said previously, make sure the guy knows this in advance of you going.

    The MOT is required by NCT/VRT to verify its roadworthiness, in its absense it will need to be tested for same.


  • #10
    corktina
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,733 ✭✭✭✭corktina


    it wont be "tested"...it's only not much more than a visual check, not a full NCT.


  • #11
    mgbgt1978
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,252 ✭✭✭mgbgt1978


    corktina wrote: »
    You fill out and sign the export section and bring the rest of the V5C with you.

    This section is only for a UK resident who is moving abroad and 'exporting' the car themselves.
    The OP can let the seller do this if they really want to but it won't make any difference.
    corktina wrote: »
    take your Insurance CERT too with the reg number on it.
    I don't think any Irish insurer will give you a cert with a UK number on it just to bring in a car from the UK.
    You can temporarily transfer your own insurance on to the UK car, ask them to email you confirmation of the Temp Transfer and bring this along with your insurance policy.

    The important thing OP is to ensure you get the full V5. This saves any hassle when you re-register the car here.
    You don't strictly need the MOT cert (i.e. it's not a deal breaker). They will get you to NCT the car (if over 4 years old)shortly after registration anyway
    Any receipt will do, just make sure it has reg no., date, and both names and address's of buyer and seller.

    You will also need to bring a couple of other docs with you when you go to register the car. Check out
    http://www.ncts.ie/vq3.html#Used_Vehicle
    For details.


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  • #12
    corktina
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,733 ✭✭✭✭corktina


    mgbgt1978 wrote: »
    This section is only for a UK resident who is moving abroad and 'exporting' the car themselves.
    The OP can let the seller do this if they really want to but it won't make any difference.

    I don't think any Irish insurer will give you a cert with a UK number on it just to bring in a car from the UK.
    You can temporarily transfer your own insurance on to the UK car, ask them to email you confirmation of the Temp Transfer and bring this along with your insurance policy.

    The important thing OP is to ensure you get the full V5. This saves any hassle when you re-register the car here.
    You don't strictly need the MOT cert (i.e. it's not a deal breaker). They will get you to NCT the car (if over 4 years old)shortly after registration anyway
    Any receipt will do, just make sure it has reg no., date, and both names and address's of buyer and seller.

    You will also need to bring a couple of other docs with you when you go to register the car. Check out
    http://www.ncts.ie/vq3.html#Used_Vehicle
    For details.
    you are out of date, nowadays the export section is to be used for ALL exports.

    Insurers in Ireland will happily give you a cert for a UK vehicle, I got one just last month


  • #13
    macplaxton
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 2,913 Mod ✭✭✭✭macplaxton


    corktina wrote: »
    You will definately need it to drive the car on the road, and take your Insurance CERT too with the reg number on it.
    mgbgt1978 wrote: »
    I don't think any Irish insurer will give you a cert with a UK number on it just to bring in a car from the UK.

    They will, but may need a kick up the arse. If the reg number isn't on the cover note/certificate (not schedule or random receipt), then it doesn't really mean much to the old bill (or any other foreign enforcement official) if you get a pull.
    corktina wrote: »
    Print out the UK regulations re the V5C and take them with you.

    Just Google "DVLA leaflet INS160".

    On page 8 of that PDF:
    What to do if you are selling your vehicle privately to someone that does not have a GB address
    You should fill in sections 6 and 10 with the new keeper’s name and address. Both you and the new keeper (buyer) must sign and date the declaration in section 8. Give the whole V5C to the new keeper to aid registration abroad.

    You should then send a signed letter to DVLA, Swansea, SA99 1AG giving the vehicle’s registration number, the make and model of the vehicle, the date of sale or transfer, and the name and address of the new keeper.

    Once we know about the change of keeper, you should receive an acknowledgement letter to confirm that you are no longer responsible for the vehicle. If you do not receive the letter within 4 weeks, please phone 0300 790 6802. If you are deaf or hard of hearing and have access to a textphone, phone 0300 123 1279 (this number will not respond to ordinary phones).
    corktina wrote: »
    You fill out and sign the export section and bring the rest of the V5C with you.

    Er, it doesn't say that above. Granted, they've tweaked the information a couple of time, so an old copy of the INS160 might say something slightly different, but the above is correct at time of posting.
    mgbgt1978 wrote: »
    This section is only for a UK resident who is moving abroad and 'exporting' the car themselves.
    Correct.
    aujopimur wrote: »
    You'll need to get the MOT cert from the seller as well.
    mgbgt1978 wrote: »
    You don't strictly need the MOT cert (i.e. it's not a deal breaker).

    Handy to show the NCTS, not essential now for driving a car back. The current MOT is now printed on plain paper and not a fancy cert. It's really just a receipt as MOT details are all held on computer anyway and the plod will usually just check the database.

    Revenue advice on buying a car abroad
    UK Gov "checks when buying a new car" (i.e. make sure the V5C isn't a dodgy one from the big batch they had stolen ages ago)
    corktina wrote: »
    you are out of date, nowadays the export section is to be used for ALL exports.
    Nah, YOU'RE out-of-date :D

    I've checked the current INS160 online (Apr 2011) and an old version (Jul 2010), and they both say what I've quoted above. I've found an old, old INS160 in my collection from Oct 2006, which mentions filling-in and detaching Section 11 and returning it with the covering letter. I'm prepared to be corrected, but unless you have a newer than Apr 2011 version which says different, I stand by the above quote.;)


  • #14
    corktina
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,733 ✭✭✭✭corktina


    it's changed since 2011...i thought the same as you but was proved wrong.


  • #15
    macplaxton
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 2,913 Mod ✭✭✭✭macplaxton


    corktina wrote: »
    it's changed since 2011...i thought the same as you but was proved wrong.

    Show me the "money" then.

    Where's this latest leaflet (I'll have a rummage in the filing cabinet as I have a few V5Cs and they normally send the booklets out with them - unless they've gone into cost-cutting overdrive)


  • #16
    corktina
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,733 ✭✭✭✭corktina


    i beleive it is actually on the V5C....


  • #17
    macplaxton
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 2,913 Mod ✭✭✭✭macplaxton


    Well as it happens, I've got at least four V5Cs here to look at...

    On the back page of the V5C (and the reverse of Section 11 the exporty bit, is V5C/4) it says:
    ...or are selling privately to someone who does not have a Great Britain (GB) address see 'Your Registration Certificate (V5C) and you' (INS160) for advice.
    The other side which says
    If you are exporting the vehicle you must:
    'you' refers to the registered keeper named in Section 1 on the front cover, not the person holding and reading it. :p

    9093103945_a039350374_z.jpg
    V5C_4 by macplaxton, on Flickr

    It's the same on all three new-style red V5Cs (two from Mar 2011, one from Jul 2010). I've got a blue one here from Feb 2007 too. In fact, I've even got (legit and cancelled) some old V5s from Feb 1994 and Aug 2001.

    But as ever, if you can show me something valid, I'm all ears.


  • #18
    MidlandsM
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,737 ✭✭✭MidlandsM


    corktina wrote: »
    you are out of date, nowadays the export section is to be used for ALL exports.

    MacPlax is right, I import yokes weekly, no change I know of?

    you got a link?


  • #19
    aujopimur
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,953 ✭✭✭aujopimur


    corktina wrote: »
    it wont be "tested"...it's only not much more than a visual check, not a full NCT.
    It depends on who deals with you, one guy was happy to see me move forward and back on the transporter, another drove it around the car park, checked steering brakes and tyres.
    The NCT is a later matter if it's required.


  • #20
    kermitpwee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,699 ✭✭✭kermitpwee


    Right lads I am back safe and sound. Mk2 golf GTD, oh ya baby:D:D:D Pity about the VRT, ah well.


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