I am shocked to find the local tax office are asking for 21% VAT on top of 25% VRT for an import. The car is 8 months old and has about 2600 miles on the clock. I used the VRT calculator to work out the cost before purchase. Despite giving the Web form the registration date and mileage it did not flag the car as being liable for VAT. Surely this would be easy enough to do. I now notice in the small print there is a note about VAT in some circumstances but nothing specific. I hope there is grounds for an appeal - I would not have purchased if this had been made clear.