Appealing OMSP when paying VRT on a UK import

Anybody imported a car from the UK and appealed against the OMSP valuation when getting your car registered for VRT?

I'm going by the What Car depreciation calculator and feel it's overvalued for a car that's going to see a significant drop in it's OMSP in 2 months time anyway when January comes around.

ivuernis said:

Anybody imported a car from the UK and appealed against the OMSP valuation when getting your car registered for VRT?

I'm going by the What Car depreciation calculator and feel it's overvalued for a car that's going to see a significant drop in it's OMSP in 2 months time anyway when January comes around.

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Yes. You have to pay the requested VRT first, then provide evidence, such as dealer adverts, that the Irish OMSP on which the VRT is based is too high. Took me about two months from application to cheque.

I gather now that there is also a lot more attention paid to optional extras etc. and remember that the VRT is based on the Irish list price for the individual extras or packs, not any UK pack prices (e.g. BMW communications packs, Audi "free" SE upgrades) so be very careful if you're getting a specification that isn't available in Ireland.

The What Car depreciation calculator is for the UK, a massively bigger market, and doesn't have any real relevance to the Irish OMSP. If you're looking for a valuation on the UK car maybe check out Glass's Guide or Parkers. Also, the OMSP doesn't seem to "drop" on the yearly plate change, but you could use a drop in prices if it happens in your evidence if you import just after.

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I did sucessfully about 2 years ago. VRT had valued car at 9K for the months I had been considering the import, and their valuation hadn't decreased at all even though throughout that year car prices had plummetted.

I paid the VRt (approx 2.5K), completed the appeal form, with a letter stating the reason for claim (market reality, sample ads for similar cars from carzone etc), outlining why I felt it was 30% overvalued.

I got a letter a few weeks later of acknowledgement, then about 3 months later a cheque for 750 euro or thereabouts - close to the 30% I had suggested.

So if you have a valid case you should get a hearing - takes time though, and you must pay the full amount upfront.