Buying a car in Northern Ireland

sterling looks a bit strong at the moment and this should also be taken into consideration. I was having a look at a toyota site in scotland and am green ( maybe that is why we are associated with green - ENVY) with the prices quoted. especially for brand new corollas. unfortunately new is not an option with the vrt.
 
How long can you drive around in a car bought in the north before it must be registered, is there a limit?

Also, is it ok to transfer over your insurance and drive around in it on the UK plates...do insurance companies have a problem wth this...
 
It seems for eastern european cars the limit is infinite.

Depends on your luck. I know a guy from dundalk worked in dublin drove yellow reg cars for 5 years. no tax no mot insurance company didn't care.

Got caught one day 200 quid fine slap on the rist and paid vrt the next week.

Car was worth F al so paid F all to reg it.

You may get away with it for a day or a year dpends on local plod.
 
corcaigh2008 said:
How long can you drive around in a car bought in the north before it must be registered, is there a limit?

Also, is it ok to transfer over your insurance and drive around in it on the UK plates...do insurance companies have a problem wth this...
Click to expand...


Insurance companies cover for 30 days until new reg is issued
as regards driving around officially you have to visit the vrt
within 24 hours,,,
 
I've personally witnessed NI reg drivers, in a town close to the border, being visited by customs 3 times over the last 6 months.

I believe they can impound the car there and then if you haven't paid VRT - don't know if it happened in these cases though.

I'd never risk it.
 
Will the vrt on imported second hand diesel cars from NI be reduced from July 1? Thinking of going down this route because the garages here are not reducing second hand prices despite the fact that they have acres of cars in stock. Any thoughts?
 
DeclanP said:
Will the vrt on imported second hand diesel cars from NI be reduced from July 1? Thinking of going down this route because the garages here are not reducing second hand prices despite the fact that they have acres of cars in stock. Any thoughts?
Click to expand...

declan - Better value in UK. Cash is king. Only problem is ditching your trade in. If you can sell, you can import for a lot less than secondhand prices here. Try Autotrader.co.uk
 
Thanks Slim. But what's the story on VRT on imported second hand cars from Britain. Does the July 1st changes affect imported diesels and cars will lower emissions. By the way, what sort of identity is required when purchasing in Britain.
 
DeclanP said:
Thanks Slim. But what's the story on VRT on imported second hand cars from Britain. Does the July 1st changes affect imported diesels and cars will lower emissions. By the way, what sort of identity is required when purchasing in Britain.
Click to expand...

Do a search (see menu bar at top of page), this has been covered many times in recent months
 
Good advice soy, a lot of info available on importing and seems to be the way to go. Exchange rate favourable too and currency.ie seems to be the best route when doing the deal. Why wont the garages in the South cop on and see what is happening. They are not dropping prices, not selling and at the same time losing a market to the North or the UK. They had it good for long enough.
 
By the way, what sort of identity is required when purchasing in Britain
Click to expand...

Declan - if you have Lizzie's picture on a piece of paper - and enough of them, that's all the ID you need.
 
Slim said:
Declan - if you have Lizzie's picture on a piece of paper - and enough of them, that's all the ID you need.
Click to expand...

Sound, Slim, will go armed with wads. Was checking Agnews in Belfast for second hand audi and BMW and they seem okay. Had you come across them on your travels?
 
thinking of buying a 2012 jaguar XF 2.2. They are 45K here and 30K in england. Anyone any idea how much it would cost to bring in from UK ?
 
JohnnieKippe said:
thinking of buying a 2012 jaguar XF 2.2. They are 45K here and 30K in england. Anyone any idea how much it would cost to bring in from UK ?
Click to expand...

All the details you need are in the Key Post.

Let's keep this thread on-topic and related to the specifics of buying from Northern Ireland.
Leo
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Menu
Log in
Register