New VRT rules - help sought

[campari]

Can someone help with a few questions please?
1. What evidence of payment is needed if you are buying a car in UK privately - There is no invoice from a garage? Is evidence needed in this case?
2. How can you estimate the VRT payable if the car cannot be found on the Revenue calculator?
3. Do you have to go to a particular VRO, like one in your own county/town?
I'd appreciate your help.
Thank you.

 

[paulo99]

1. You will need ferry ticket showing date of arrival
2. It will be refered to 'Rosslare'
3. No

All this can be found on www.revenue.ie

 

[campari]

Thanks, Paulo99,
I should have said taking a car in from the north, so no ferry involved.

 

[paulo99]

Thanks, Paulo99,
I should have said taking a car in from the north, so no ferry involved.

You will need to retain both sections of the V5 (registration document), it should not be sent to DVLNI. This is your proof of ownership. If you are buying privately have HPI check carried out, it buying from dealer ask them for copy of HPI, the dealer pays around £1 for HPI. If they bought it via Auction the car will have HPI carried out by auction site.

This whole thing or clocked cars...stolen...written off cars is a scare tactic by dealers in South. Just make sure you have HPI check (Will check for outsatnding finance, crashed, stolen etc)

 

[ccraig]

double check the price in uk mainland as its often cheaper.
Make sure to double check the ownership of the car to ensure the seller is not just holding a hire purchase on it.
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