I'm one of the do-gooders who questioned the OPs motives. Given that he gave his location as Louth refers to "up north" and the UK as a foreign jurisdiction to where he currently lives this was all to my mind indicating that he was living in Louth, purchased the car in the UK and used exclusively in the Republic. I could only go on what he posted, given the length of his posting those salient points might have been included there. So I'm not going to apologise for bringing those points up.
By the way I also agree that this should be moved back to the main board so that the OP can respond.