importing cars from ireland and northern ireland
Discussion
i need some concrete facts on the process involved.
i have done a bit of research and come up with different opinions?
importing from northern ireland is the more simple option, some people say that an ni mot is perfectly acceptable in the uk for taxing the vehicle. others say you need to get a uk mot, then tax in the uk, and even possibly get a uk number plate?? i have had ni cars in the past with ni plates in the uk? im also told the ni v5 is not acceptable in the uk??
the other issue is legality for driving any cars back from the port to surrey? in theory you can drive a car without tax and mot to a mot station, or a place where work will be carried out on the car to obtain an mot?? but im not sure a 200 miles drive counts??
does any1 have concrete facts on the import process from ni to uk.
the same goes for importing cars from southern ireland, where i am pretty sure due to the completely different reg numbers etc, you certainly have to re register the car in the uk and get mot and tax. and im pretty sure its illegal to drive the car in the uk without re registration (although how does this work, as surely ni residents could drive the car in the uk??, does this only apply to residents??)
many thanks for any info
nick
i have done a bit of research and come up with different opinions?
importing from northern ireland is the more simple option, some people say that an ni mot is perfectly acceptable in the uk for taxing the vehicle. others say you need to get a uk mot, then tax in the uk, and even possibly get a uk number plate?? i have had ni cars in the past with ni plates in the uk? im also told the ni v5 is not acceptable in the uk??
the other issue is legality for driving any cars back from the port to surrey? in theory you can drive a car without tax and mot to a mot station, or a place where work will be carried out on the car to obtain an mot?? but im not sure a 200 miles drive counts??
does any1 have concrete facts on the import process from ni to uk.
the same goes for importing cars from southern ireland, where i am pretty sure due to the completely different reg numbers etc, you certainly have to re register the car in the uk and get mot and tax. and im pretty sure its illegal to drive the car in the uk without re registration (although how does this work, as surely ni residents could drive the car in the uk??, does this only apply to residents??)
many thanks for any info
nick
ok thats good news, what about if its less than 10yrs old??
so am i right in thinking for an ni car, you can literally just insure it, then drive it back in the uk as long as its got ni tax and mot? then when you need to renew tax for the car, you re register it in the uk and get a uk mot??
but with a roi car, it has to be trailored, and re registered before you can use it at all.
how about if you buy a car from roi just to break for parts. do you need to inform dvla at all, or hmrc??
so am i right in thinking for an ni car, you can literally just insure it, then drive it back in the uk as long as its got ni tax and mot? then when you need to renew tax for the car, you re register it in the uk and get a uk mot??
but with a roi car, it has to be trailored, and re registered before you can use it at all.
how about if you buy a car from roi just to break for parts. do you need to inform dvla at all, or hmrc??
i have trade insurance so hoping they will insure on the vin? would be a bloody pain if they didnt
with regards to above poster and road tax issue, cars from ni are now seens as not even imported and can be used on ni road tax and mot until they run out. so i cant see any issues there, but could be an issue with republic cars ??
need to speak with dvla about that one i suppose
with regards to above poster and road tax issue, cars from ni are now seens as not even imported and can be used on ni road tax and mot until they run out. so i cant see any issues there, but could be an issue with republic cars ??
need to speak with dvla about that one i suppose
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