Why are cars so much cheaper in Northern Ireland?
Discussion
A pre-registered, delivery mileage example of a car I'm interested in has recently appeared in Northern Ireland, at a useful 6-11% cheaper than used, year-old examples with 10,000 miles on this side of the Irish Sea. The spec/options on the NI car is very slightly lower, but nowhere near enough to account for that level of difference.
Looking through the other cars on offer from the dealer and also from other marques, the prices all seemed remarkably lower than I'd expect - especially at the higher end of the market.
Why is this? Just because NI is a smaller market and thus less demand? Or are there any other reasons behind it - are there spec differences on NI cars (surely they're all standard UK spec and trim?), or is an NI registration somehow worth less?
I can't understand it, because at face value it doesn't cost much to pop over there and bring a car back on the ferry - certainly a lot less than the price difference!
Looking through the other cars on offer from the dealer and also from other marques, the prices all seemed remarkably lower than I'd expect - especially at the higher end of the market.
Why is this? Just because NI is a smaller market and thus less demand? Or are there any other reasons behind it - are there spec differences on NI cars (surely they're all standard UK spec and trim?), or is an NI registration somehow worth less?
I can't understand it, because at face value it doesn't cost much to pop over there and bring a car back on the ferry - certainly a lot less than the price difference!
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