Buying a BMW from Belfast, any issues?

[Nicko_12345]

Hi,

I am looking at buying a 2019 BMW from Belfast, its from a garage and is 30k ish, I live in Staffordshire, do I have to register it over here? pay Vat? anyone got any experiences of this?

I believe the MOT and road tax is the same?

thanks in advance

[Trev450]

No issues at all. Since Belfast is in NI which is part of the UK there's no difference from buying on the mainland.

I bought an R8 from Belfast a few years ago and apart from arranging the ferry trip back to the mainland it was straightforward.

[Scoobz1]

Same probalem as Scottish cars - they tend to salt the roads almost relentlessly -hence they are gnerally a lot rustier underneath ! Get some pics from underneatth before you travel ...