How much does it cost to import a car from Ireland?...

[NafemanNathan]

I can only find one Euro-R currently for sale on mainland UK, yet Ireland seems to have umpteen, and I've found numerous ended ads for them that have only expired in the past month or so as well. They also seem to be reasonably priced.

[vtectom]

Costs nothing from n.i. as part of the uk. You can even keep the n.i. plates

[mercutio]

cost of your airfare and ferry fare back you can keep it on eire plates for 6 months afaik

[NafemanNathan]

Sadly none of the four I'm looking at are in Northern Ireland

[mercutio]

eire is southern ireland

[NafemanNathan]

Sorry I jut took what you said as an extension on what Tom had said

So are you saying it's just the additional cost of re-registering it? And I assume a UK MOT before I can drive it?

[mercutio]

pretty much best ask some of the polish lads what they do when they get here see if they need anything special

[mercutio]

https://www.gov.uk/importing-vehicles-i ... k/overview

here you go

[Donald]

jj was asking about this a while back and I went to the trouble of trawling gov and putting all the info in one post the post was made for importing from outside the EU but AFAIK the story is still the same.

Straight from gov.uk (https://www.gov.uk/importing-vehicles-i ... k/overview):

Your vehicle must meet the Road Vehicle (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986 (as amended) and the Road Vehicle Lighting Regulations 1989 (as amended) if you use it on the road. If you’re permanently importing a vehicle into the UK, you must prove that it meets environmental and safety regulations or have an exemption from them. To do this you’ll need the right paperwork, which could be:

A copy of the European Certificate of Conformity (CofC) or type approval certificate from the manufacturer or importer - suitable if it’s a right-hand-drive, UK specification vehicle
A certificate of Mutual Recognition - if the vehicle was approved and registered in the European Union


You must also:

Pay any VAT, duty or tax due (have to notify HMRC within 14 days via VAT NOVA1 form or online)
Insure it with a motor insurer authorised in the UK
Register it - there are special arrangements for commercial importers of new vehicles


Until you’ve done this, you can’t keep or use the vehicle on public roads, except to drive it to pre-arranged appointments that are necessary to register it.


The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) advises you to transport your vehicle from the port, rather than driving it.

Individuals importing a vehicle from outside the EU need form C&E 386.

Once any duty and VAT has been paid, HMRC will send you a form that lets you register the vehicle with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), or the Driver and Vehicle Agency (DVA) in Northern Ireland.

You must tax a new vehicle from the first date of registration too.


And from the Department for Transport regarding vehicles over 10 years of age:

Please contact the DVLA to discuss vehicle registration. You may also need to make changes to the vehicle for it to be compliant with the UK legislation. This may include having the lights and speedometer changed for UK roads.

So yeah, speedo change and I imagine wiring up a rear fog light.

The contact details for the DVLA regarding vehicles over 10 years old:

Vehicle Registration and Tax enquiries

Telephone: 0300 790 6802
Text phone: 0300 123 1279
Fax: 0300 123 0798
Monday to Friday, 8am to 7pm
Saturday, 8am to 2pm

Vehicle Customer Services
DVLA
Swansea
SA99 1AR

[Ted]

Only a stones throw from you /me/us nath go for it buddy.