Buying a car with northern ireland plates digital spy. However, for a potential buyer coming from the republic, it is much easier and less timeconsuming to drive to northern ireland to buy a car than it is to book. You can check the status of the vehicle on motortax. From vat to vrt, heres everything you need to know. If you buy, sell or tax a vehicle in the uk, you need to inform the dvla. Check change of vehicle ownership status, procedures, replacement vrc, incorrect sale date on vrc. The green new keepers details slip v5c2 from the v5c log book if. The car s log book, or v5c, which must be in your own name. Whilst you can legally import an ni registered car to the mainland uk and retain its ni registration and vice versa, you have to get a new northern ireland tax disc issued by the coleraine office. Most used cars are imported into the state are bought in northern ireland or great britain.
Buy or renew your vehicle tax identity post office. If you sell your vehicle or trade it in for a replacement, you must register the change of ownership. Every vehicle registered in northern ireland ni must be taxed if used or kept on a public road. Try the driver and vehicle licensing northern ireland s website its very helpful in all matters related to vehicle and licencing. The tax properly called vehicle excise duty, or ved applies to all cars registered for the first time after april 1 2017. However, the figure is likely to have been distorted by tax changes. Registration book vehicle licensing vehicle registration certificate.
If you dont have any of these, you need to apply for a new v5c. Get the latest northern irish news from bbc northern ireland. Ireland motorists to tax a vehicle or make a statutory off road. Importing a car from the uk everything you need to know. There were 8,556 new cars sold during the month, 1,000. The form you need to get and fill in is called an rf4. Does driver and vehicle licensing agency dvlni has announced that it is replacing the northern ireland green vehicle logbooks with a new harmonised registration certificate or v5c ni. This means that dvla will no longer issue the v7d booklet. Vat and vrt on transactions involving motor vehicles. Get your vehicle tax sorted in no time whether you drive a car, motorbike or hgv, post. Importing a car from uk to ireland 8 key steps fexco. I have bought a car with no tax book, the previous owner also never had one, however i know the car is not stolen or anything, the car is northern ireland registered. If you sell your vehicle or trade it in for a new model in ireland, you must register the change of ownership. If your query is about another topic, select other from the dropdown menu above.
If the vehicle is kept offroad it must either be taxed or have a sorn statutory off road notification in force. If you check on the back of the form the dvla send out, all you need is your insurance certificate and mot certificate, if. This is done in one of two ways and depends on whether the vehicle was first registered before or after january 1993. To get a replacement log book just follow the below steps. And either the vehicle log book v5c, or the new keepers supplement with a completed. If the unladen weight does not exceed 1,524 kg 3,500 kg gross vehicle weight you must have submitted goods declaration form rf111a to your local motor tax office. Car tax, vehicle registration and sorn contact the driver and vehicle licensing agency dvla, swansea. A new car tax system came into force at the start of april 2017. How would i go about getting the car registered into my name if i dont know any previous owners. This form is a declaration that the vehicle will only be used as a goods carrying vehicle during the owners business. If you are taxing a vehicle registered to a northern ireland address, you will need to show a valid vehicle insurance certificate or cover note. Issue 7 24 july 2014 update on transition of vehicle services. A new system for new private cars was introduced on 1 july 2008 where the tax rates are based on the carbon dioxide emissions of the car.
The dvla and selling your car complete guide 2020 update. Get a replacement log book v5c if the original has been lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed, or you have not received one for your new vehicle. You cannot tax your new vehicle until the change of ownership has been registered. The dealer will also supply registration plates on collection. You can tax your new car online or at the post office using the 12digit reference number from the v5c2 new keeper supplement. Major changes to the system could mean most will fork out more. In england, scotland and wales, vehicles can be tested in thousands of approved mot test stations, which are usually privatelyowned car mechanic firms. Sales of new cars in northern ireland reached a 10year high in march. In northern ireland, drivers are registered with the driver and vehicle agency. I office, the man asked would i like a northern ireland reg number, i said yes and he told me the new number there and then and when i got the tax.
This is because the vrt on your car may already have been reduced or repaid under another scheme. Lots of faqs on the site and all details of what to send and where to send it too alternatively walk into any tax office and see them as i think they can give you one if you pay the required amount. Failure to present the relevant frc will lead to registration being refused. This is called the v5c, and it shows that youre the registered keeper of. The changes affect all new cars, registered from april 1 this year. We offer a wide selection of the latest models from a variety of top brands, and because were the leading new car dealer in northern ireland, youll find plenty. Now, if you have a car and you have just lost the car log book it is fairly simple to get a replacement. Take in a filled in application for a log book v62 and. March was a 10year high for new car sales in northern ireland as motorists seized the opportunity to make a purchase before the introduction of sweeping tax. If youve bought a used car you can use the new keepers details info slip from the log book. Vehicle tax, refunds, sorn, vehicle registration and changing details. Vehicle registration tax vrt is a tax you must pay when you first register a motor vehicle in ireland.
New cars northern ireland nothing compares to driving a brand new car along the open road, and charles hurst is the number one choice for topoftherange new cars in northern ireland. The move has been made to conform to an eu directive, which will come into force from june 2004, and will harmonise the information on vehicle. Cost of car tax vehicle excise duty moneysupermarket. Car dealers face shambles after dva transfer to swansea. In addition, when a motor vehicle is being registered in ireland, it is liable to vehicle registration tax. If you apply in person we process the application and give you the document at the time. Pay motor tax, track progress of my disc, motor tax refund, rates and forms. For a start, you remove the expense involved with booking flights or a ferry and accommodation if necessary, not to mention the time saved. Tax and duty manual vat and vrt on transactions involving motor vehicles 3 1. As part of this the dealer will pay the vehicle registration tax and value added tax to revenue. To renew tax on a vehicle where a redeclaration is necessary e. For vehicles registered in northern ireland you should also take an insurance certificate valid on the day the tax comes into force. Your car must have an open market selling price omsp, revenues valuation opinion of. They maintain irelands national vehicle and driver file nvdf, which is a.
If you sell your vehicle or trade it in for a new model, you must register the change of ownership. You might be able to tax your vehicle at a post office and order a new log book at the same time. You can either take the dvla reminder form with you its technical name is the v11. You should then receive your your new log book within 14 days. This means that you will no longer be able to call into your local tax office to retax, register or notify of changes to your vehicle. The new keeper should retain section 10, v5c2 new keeper supplement. This is particularly important, as you may continue to receive notifications relating to the vehicle for items such as fines and testing. Renew or tax your vehicle for the first time using a reminder letter, your log book or the green new keeper slip and how to tax if you do not have any documents tax your vehicle gov. It is essential that you get the uk registration certificate, the uk v5, when you are buying your vehicle. If you have imported a vehicle, you must pay vrt and receive the vehicle s registration certificate showing that you have paid vrt. Tax your car, motorcycle or other vehicle using a reference number from. Lost my tax book for the car how to i get another one. The vehicle registration book and vehicle registration certificate or.
You then renew the motor tax on the vehicle using form rf100a or online as. Hi, i live in northern ireland and i have a bought car with english plates on them before, all i had to do to get them changed to northern ireland plates was when i was taxing the car in the d. All new motor vehicles and vehicles brought into rep of. You can renew motor tax for a goodscommercial vehicle online providing you have a certificate of roadworthiness which is valid from the beginning of the new motor tax period. Northern ireland has its own version of dvla the driver and vehicle agency in coleraine. Read our guide on tax and car insurance, and compare quotes with us today. If you say you bought the car 7 days ago and have a receipt to show it, the garda will know it might take 1014 days to get your reg cert back before you can tax it. However, for car dealers buying english cars to sell on the northern ireland market, the wait to get tax and local registration plates since the switch from coleraine to swansea at the end of july. Introduction motor vehicles sold in ireland are liable to valueadded tax vat at the standard rate. Third, not sure about flying but bringing it over on a ferry is no hassle, youll just have to contact your vehicle registration office to reregister it and get uk plates.
You can tax a commercial vehicle online as long as you have. If there is an n in the column, it means that you will pay tax on the full amount of your new car purchase, and the tradein has no bearing on the sales tax you are charged. When you purchase a new vehicle, the motor dealer will register it at the point of sale. New tax rules driving up northern ireland car sales, says. There are also a number of options if you are looking to buy a car from northern ireland and very often this can work out cheaper in terms of collecting the vehicle and bringing it back home. Own a car, and youll have a registration document that proves it. Therefore, the total price you pay for the car includes the vrt and vat. If you are buying a vehicle from a private seller or changing your tax status on your existing vehicle then you can only do that at a post office branch that deals with vehicle tax.
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