Our expert staff are on standby to help you with any of your queries with regards to taking a car from Northern to Southern Ireland. Despite new changes to the legislation governing Co2 emmissions & VRT etc the process is quite simple, all of our cars have the confirmed Co2 emmissions and date of first registeration contained within their tax book, once you have this it's simply a case of presenting the details at your local VRT office, along with any additional support documentation required, to confirm the amount payable.
While we cannot guarantee the final VRT figure you will have to pay, as this figure is determined by the ROI revenue department, we can however, through our experienced staff, offer you a very close approximation of the cost.

FROM THE ROI REVENUE WEBSITE...

How will the new CO2 based VRT system affect me if I want to buy a second-hand car from the UK and register it here?

Firstly, you will have to present it for registration at a Revenue Vehicle Registration Office. This requirement has not changed. Failure to do so may result in the car being seized by Revenue.

As part of the registration process, you will have to declare the level of CO2 emissions on the declaration for registration (the VRT4) and present supporting documentation regarding the levels of CO2 with the declaration to a Vehicle Registration Office.

Where will I get supporting documentation confirming the CO2 emissions of a second-hand car from the UK?

When you purchase a car in the UK you should normally get the UK registration document the V5. This document shows the CO2 for all vehicles registered in the UK since 2001. If, for some reason the registration document is not available there are a number of documents you can get that, providing they show the CO2, will satisfy Revenue of the CO2 levels. These include:

• The Certificate of Conformity (if it is available)
• The CO2 stated on a previous National Car Test performed elsewhere within the EU
• A print out for the vehicle from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), web site http://www.vehiclelicence.gov.uk
• A printout from the Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA), web site http://www.vcacarfueldata.org.uk/
• A printout from the Sustainable Energy Ireland (SEI ), website http://www.sei.ie
• A certificate from the manufacturer or main distributor stating the CO2 emissions.

Some of the older cars will actually show the level of CO2 emissions in the owner’s manual and this may also be acceptable to Revenue.

In addition, Revenue officials have been researching the level of CO2 emissions of the more common imports and will have CO2 details of over 11,000 models available on the ROS Enquiry system www.revenue.ie before 1 July. A printout from the Revenue web site that shows the CO2 emissions will also be acceptable.

If Revenue has the CO2 emissions information on its web site why must I provide it?

The legislation states that the person registering the vehicle must declare the level of CO2 emissions as part of the registration process.

What happens if the CO2 emissions information on my documentation differs from that on the Revenue web site?

Revenue has taken every precaution to ensure that the information is correct. However, because of the large number of models available and the differences between some models on sale in the UK and in Ireland differences will arise. If your documentation confirming the level of CO2 emissions is different from that on the Revenue web site, Revenue will accept it provided it is listed among the supporting documentation acceptable to Revenue. They will then charge you the appropriate amount of tax and update their own records.

What happens if my car was first registered in the UK pre 2001?

You may still be able to get information from the web sites listed above. If not, you may be able to get it from the UK distributor of that particular car as the distributors should be in possession of this information for all models manufactured in the EU since 1997. There are other sources of information available for these vehicles and Revenue is investigating other options of making CO2 information more readily available for older cars.

What happens if I can find no documentation regarding the levels of CO2 for my car?

In this case Revenue will charge you 36% VRT.

If I can find no documentation regarding the levels of CO2 for my car why will Revenue charge me 36% VRT?

In the absence of satisfactory documentation Revenue is obliged by law to charge at this rate. However, if, within 60 days of registering the car you can get satisfactory evidence, you can appeal the decision and if your appeal is successful, then the revised rate will be applied. The VRT charged must be paid before an appeal will be admitted.


For further details please visit the Revenue site on... http://www.revenue.ie/index.htm?/faqs/faq_cat8.htm