Jukesy007

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Basically i may be able to pick up a 1.6 litre 2007 Ford Focus on Irish plates for about £1500 as a run araound which is way below book price of a UK one.

My question is does anyone know the process of registering it in the UK and what is invloved and the cost etc as if i bought it i would need to get it insured and taxed immediately and would this be difficult beaing in mind it is on Irish plates?

gussy

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South or northern ireland.From northern I think you are ok southern then you have to register the car I think.

LegacySTi

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1500 for a 2007?

Jukesy007

its from the republic

Would that mean there is import duty as well?

LegacySTi

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Im from republic. The cheapest 2007 i could see are e4750 even trade price back out to trade would be e3-3.5k euro i would think.


And as far as i know for u guys its bita paperwork with dvla and admin fee of like £70. Thats all.

Jukesy007

i knew it was a bargain

And its all legitimate as well.

Only problem is would have to get it immediately hence problem getting it insureed as it has no tax and is obviously republic of ireland registered

brendy76

iTrader: (6)

Southern irish ordinary motors are usually poverty spec. They love selling cars without aircon, alloys etc. You might be lucky though!

http://www.vca.gov.uk/vca/other/faqs...le-importi.asp might help too.

Jukesy007

its got alloys at least and not overly fussed by the lack of aircon so as long as it goes from A-B could defnitely do the trick

LegacySTi

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Wouldnt worry bout driving from holyhead home without tax. should be fine on the irish plates.

Jukesy007

THanks for the advice

The car is already in the Uk, as it belongs to a UK registered Company so would be getting it off them and if i did get it would have to get it back from stockport to london

viio

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Hi I just purchased my STI from Ireland on a V5C(NI) certificate, and in order to get it taxed I had to go to the DVLA office (post office wouldn't do it) where they filled out the right forms and got it registered on a UK V5 certificate. Got my V5 a week later.

Hope that helps.

Jukesy007

Thanks for that

Did it it have irish tax and there equivalent of a MOT in order to get it insured?

or do you get it taxed over here then can drive it?

One other thing did you have to pay any import duty

viio

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It had a UK MOT from the dealership, and I had to drive it home untaxed :O
The car was already in the UK, but I've just realised that it's from Northern Ireland, not Ireland. That probably makes it a different kettle of fish :\

I know the rules on NI to UK import is that there is no duty to pay, only a £55 registration fee.

subsal

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i"d be running a finance check,sounds too good to be true,,even a damaged one making more in ireland

brendy76

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Viio, NI to mainland UK are transparent (we are as much UK as England, Scotland and Wales), you dont really even have to reregister the car. I bought my WRX over in Barrow-in-Furness (sp), drove it with the english plates for over a year, I only decided to change to a NI plate when I went in to retax her and asked what the current reg I would get if I was to reregister it (free if you have the stub of your v form). The reg was kind of desireable to me so took it.

Jukesy007

Its liquidated stock so that side of it should all be dealt with