Steps Involved in Importing Cars to Ireland from the UK.
There are literally thousands and thousands of new and used cars for sale online in a large variety of locations. These include large used car sites, car supermarket, car auctions, car dealers and many more. The biggest piece of advice I would give is shop around and also look out for rogue private car sellers posing as car dealers and illegitimate sellers just trying to grab your hard earned cash.
It's very simple a HPI check is the UK's system for checking a vehicles history. All you need to do a check is the cars registration number aka Vehicle Registration Mark (VRM).
The HPI Check will confirm the following details:
Vehicle Description: Using the Vehicle Registration Mark (VRM) your HPI Check will confirm the vehicle description registered with the DVLA. This will include the year of manufacture and date of first registration with the DVLA. In addition you will be advised of the number of previous keepers registered and the date of last keeper change.
Vehicle Title: Using the Vehicle Registration Mark (VRM) your HPI Check will identify whether this vehicle is subject to:
If you wish to do a history check now, simply enter the UK or Irish car registartion below and click enter....its that simple!
I would consider this an optional step, but if you want piece of mind it is often a good idea to get the vehicle you wish to buy inspected by a professional. Many companies provide different levels of inspection at different costs.
There are two options when it comes to collecting a car from the UK.
(i) Get it delivered: there are lorries travelling between the UK and Ireland regularly offering delivery services.
(ii) Collect it yourself: this obviously involves flying or travelling to the UK by ferry and returning by ferry. Unless the car is near the coast, it is probably easier to book a cheap flight with a low fairs airline to the airport closest to the cars location and book the ferry home. You may also need to consider booking a nights accommodation to split the journey or if flight times don't suit. It's also worth asking the seller to collect you at the airport as many sellers would be more than willing to do this.
Make an appointment to have your vehicle inspected at an NCT centre within 7 days of the vehicle entering the State in order to register and pay the VRT (and any other tax liabilities due on the vehicle)within 30 days of the vehicle entering the State .