VRT Cost

Hi folks,

When I posted a few weeks ago about my recent purchase I got a bunch of questions about VRT process and cost, I just got the final word from revenue so here's the story.

This was all done before BREXIT mind you ...

So I imported a 2003 Rollerteam 4 berth based on a Ducato 2.0 JTD from the UK (Wales) in December, brought it over using the unaccompanied vehicle arrangement with Irish Ferries and picked it up from Rosslare, no hassle.

I booked my VRT registration, went there with all the paperwork (really straight forward if you bring all the info they request). At the day of my booking I went with the van to the Skibereen center which was the only one which had available dates, went over 2 garda checkpoints and they were all fine with what I was doing.

Once there, I presented all my paperwork and waited a few minutes for the lady (another fellow camper owner) to come out and check the VIN number and take a few pictures of the van. They obviously didn't have the specific model on their system, so they had to send all the info to revenue to come up with a valuation.

Valuation came up at €3k more than what I actually paid for the van, but in fairness it matches what I could sell the van here locally, so arguably it's market value. I'm paying about €400 more than I was hoping, but in the grand scheme of things I saved myself about €2.6k if not more by importing the van all together, so it's what it is.

I'll head down to the VRT office today and make the final payment but there's nothing more than that, I don't even have to bring the van, just the paperwork and my debit card.

Next step: get the irish reg and pay road tax and that's about it.

I hope this helps anyone thinking about importing a vehicle from the EU.

Cheers
Rami

Thanks for that Rami. Seems straight forward as long as you have all the paperwork that they ask for. Hope you have many happy and enjoyable journeys in her.

Good luck with the new van. You could try to appeal the amount of VRT paid. I was often successful myself. Note prices of similar type of vans any work needed to bring yours up to scratch etc...Anything rebated would be a nice bonus

When you get the Registration Certificate (Form RF101) make sure the correct number of seats with seat belts is listed at S.1 and the correct GVW (as shown on the VIN plate) is listed at F.1
I've seen many certs issued with incorrect info in those particular fields. The error is generally not taken notice of by authorities here but could lead to difficulties in foreign parts if you are required to produce the vehicle's documents for some reason.

Hey Rami, hope you enjoyed your visit to Skibbereen, where the sun shines all day, every day. Truly the finest town in County Cork, if not Ireland....if not the World.
Also the home of possibly the best-looking, most charming, super-intelligent (and above all, deeply humble) MH Craic member. His unassuming modesty means he wishes to remain anonymous, so he won't be signing this reply.

Thanks lads, yes... I certainly read the horror stories before and I triple checked all the details every time I was handed a piece of paper and all checked out. When the lady was taking the pics and doing the inspection of my van, I pointed out that the van had 4 seat belts at the back and made sure that it was marked as a 6 seat belt.

All good. They even got the model and version correct instead of putting "fiat ducato" they entered Rollerteam Auto Roller 15P which I was quite impressed.

I departed with my hard earned cash anyways, I should be able to pay the tax hopefully tomorrow and already ordered the new plate, happy out.



I truly love Skibereen, we go often with the bikes actually. I didn't know that it was home of such a celebrity, might have to call over for a cuppa next time

I was pretty close to move to West Cork last year but unfortunately the house fell through, with all the shite going on it'll probably 2022 now but really, really looking forward to it.

Cheers
Rami

I overnighted at the beach carpark in Tragumna

We can't get away from the fact that the government are entitled to charge a tax to register a vehicle.

However, what should not be happening is the vehicle registration tax being calculated on a notional VRT inclusive value, that's just like calculating VAT on the VAT included price of goods/services without reference to the price of the goods/services on the seller's invoice.
A complaint against the above crazy practice would surely succeed in any court.

They'd only replace it with, your tyres are black tax

50% extra for fancy pants whitewalls

Are you trying to start a new tread?

(Geddit? Tread? Thread? I'm here all week folks!)

Not VRT but still Tax.
My Buddy got a 2017 Rapido fiat 130 multijet ( euro6? ) last September finally got all his paper in order and went to tax it online and they want €940.
Is this a new Motorhome tax,? there must be something wrong with the paperwork any ideas?
what would a commercial van Be?

Definitely wrong, the road tax on a motorhome is currently €102 per year.
The registration certificate is obviously wrongly showing the Motor Taxation Class as a commercial vehicle or maybe Private which is for cars. It should show Motor Caravan

Thanks, Guys that was my thinking also. but in the times that we are in, it's hard to speak to a human on the phone.

Check the following fields on the Registration Certificate

(F.1) should be the GVW, the first weight on the list of weights on the Rapido VIN plate under the bonnet, perhaps 3,500kg depending on model
(D.3) should be Motor Caravan
(J.2) should be Motor Caravan
(S.1) should be the number of travel seats (those with seatbelts) including the driver's seat.

The first and last are very often wrong, in your case the middle two are probably also wrong, but the third one seems to be definitely wrong if they're looking for €940 Motor Tax.

The vehicle details seem to be wrong on the NVDF click and scroll down, unfortunately getting them corrected is a massive pain in the butt. To those in the motor tax office, the NVDF is the gospel so that has to be fixed before the tax they are looking for can be changed.

It is registered, but not as a Motor Caravan.
Has your friend check the Registration Certificate as suggested and if so what did he find in relation to the four fields mentioned.

Finally, RF100 MOTOR TAX APPLICATION FORM FOR A NEW OR USED MOTOR CYCLE ????

See THIS POST but it's only for A-Class with the Hella 90mm units.

When importing.one of the requirements are.
Confirmation of the levels of CO2 Emissions and NOx Emissions which would be on the Certificate of conformity ( e-CoC ) has anyone ever seen one.

I believe the Nox charge is separate to the vrt. And could be 12-1500. Is that correct

If it is or not it has to appear on the paperwork,