RonanC: Thought the brits got this sorted ie car manufactures/suppliers can no longer charge higher base prices in uk before tax. almost certain they have levelled the pitch with most EU countries.
I'm sure Eddie would love to help out.
VRT is a tax, and a pretty fair one at that, if it's removed that money will have to come from elsewhere.
I can't see why the EU would comment on VRT as it is an internal road tax that does not hinder free trade etc, given that, I don't see what grounds there are for a legal challenge, sure we may as well take a legal challenge against income tax too.
if you have a house abroad in mainland europe can you register the car there and drive it here without having to pay vrt?
No you cannot. If you are resident here you must register your car here. Resident means spending over 182 days in the country in the year.
Whats to stop you registering the car into the name of a relative living at an address abroad e.g London ? The relative says he wants the car to use when he visits home, therefore imports it and leaves it in the republic. I pay him off and I get to drive a flash motor but registered in his name at the foreign address??
Then at some point in the future we can transfer the names across.
I was just discussing this today. A friend of a friend is doing exactly this. And I hear about people with addresses up the North doing this too. Are there any pitfalls or a downside I dont see ?
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