ButtermilkJa said:I'm trying to use the online VRT calculator on the ROS website but I'm not having any luck. Anyone had any similar experience? It's just giving me error saying "no matching vehicles" or something like that?
Sambo said:X-man,
Keep an eye on the spec you submit, i.e. tdi, glx etc etc. The time of year when it was first registered will also affect the quote, my best advice would be to keep submitting the details through the VRT Staging page , keep tweaking the exact details and keep printing them off. If you have had work done you can appeal that as a cost in order to reduce the OMSP that the VRT is calculated on!!
A friend of mine currently wants to import a Lotus 111S Elise and because it is not on the ROS VRT database they have taken his enquiry and we are awaiting to see what figure they come back with! It's costing 11k Sterling and the same car here is €29,995, so it will be interesting to see what they come up with!!
Was anybody listening to "Newstalk" with G.Hook yesterday evening? They had the MD from the Consumer Association Ireland and the MD from SIMI (Motoring Institute) arguing over the benefit Vs no benefit of importing a car from the North or the UK. Cecil Somebody from SIMI was a right jackass, not willing to acknowledge that there was anygood reason to shop abroad insisting that the Irish Car dealer's were offering better deals - Load of crap!
Anyway X-man let me know how you get on, here is a link for ROS VRT enquiries.
Sambo
http://www.revenue.ie/leaflets/vrt6.htm (Cuortesy of Mc-BigE)
Japnuts said:It is very important that you obtain a quote from the online site or a VRO (Vehicle registration Office) on the day that you purchase a vehicle abroad and that you keep a written copy.
We frequently have this happen, as my business imports vehicles from Japan. It is possible to appeal, based on the original quotation, and my experience is that they will look favourably on an appeal where this evidence is produced.
If you are argueing that the OSMP is innacurate, then you should produce documentary evidence to this effect. A letter from a dealer in similar vehicles is good, and copies of adverts for similar vehicles offered for sale in magazines/papers will also strengthen your case. In most cases the Central Vehicle Office in Rosslare will poll a number of dealers to get their estimation of the market value before reaching a decision.
Work carried out on a vehicle does not qualify, as the vehicle must be presented in a roadworthy condition to the VRO for registration.
P.S. You must pay the VRT as assessed on the day, then lodge an appeal. The vehicle should be presented for registration the next working day after importation into the state.
Gavan
Japnuts.com
The OSMP quoted by the revenue commissioners can often bear no relation to the real market value of the vehicle. Their database lists thousands of options and models, and to be fair to them it is an uphill task to keep up to date with the trends in the market. The system is overly complex and could have been implemented better. It is a nightmare for the Revenue Commission staff that administer it and the Dealers and Car buyers who use it.mc-BigE said:Gavan, as a car dealer, do you find that the OSMP quoted on the VRT website is accurate? i.e. if I was to enter say a car your selling on your website, would it be the same as the OSMP price quoted?
Also regarding car been in roadworthy condition, if you presented the car to the VRT office in what you thought was PMO and a week later discovered that the engine need replacing and you can prove that it needed replacing before you presented it, wouldn’t that be grounds for an appeal? Because the car is/was worth less than the OSMP at time of VRT?
mc-BigE said:I did think that the OSMP was a lot less than the what i paid for my car back in Jan06, so much so that i presented a printout of same to the Dealer at the time and he pretty much said that was the Trade-in price VRT were quoting! however its a great haggling tool!
Of course the flip side of the coin could be that the OSMP is correct and the second hand car industry are trying to make a heathly profit!
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