Est. 2013 · Sandyford, Dublin
About Us
Ireland's largest UK vehicle import specialist. Every car we list carries the full landed cost — VRT, VAT, duty and delivery — so the price you see is the price you pay.
Richard Smith
Owner and Managing Director
I have a BSc in Molecular Genetics and Pharmacology from UCD and a Doctorate in Pharmacology from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. Before setting up UK Car Imports, I spent 14 years in the sales and marketing of pharmaceuticals on the Irish market — the last 4 as Managing Director of Daiichi Sankyo Ireland, a Japanese company in the top 20 of global pharmaceutical sales. Look me up on LinkedIn.
Our reputation is important to us; ethics and integrity are basic necessities in modern business. It takes years to gain a reputation and minutes to lose it. In short: we do what we say we will do. We believe in taking responsibility, and we do things the right way. Our business depends on it.
UK CAR IMPORTS
Quality, Value and Choice in used cars from the UK
Incorporated in July 2013, UK Car Imports has grown over more than a decade into Ireland’s largest UK vehicle sourcing and import specialist. For most of those years we have held the number one spot on Google for Ireland’s key car-import searches — not through advertising, but because thousands of imported cars and hundreds of satisfied customers built a reputation that search engines and buyers both trust.
The rules around importing changed over the years, and plenty of people wrote the UK off. They forgot what we never did: the UK remains the most important market in these islands for high-end and luxury vehicles — and well beyond the top end, across every make and model, there are diamonds in the rough. With well over one hundred thousand cars on sale at any moment, something is always coming up at the right price. The difference is that now you can watch it happen: our Bestseller Index tracks every car on our site priced below the Irish market, measured against real Irish asking prices and refreshed continuously.
And we are the only platform in Ireland that shows the true, accurate VRT on every single car, and a final on-the-road Irish price that includes any customs duty and VAT — before you spend a cent. No estimates, no surprises at the port, no “plus clearance costs” in the small print. The price you see is the price you pay: your car, in Ireland, in your name, on Irish plates.
Some facts about UK Car Imports
Working for you since 2013 — Ireland’s No.1 UK vehicle sourcing & import service
Number one on Google for Ireland’s key car-import searches for most of a decade
Thousands of cars imported for hundreds of customers across Ireland
The only platform in Ireland showing true, accurate VRT and a final all-in Irish price — duty and VAT included — free, on every car
The Bestseller Index™: every car priced below the Irish market, benchmarked against real Irish asking prices
Independent mechanical inspection reports available on every vehicle
Service basis: client-selected vehicle. UK Car Imports provides sourcing, inspection coordination, import/VRT administration, VAT reclaim and related support
Optional Irish car warranty available
100% online — more information on every car, lower prices from the comfort of your own home, and not a pushy salesman in sight