Category: FAQ

Sterling has weakenend considerably and big savings are to be made again. I have customers that have saved as much as €10,000 on a 2015 Volvo XC60, €7,000 on a 2015 Audi A4, €4,000 on a 2012 BMW 520D, €3,000 on a 2013 Ford Focus, €2,500 on a 2011 high mileage Passat CC GT and so on. Assured quality and huge savings shouldn’t be missed.

The process you have gone through will have helped you buy the best quality car on offer. Between the various reports and our excellent inspection team, there will be little to worry about. Having insurance, though, is always helpful and in the incredibly unlikely event of an issue, a warranty will look like great value. We only offer the best warranty’s and MAPFRE are acknowledged as a world leader. Our standard Warranty is the Premium Powertrain policy for €295. Depending on the mileage and year additional cover can be purchased for a further €100. Their policies can be viewed here. Their customer service is excellent and our support is assured. In the case of a claim please follow the claims procedure on page 10 here, of course you can contact us to support you or for more information.

Now that the car is paid for you can look forward to getting it home. Our fee is €295 and transport is €450, both of which will come from the deposit. The remainder is subtracted from the balance due on the car. We will send you an email confirming all the details around the deposit and balance due once a purchase is complete.

First of all, congratulations! The car is located at a Manheim or a BCA site in the UK and that information along with the price will all be contained in the invoice. Payment is processed through our account where you pay us a Euro amount equivalen to the sterling amount on the invoice and we transfer sterling to the Auction House account. As we can offer corporate rates of exchange on sterling this is the most cost effective, expedient and secure method of payment. Direct payments to us in sterling are possible. Once payment is complete the car is ready for transport.

Once the VRT is paid and the registration is complete, you should then pay your motor tax as described above. The Irish logbook will follow in the post soon after the tax disk. You will need the logbook before you can complete the NCT.

Once the VRT is paid and registration complete you will receive a VRT output page which will contain your new Irish registration and the vehicle VIN. Go to www.motortax.ie and input the new Irish registration and last six digits of the VIN as the PIN and this will allow you access to pay your motor tax online. Just remember allow about 24-48 hours for the new license plate to migrate from the NCTS system to the motor tax system.

If you pay for a warranty and in the unlikely event the car fails the NCT, the warranty will cover the work to get the car upto NCT level. We can submit your car for NCT for €129 which includes the €55 NCT fee.

The MOT is the UK equivalent of the NCT, however, having the MOT doesn’t substitute for an NCT. If your import is over 4 years old you will need to submit the vehicle for an NCT. Having an MOT means the car is more than likely at or above NCT standard. Our warranty provides cover in the instance you have an issue passing the NCT.

You need to book a VRT appointment here. You will need to have the VRT amount as a bank draft, your PPSN your passport or driving license and a utility bill to the address you want to register the vehicle. We can do this for you if you wish. Once you have paid the VRT you will receive an Irish registration number in the VRT output the office will give you. You can have plates made up and fitted at any number of locations, FIRST STOP, Halfords etc. Again, don’t forget we offer a professional VRT registration service for €99 including completion of all documentation, delivery of the vehicle to the VRT office and return, plus attachment of plates.

See here. The good news is you choose! If the motor tax for a Mar 2008 registered vehicle is cheaper based on engine size or emissions, its the cheapest of the 2 for any car in that 6 month period Jan-June 2008. Check out the motor tax based on engine size here and emissions here. For an imported vehicle you can choose which amount you want to pay. Like I said, good news!