Do I have to pa tax on my Irish bought car?

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Do I have to pa tax on my Irish bought car?

I have just bought a Citroen C2 1.4 VTR on Southern Irish plate and I'm unsure what to do? I paid a grand for it, it has 77,000 KMs on the clock.

Will I have to pay tax on this? It has a UK MOT on it done by chassis number, so everything must be road legal on it to pass. Will I have to pay duty on this car as I bought it from a independent dealer?

I'm just a bit worried I might have made a mistake.

Asked on 1 August 2014 by djleighp

Answered by Honest John

Shouldn't have to but will have to declare it to HMRC in order to import it to the UK. Can't stay on Irish plates in the UK for longer than 6 months.

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