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How is VRT calculated and are the rules changing?
VRT — Vehicle Registration Tax — is essentially a hold-over from the days when Irish governments used taxes to protect and promote indigenous industry, not to...
3 years ago -
MotorCheck study on UK Write-offs featured on RTE's Prime Time
The research focused on vehicles that had been imported to Ireland from the UK and found more than 39,000 of these imports had been written off and sold as sal...
4 years ago -
Should we ban Used Car imports from the UK?
Motorcheck examines how the prospect of banning Used Car imports from the UK might affect the market. Well, should we? Some interesting, ‘terrifying’ if you’re...
7 years ago -
Which cars are more likely to be write offs?
With a seemingly unstoppable tide of imported cars still rolling onto Irish shores from the UK, we do appear to be importing something of a problem for ourselve...
by Michael Rochford
8 years ago -
VRT.ie and Motorcheck announce partnership
VRT.ie and Motorcheck partnership We are delighted to announce that Motorcheck has joined forces with VRT.ie to create a unique partnership, which will be hugel...
by Michael Rochford
8 years ago -
Tips For Buying A Used Car, From The RSA
Buying a used car? Don't regret it! Buying a used car can be a daunting experience. At best its a large investment that can be fraught with risk. At Motorcheck...
by Michael Rochford
8 years ago -
New Car Sales Down 11.4% to end of July 2017 whilst UK Imports soar
Its officially the worst July registration period since 2014 with new car sales down to 25,170, but it's not really all doom and gloom for the Motor Trade, is i...
by Michael Rochford
9 years ago -
Importing a Used Car from the UK and Scams
If you are thinking of importing a Used Car from the UK you need to beware of Scams, Write-offs and Clocked Cars. With Brexit and the decline of Sterling agains...
by Michael Rochford
9 years ago -
New Car Sales drop in Jan 2017 whilst Used Imports Surge
New Car Sales are down 1.75% in January 2017 whilst Used Imports surge by 67% due to Brexit and exchange rates. Official figures released today by Car History e...
by Michael Rochford
9 years ago -
Top tips for buying a new or used car
Whether you are buying a new or used car this year there are a few common sense tips we all should keep in mind. Saving for A Car It’s safe to say that when it...
by Michael Rochford
9 years ago -
Motor Tax: UK’s new car tax rules could see flood of exports to Ireland
We have, since that dark morning of the 23rd of June, been watching the Brexit effect spread and spread throughout the motor industry. Quite apart from the UK g...
by Michael Rochford
9 years ago -
Car scams - Emigration being used as an excuse by scammers
We have all heard the horror stories – like how Mrs Murphy up the road got some dodgy phone call, gave someone her bank details and ended up losing her life sav...
by Michael Rochford
10 years ago
Importing from the UK
