vrt

[will316]

hi lads dont no if ye can halp bout here it gos wat if i taken engine out for vrt will it be ant chepr as a nonruner

 

[christypeRA]

hardy lad. they will be goin by details on log book and chassis number.

cleared my 97 wrx ra for 1200. wasnt bad.

 

[Codders]

Isn't the VRT against EU law?

Just me thinking

 

[Yogi]

Yup heard that before, but it gets so much money over here that the Irish government will not eliminate it. Coonts...

 

[markobucko]

 

[JAMIE-TYPERV6]

Car has to be driveable or they won't VRT it. Thought of bringing in crashed yokes... VRT'ing em cheap.... and fixing up and selling..... but they have to be driving in the first place whcih f**ked up that idea!

And yes it is illegal.... but they make so much off it they dont care bout being fined by th EU for doing it!

 

[markobucko]

i think the only way you can bring in car without vrt is to have them cut in half or along those lines.....
i remember herbie in jap parts in ashbourne tellin me that years ago...

 

[STiBrian]

Technically illegal as double-taxation, however the EU have let them off the hook to a certain extent, a directive issued in 2005 has given 5-10 years for complete overhaul of VRT system. If you really care then you can read the following

http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/taxation/other_taxes/passenger_car/index_en.htm

 

[Codders]

I remember there was similar tax imposed in Poland.. The EU commission took it to the court, and polish government had to return all the money back to the payers.
So what's the problem here?


As far as I know anyone can sue the country (government) in the European Court of Justice.

 

[markobucko]

you'd be bankrupt in 10 minutes..........

 

[GORDON GT SERIES II]

this place is just a joke lads if they do away with the vrt they will find another way to get money out of people bringing in cars

 

[AndyC]

If the VRT is gone the road tax will go up. The government will have to recoup the money from somewhere.

 

[Mark Cahill]

VRT is against EU laws as was said but if i remember correctly it brought in double in one year than the Irish government got fined.

 

[swordsman]

Isn't the VRT against EU law?

Just me thinking

go to the high court to find out...senior counsel is a bargain at 2k at day

 

[keith dublin]

Because we voted no to lisbon think the EU are not 2 pushed to help us out with anything
I can see them getting onto the government over all this kind of stuff just to piss them off for the no vote

 

[markobucko]

proper order also!!!!!
rest of europe should put pressure on biffo to drop this fookin ass-raping tax!!!!

 

[the hen]

www.irishdrivers.org is a good site and well worth joining at a tenner, they really get up the noses of the government