pow
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A friend of mine, her family lives here but has a home in Ireland. Shes going to Uni or college or something over there and wanted to find out if it was cheaper to take her car (UK registered) or buy a car over there (IRE registered).
She asked me to look up the road tax for her (she drives a V reg 1.1 106 here, £125 for a year) and in IRE it would cost €251 a year  Thats £230 at the current exchange rate
If your unlucky enough to own a 3.0+ car, it's €1343 a year - about £1200 for a year
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Pete_vxl
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she would pay more than me on the gsi, PAH!
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John
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Insurance and tax in the republic are extortionate even compared to here.
They did have a better quality of life for it but i'm not so sure that holds anymore.
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DannyB
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quote:
Originally posted by pow
If your unlucky enough to own a 3.0+ car, it's €1343 a year - about £1200 for a year
How sickening would that be, paying more in road tax than insurance.
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pow
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I was genuinely shocked.
I just text my uncle that (he drives a 3.0 Jag S-type) and he came back with one word: "FUCK!"
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jamied
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Registered: 27th Oct 03
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I used to complain a lot about the euro/pound but its only expensive because the pound is worth fuckall and the euro is doing well.
Serves the UK right for hanging onto the Euro
typical labour trashing the pound
still that is ridiculous for tax lol
its about 140EUR year for range rover sport in Spain
[Edited on 05-05-2009 by 306CORSA]
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Russ 200sx
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My wagon costs £1200 per year......i agree ts alot heavier an harsher on the roads than thecars but thats just rediculous!!
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mattk
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Registered: 27th Feb 06
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she will spend what she saves on tax on body repairs if shes driving a car with uk plates in Irland
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John
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Why?
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richc
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quote:
Originally posted by John
Why?
Erm something to do with the last 400 years 
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John
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That's not how it works, that's the English anyway, nothing to do with the UK, they'd have to check who was driving.
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pow
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Shes Irish born and bred 
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