Is it really this bad over in ireland?
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pacerpete
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YES ! Road tax on older cars is based on cc . A 2.0 car is over 700 euros a year, a 325 over a grand ! A 530d is 1494 euros ! Hence me just rescuing a pretty decent nice spec 03 530d touring for 700 euros ! 
The top 'band' is over 1800 euros ! That applies to anything over Ca 3.5 litre iirc.
As a result , big engined cars are largely unwanted. Anybody who can afford to pay 1500 euros road tax does not have a 10+ year old turd.
A result of this is people with big engined turds faking up bills stating that they have done engine conversions, IE 2.0 into a 3.0 etc and then only paying road tax on the smaller displacement. Obviously , they do not change the engine and that is where the drama starts. Some rocket scientists even boast in their for sale ads about 'cheap' tax !
On a positive note, anything over 30 years old is 50 euros or something similarly insignificant.
The top 'band' is over 1800 euros ! That applies to anything over Ca 3.5 litre iirc.
As a result , big engined cars are largely unwanted. Anybody who can afford to pay 1500 euros road tax does not have a 10+ year old turd.
A result of this is people with big engined turds faking up bills stating that they have done engine conversions, IE 2.0 into a 3.0 etc and then only paying road tax on the smaller displacement. Obviously , they do not change the engine and that is where the drama starts. Some rocket scientists even boast in their for sale ads about 'cheap' tax !
On a positive note, anything over 30 years old is 50 euros or something similarly insignificant.
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bab-91
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Tax in the ROI is criminal.
There are people all over the ROI driving NI Reg cars. Just register their cars at a relatives/friends house North of the border but they have got wise to this also.
There are people all over the ROI driving NI Reg cars. Just register their cars at a relatives/friends house North of the border but they have got wise to this also.
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