Brexit driving

[john m]

Just wondering if Brexit happens then new cars imported into GB will have to pay WTO taxes that will make Right Hand Drive cars more expensive so they will sell less .If the car makers are selling less Right Hand Drive cars will they increase the price of them to justify the trouble of making them or will one of the side effects of less cars being sold in the UK mean there will be plenty of special offers next year to get rid of the cars that wont be bought in Britain .

 If there was ever a United Ireland might we then decide to drive on the Left as left hand drive cars are more popular so should be cheaper .

[dalymount]

Donnie Cassidy suggested a number of years ago we should start driving on the right to facilitate the number of foreigners that were here now. I think he was serious

[john m]

Donnie Cassidy suggested a number of years ago we should start driving on the right to facilitate the number of foreigners that were here now. I think he was serious

if the brits were out of the north then it would be up to us .We only really drive on the wrong side because we share the island with the Brits .Right hand drive cars seem tyo be more expensive .

[dalymount]

I was told years ago that the charging of VRT on imported cars is completely illegal. But because they are making so much money from it, they just ignore the EU directive and pay the annual fine. I don't know if that's true or not

[mercenary for hire]

If they can bring a secondhand Prius all the way from Japan and make a profit they'll figure it out.

In fact the same import duties might apply.

[john m]

I was told years ago that the charging of VRT on imported cars is completely illegal. But because they are making so much money from it, they just ignore the EU directive and pay the annual fine. I don't know if that's true or not

NO we obey ALL EU rules like meters and kilos and kilometers and PINTS of porter .

[watty]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_with_left-hand_traffic
There's 75 countries that drive on the left hand side.  The car companies will still have plenty of places to sell them.

British cars generally have better specs than ours.  Maybe the car makers will just downgrade the Brit cars to poverty-spec like we get to make them cheaper?

[Shallowhal]

I was told years ago that the charging of VRT on imported cars is completely illegal. But because they are making so much money from it, they just ignore the EU directive and pay the annual fine. I don't know if that's true or not

If the EU did really clamp down on the illegal charging of VRT....I can guarantee by the time the court rules the Irish govt will have a gear selector tax ready to go....if the fine that they're currently paying matched the revenue generated from VRT...then something might give but I'm sure they have a backup ready to go.

[dalymount]

Yeah but what I'm saying is, is the charging of VRT illegal ??

[Shallowhal]

Yeah but what I'm saying is, is the charging of VRT illegal ??

Yeah...I said that in the first sentence of my reply....it is illegal.

[john m]

Yeah but what I'm saying is, is the charging of VRT illegal ??

No you are paying for the number plate .I remember reading an article years ago and somebody asked why we dont do like the Brits and sell personal number plates and put that money into road safety and the reply was that as we charge the VRT to register the vehicle and then issue that car with a plate that a once off personal plate would be transferable and lead to loss of revenue .So the states logic is VRT is to register the vehicle so is not really a tax but a registration fee.

[Shallowhal]

It's been deemed illegal by the EU John....that's a fact.

[mercenary for hire]

It's pointless complaining about it.As soon as it gets taken away they'll put 500 on the yearly car tax or a euro on the fuel.Them revenue lads would also run rings around the Paddy power gimps.Seamless..

[Octavia1]

Just buy a Japanese car.... As for the North of Ireland...... Fuk em..... Nuke or napalm and build a great big wall around it then gett the Corpo to saw along the border with a great big fukin saw and stick a load of outboard motors on it and let it go to fukin artic and sink....

[john m]

It's been deemed illegal by the EU John....that's a fact.

Thats only mouth movement to our government they rely on every countries right to impose its own tax .Irish solution to an Irish problem ignore it sure it will be grand .