SIII owners in Ireland: HELP

Tiago

Have a look at the forum on

(Club Land RoverIreland) I am moving over next year and have been looking into this. If you have owned the vehicle for more than 6 months before you move, you will not have to pay Vehicle Registration Tax. If it is a hardtop with no windows, you can register it as a commercial and pay ?165 Road tax I think. If it has windows and seats in back it will be nearer ?900 as a car (road tax is on engine size). Insurance is expensive and there are not many companies dealing with the unusual. Check out the CLRI forum where there are a couple of queries on this.

Sean

73FL74 101GS 1984 110 2.5D Medway Military Vehicle Group

Thanks a lot for the link, Sean!

It will take some time for me to get used to drive on the left-side of the road but I really can't be away from my SIII for a long time, so I need to check those things asap.

Tiago

1980 88'' LHD SIII

Tiago

Which side you drive on is a bit arbitary in the countyside as the roads can be very narrow, some of the locals drive like lunatics because there is rarely anything coming the other way! The EU funded roads are good though and most drivers stick to the speed limits as they are paranoid about the new points system on the licenses.

Ireland seems to have a fairly healthy if small Land Rover club scene divided between the two clubs. Be prepared to have your Land Rover referred to as jeep though, it is too commonly used to bother arguing about!

If you are commited to a long stay, you could always convert it to RHD.

Sean

Commercial road tax is ?253 (just renewed my 130)

Malcolm.

regarding vehicle inspection (MOT), how does it work? over here, in Portugal, I have to take it every year to be inspected (in January, because the registration date was Jan/1980)

Tiago

If it registered as commercial it will need an annual test at a commercial test centre. If private, there is a two-yearly NCT (national car test).

Malcolm.