MERCEDES-BENZ A 180 D AMG LINE PREMIUM AUTO

A180 D AMG LINE PREMIUM 5DR AUTO

HEAVY OIL · 1461 cc · first registered 3/2018

NISAMPLE

Vehicle Registration Tax

€7,097

17.5% of €12,843 valuation + €4,850 NOx

Total on Irish plates

€27,649

car + transport + duty + VAT + VRT

Taxes, costs and the official test history. Write-off, finance and stolen checks are a separate job - links to providers we trust are on the calculator page.

Inside this document

VRT line by line, with the appeal evidence
Total landed cost
Motor tax and NCT after registration
Official test history and mileage
DVLA record: CO₂, Euro standard, tax and export status
Shipping costs and where to book
Timeline with the legal deadlines
Paperwork checklist

01Vehicle Registration Tax

Open Market Selling Price (new): €34,488
Depreciation applied: 62%
Mileage reduction (none - the odometer is at or below what Revenue treats as normal for the age): €0
Current OMSP (official valuation): €12,843
CO2 (WLTP): 128
VRT rate: 17.5%
CO2 charge: €2,247
NOx charge (no figure declared): €4,850
Vehicle Registration Tax: €7,097

NOx: the most expensive blank on this page

Without an official NOx figure Revenue charges the flat maximum of €4,850, which is what this estimate uses. A Euro 6b/6c diesel like this one typically shows 40-80 mg/km in its papers, which would cost €200-€800 instead - a saving of up to €4,650. The figure is on the V5C logbook (item V.3) or the Certificate of Conformity: get it from the seller and bring it to the NCTS inspection.

Statistical code 46385821. Bring this page to the NCTS inspection: if the inspector selects a different version, this is your evidence for the VRT appeal (pay first, appeal within 2 months).

02Total landed cost

Car price: €15,000
Transport to Ireland (estimated: northern ireland collection (drive or short tow) runs €80-€300, midpoint used - see the transport section): €190
Customs duty (10% of price + transport - no proof of the car's NI customs status, so Revenue treats it as a British import): €1,519
VAT (23% of price + transport + customs): €3,843
VRT (section 01): €7,097
Total cost to put this car on Irish plates: €27,649

Also budget for (not in the total above)

Tyre recycling charge (EMC), collected at the NCTS counterrequired by law€14-€17€3.44 per tyre including the spare, charged on every used import at first registration under the tyre regulations (Circol ELT scheme). Four tyres €13.76, five with the spare €17.20.

03Northern Ireland: what the zero depends on

This estimate charges the full 10% customs duty and 23% VAT. Revenue does that for any car bought in Northern Ireland when there is no proof of its customs status: the rule is that such a car is treated exactly as if it came straight from Britain. Get the proof below from the seller and those two lines drop to zero.

What the records show

2 tests recorded in Northern Ireland, from 2025-06 to 2026-07
6 tests recorded in Great Britain, the last one 2024-09

Test records tell you where the car was serviced, not who owned it. Revenue decides on the documents below.

Bring these

Customs declaration and proof the duty and VAT were paid
V5C registration certificate
Purchase invoice with the date

If you are buying from the person or dealer who brought the car into NI themselves, only a copy of the NI customs declaration is accepted - no other paperwork will do. Revenue does not check documents in advance, so get them before you pay.

04Running costs after registration

Motor tax (annual): €190
Next NCT due: Due now (cars over 4 years need a valid NCT)

05Test history and mileage

2026-07 PASSED96,321 mi
2025-06 PASSED71,280 mi
2024-09 PASSED61,613 mi
2023-09 PASSED50,435 mi
2023-09 FAILED50,435 mi
2022-11 PASSED34,273 mi
2022-02 PASSED30,565 mi
2021-02 PASSED23,299 mi

What the numbers say

About 13,500 miles a year on record, against a UK average of 8,300 for a car on this fuel (Department for Transport, 2024). That is heavy use: motorway or trade miles.
The last reading is 2 months old. At this car’s pace the odometer should show around 98,571 miles today. Much less than that on the clock is a question.
Recurring items across tests: tyres (2).

Official test records (Northern Ireland records list no defect details). They show mileage and roadworthiness only - write-off, finance and stolen checks are a separate job, links on the calculator page.

06What DVLA holds on this car

CO₂ on the V5C (NEDC), 128 g/km WLTP-equivalent by Revenue's formula: 101 g/km · matches the version above
Vehicle category: M1 (passenger car)
First registered: 2018-03 · built 2018
UK road tax: Taxed (due 2027-08-01)
MOT status: Valid (expires 2027-07-17)
Marked for export: No
Current V5C issued: 2025-06-06
Colour on record: BLACK
Gross vehicle weight (DVLA): 1,960 kg

Source: DVLA Vehicle Enquiry Service, the same record the V5C is printed from. The V5C is the document Revenue reads at the NCTS inspection, so these figures beat any advert.

07Getting the car to Ireland

Transport company (car on a trailer, door to door)estimate: €550-€950
Northern Ireland collection (drive or short tow)estimate: €80-€300

Transport company (car on a trailer, door to door): Marketplaces (Shiply, AnyVan) collect competing quotes from carriers running the route with spare space.

Northern Ireland collection (drive or short tow): No sea crossing: fuel or a local transporter.

Ranges reviewed manually on 2026-08-31; operators publish exact prices only inside the booking flow.

Where to book

AnyVan - Door-to-door car transport quotes, covers UK-Ireland
Shiply - Carriers already running the route bid on your job

Independent operators, listed for convenience - we hold no stake in your booking and prices are theirs, not ours.

08Timeline to Irish plates - 1-5 weeks

Day 0-3Collect the car
No sea crossing: drive it down or a local transporter.
Day 1-8Book the NCTS inspection - 7 dayslegal deadline
The clock starts on the day the car arrives in the State. Book at ncts.ie even if the first free slot is weeks away - the booking date is what counts. No-show, a late reschedule or missing documents on the day costs €54.76.
Day 8-24NCTS appointment and VRT payment
Dublin and Cork centres often run 2-3 weeks of queue; smaller centres are faster. Bring the NOx evidence (V5C item V.3 or Certificate of Conformity) or Revenue charges the flat maximum.
Day 1-31Register and pay VRT - 30 dayslegal deadline
Registration must be completed within 30 days of arrival. After that Revenue adds 0.1% of the VRT for every day late.
Day 9-27Irish plates - 3 days after registrationlegal deadline
Fit the plates within 3 days of registration, then motor tax at motortax.ie, insurance, and an NCT test if the car is 4 years or older.

The slow part is the NCTS queue, not the transport - book the moment the car lands.

09Paperwork checklist

V5C logbook in the seller's name (never buy without it)
Purchase invoice with the date clearly shown
Customs declaration and proof the duty and VAT were paid
V5C registration certificate
Purchase invoice with the date
Insurance for the drive home: your insurer can cover the car temporarily on its UK reg or chassis number before Irish registration - one phone call, do it before the ferry
Bring NOx evidence: V5C item V.3 or Certificate of Conformity
Bring this report: the statistical code backs a VRT appeal

Print this page and tick the boxes as you go - every line here has cost someone real money or a wasted NCTS trip.