I was wondering if anyone here had any recommendations/advice to pass on to my former housemate please?
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She is German and holds a German driving licence.
She has bought a VW Caddy van and had it kitted out for sleeping in, insulated with a bed, cupboards, floor, etc but has not had enough done to be able to have it reclassified as a campervan, at least under UK rules, so it is just a modified van for insurance purposes. The stop and go parts and the exterior are all unaltered.
The problem comes because the van is Irish-registered and so needs to be insured in Ireland. I’m not exactly sure of the rules with commercial vehicles over there but having one for private use seems to be a whole can of worms, and the tax is horrendously expensive too.
I have suggested she tries the insurers I use for my home-made camper, Adrian Flux, but I don’t know if they would do Irish vans.
So, can anyone who knows anything about Irish van insurance make any suggestions?
The van spends a lot of time in the UK as well as in Ireland, would it be worth officially importing it and insuring it here? Is it a question of where it spends the most time or she pick either country as she sees fit? Would make the tax a lot cheaper. It is 10years old, where would we stand with VAT and import duties if we did that?
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Thanks guys and girls.