i bought a car in northern Ireland that is now due mot but have found out that the car has not been registered in northern Ireland still registered in England
No - you must have the car registered at a Northern Ireland address.
If its a brand new car it should be four years, if it is after the initial 4 years then every year, check your mot certificate and it will tell you when it expires.
They mostly offer their services to Ireland, Northern Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales. There are other national car insurance companies you could look into if you are not in that region.
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£30.50 for a car!
Yes you can but it's probably cheaper to insure it in the UK. Irish Customs and Excise are very vigilant in checking non-Irish registrations. You may be wiser to have all your paperwork registered as UK rather than Ireland so they cannot claim that you are resident in the Republic. You risk the car being confiscated if they believe you are resident and have not paid the vehicle duty.
There is a price comparison site for car insurance and other services which is specifically for Northern Ireland. This site is CompareNI, and it enables drivers from Northern Ireland to compare deals for car insurance. In addition there is a specific page for young drivers.
Classic Car Insurance of Northern Ireland provide insurance services for your classic cars. They are an insurance broker and provide quotations from a range of insurers
If you are bringing the car back to Ireland then you will have to pay tax on it.
The old NI numbering system does not change with the age of the car... NLZ denotes the area the vehicle was registered in, doesn't include the year of the car. Many of these registrations are now in use as cherished plates in mainland UK, the new format in Ireland is along the lines of 08-D-123456
Finding information about car insurance in Northern Ireland is different than finding the information in North America. With the use of the Internet, one can easily get free quotes. The most popular websites used in Northern Ireland are Allianz, Directline, and Barclays.
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