Q: I live in Mallow, Co. Cork and I work for a Northern Irish based sales company, covering the area from Dublin south to Cork. Is it permissible for me to drive a Northern Ireland registered company car?
A: In this situation it is possible for a Republic of Ireland resident to avoid the usual requirement that the car be re-registered in the Republic and that the appropriate VRT and Irish motor tax be paid. However this is only if the car is primarily used for business in the north/UK. See the following link on the Irish Revenue website which deals with this situation particularly paragraph 11. [www.revenue.ie/index.htm?/publications/leaflets/infolef7_o.htm]