Has anyone got any experience of buying or owning a Northern Ireland registered car?

Theres a car i'm interested in viewing and it has a NI reg number on it. Ive made a phone call and it's not been put on as a private plate. It is the original reg number as the car was registered in Northern Ireland.

It has an UK V5 log book and is not an import.

I dont know if theres any issues I need to be aware of or if there any different procedure you have to follow. I assume not as its a UK registered car but in all honesty I have no idea so thought I would ask.

Thanks in advance

I thought it was exactly the same as normal, just a different reg style.

NI is part of the UK, so should be the same as buying a Scottish or Welsh registered car.

Cheers Sam,

Thats about as much as I understand as well but trying to cover as much detail as possible before going to look at the car.

You can either keep the NI registration, or change it to a mainland UK one.

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/BuyingAndSellingAVehicle/ImportingAndExportingAVehicle/DG_4022583

Thanks Dippo

Vehicles moving between GB and Northern Ireland (NI)

Vehicles registered in NI that move to GB are no longer classed as being imported to GB. Also, vehicles registered in GB moving to NI are no longer classed as being imported to NI.

These vehicles can keep their GB or NI plates and tax disc, or they can request the registration plate to where they are going, GB or NI.

The vehicle registration certificate Northern Ireland (V5CNI) should be used to aid registration in GB and applications should be made at a DVLA local office. The vehicle registration certificate (V5C) should be used to help registration in NI. Applications should be made at The Driver and Vehicle Agency (DVA), Coleraine.

Octimark has it in a nutshell. Gone are the days when you had to import/export vehicles between NI and GB. We're all one big family now.