Isuzu Rodeo - car on N.I plates - need to register in UK?

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Wed 15 Dec 2010 19:07
Isuzu Rodeo - car on N.I plates - need to register in UK? - ollycob

I recently bought an isuzu rodeo double cab pick up truck, it has a normal V5 logbook but is still on Northern Irish plates. All MOT's are under this plate etc, however whilst shopping round for insurance on the truck most insurers have a job to find the truck on their systems and they keep telling me it's an import?

Do I need to get the truck a 'normal' UK plate or will the NI plate be sufficient? The car has tax etc so is road legal. If I do need to register the truck how do I go about this?

Many thanks

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Wed 15 Dec 2010 20:37
Isuzu Rodeo - car on N.I plates - need to register in UK? - Ethan Edwards

My car has a personal plate from NI. Hasn't been an issue in Essex,

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Wed 15 Dec 2010 22:36
Isuzu Rodeo - car on N.I plates - need to register in UK? - ollycob

I don't think it's a personal plate, looks like a standard N.I plate to me - 3 letters then 4 numbers.

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Thu 16 Dec 2010 00:48
Isuzu Rodeo - car on N.I plates - need to register in UK? - bathtub tom

NI is part of the UK. My daughter had an NI registered car for many years with no problem.

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Thu 16 Dec 2010 18:23
Isuzu Rodeo - car on N.I plates - need to register in UK? - Collos25

The problem is not that it it is on N.I. plates its because its a grey import probably came through S.I.

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Sat 18 Dec 2010 22:24
Isuzu Rodeo - car on N.I plates - need to register in UK? - ollycob

So what do I do now? Car has British V5 logbook and has had since 2001, however model is unknown which is why I think the different insurance companies I have been ringing for quotes don't know what it is - hell I don't know what it is! Manual says TFR/TFS, wiki says TF is UK name for Rodeo however if I ever enter Isuzu Rodeo into search engines (tyres, insurance, parts etc) the engine size doesn't come up - 2.8td.

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Sat 18 Dec 2010 22:56
Isuzu Rodeo - car on N.I plates - need to register in UK? - Ethan Edwards

Mine has three letters and three numbers. The letters happen to be my initials.

It's a NI plate alright, from Coleraine as a matter of fact.

Your issue is that you have a vehicle that was never originally sold in the UK. It's a 'grey import'. Which would be an issue whatever plate it was wearing. Try specialist insurers like Adrian Flux.

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