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I don't like that due to a shortage of silicone chips in the world due to something to do with Texas in America,  That there's a shortage in the range of availability of Pioneer Double Din head-units, aside from all other electronics in the world at the moment, moving on from that one now; there are a few nice models still available; but that's also a problem for me, there price is as they should be; within the UK,  but I'm living in the republic of Ireland, where i would be charged around 100 euro on customs charges a combination of VAT & import tax,  so; I went on to eBay UK to find a good one; Pioneer SPH-DA230DAB copied the model number, then logged on to amazon.de and Ebay.de followed by pasting in the model number to the search bar,  I found a two sellers shipping from Germany via DHL for 15 euro, with the head-unit price being 20euro higher than the UK sellers, however the rest of the sellers outside of the UK are asking for 100-140euro higher than the sellers within the UK because they know people will pay it rather than face import tax and VAT charges.  however when payday arrived for me; there was only one seller left; so the Pioneer double din cost me 34euro more than the UK selling price but still 66euro less than purchasing from the likes of Dynamic Sounds in Manchester which is where I've purchased all my previous models.  I'm glad I managed to get one of the last cheap Pioneer SPH-DA230DAB 7" Double-Din available at 399euro + 15 shipping total 414euro/354.76pounds; The rest of Europe is copping on though and increasing prices to be only 20 cheaper than import fees from the UK. here's the UK price: Pioneer SPH-DA230DAB 7" Apple CarPlay Android Auto GPS DAB Bluetooth USB System 3780572773799 | eBay  Here's the cheapest European alternative which ships to Ireland: Pioneer SPH-DA230DAB 7" Apple CarPlay Android Auto GPS DAB Bluetooth USB System 3780572773799 | eBay

Thanks Matt 

Hi John, it arrived today (early), went in the slot easy enough and seemed to work straight away. I'll let you know tomorrow how it goes after a test run. Bob  

Thanks for this Bob, could I be cheeky and ask you to let me know how it goes. Many thanks

£55 fee to register. If you want age related reg no you need proof of age eg original reg doc or letter from an owners club that has dvla approval. As it is over 40 years old it will be mot and tax exempt as long as not majorly modified in last 30 years ( I know 30 yrs sounds odd) . You only need to provide insurance evidence if you live in Northern Ireland, don’t know why NI is different. Earlier this year dvla we’re taking 4 or 5 weeks to do it, don’t know if that is usual or just covid delays. I have not registered any import cars, but have done 2 motorbikes. Think it’s exactly the same