Judge postpones ruling on VRT case

A High Court judge has said he regretted having to postpone the delivery of his ruling in a major case that has questioned the legality of the Vehicle Registration Tax (VRT) system.

A judgment was due yesterday in the action taken by Used Car Importers of Ireland (UCII) against the Minister for Finance and the Revenue Commissioners.

The company had argued the operation of VRT by Revenue had denied it the opportunity to compete with new car distributors for the last 20 years. And it has looked for €131m in damages.