Irish VRT.ie

In order to allow fair trade and competition, recent EU legislation has prohibited what is known as Block Exemption. This was an unwritten rule, set by car manufacturers, which prevented dealers from selling outside certain zones. Now that this has been banned in the European Union, Irish car dealerships can sell cars to exporters, as long as the cars are fitted with temporary ZZ plates. These foreign buyers can drive the car off the lot and register it once they arrive in their own country.