Hi,
I've not found out loads but:
it seems we can drive in the US for up to a year on our Irish plates, same for Canada. It also seems that Canada, USA and Mexico have a combined deal, whereby the longest we can stay in all 3 combined is 1 year, crossing their borders does not change the time limit.
it also seems that shipping in the Canada (Halifax) is the easiest. the USA seems to operate more stringent checks on vehicles arriving by sea than by land crossing..
it also seems that for this trip, no Carnet is required. recomended by some people, but not mandatory. however I've been informed by the AA in ireland that they (and in fact no Irish body) issues them. they do have an arrangement with the RAC in the UK that they will issue Carnet's for Irish vehicles.
it is possible to insure an irish registered vehicle for Canada and USA, but not cheap. I've not tracked down who will do it yet, but I believe it can be done.
Hope this helps a bit!
When are you going?
Merv.
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