CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Accountants and
Financial Statements" in Post-Effective Amendment No. I under the Securities Act
of 1933 and Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 under the Investment Company Act of
1940 to the Registration Statement (Form N-4 No. 811-09859) and the related
Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information of Separate Account VA-8 of
Transamerica Life Insurance and Annuity Company and to the use of our report
dated March 31. 2000 with respect to the statutory-basis financial statements of
Transamerica Life Insurance and Annuity Company included in the Statement of
Additional Information.
/s/Ernst & Young LLP
Los Angeles, California
September 27, 2000
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