Does your car have to be taxed for an nct?

No, it doesn't have to be taxed for the NCT.

If the car is not taxed, you can have it on the road to bring it to the NCT. And to bring it to get repaired after that NCT.

If you need to get it repaired before NCT, it has to be on the back of a trailer, and not on the back of a tow rope.

The practicalities are that a guard is now more heavily obligated following the last round of public service negotiations to give it to you in the neck if you are caught.

The process is becoming more independent and double checked, with a view towards stamping out ole Garda Tom waving people on.

It's more robust now.

They want the tax money more than ever.

And I can tell ya, it was one thing meeting a p!ssed off guard last year. Try meeting one now after the kick in the stones they got with wages and work conditions

corktina wrote: »

I don't agree. It's an offence not to display a tax disc.

Read the road traffic act and associated legislation. There's a nice big basttard of a book by Riobard Pierse out in the world if you wish to consult also.

It's solid settled law.

corktina wrote: »

show me so.
The only thing I know is the regulations on driving to and from an NCT and/or associated repairs, which relate t the NCT disc NOT the tax disc.
It is an offence not to display a tax disc and a separate offense not to have a vehicle taxed.

but sure if your vehicle is declared off the road it's usually because it isn't taxed. Here is the text from motortax.ie

Q15. What if I’m due to have an NCT while my car is off the road?
A15. A vehicle may be used during the period of a non-use declaration in two cases: ◦to bring it to and from a test centre for the test; or
◦to bring it for repair after a re-test, or back to where you are keeping it while it is off the road after the repairs. This option may only be used where an appointment has already been made for a re-test.
The same rules apply to roadworthiness testing for commercial vehicles.
If you are bringing the vehicle to a test centre or to or from repairs after a test failure, it would be advisable to carry a copy of the appointment for the test or re-test with you.

JohnBoy26 wrote: »

but sure if your vehicle is declared off the road it's usually because it isn't taxed. Here is the text from motortax.ie

Q15. What if I’m due to have an NCT while my car is off the road?
A15. A vehicle may be used during the period of a non-use declaration in two cases: ◦to bring it to and from a test centre for the test; or
◦to bring it for repair after a re-test, or back to where you are keeping it while it is off the road after the repairs. This option may only be used where an appointment has already been made for a re-test.
The same rules apply to roadworthiness testing for commercial vehicles.
If you are bringing the vehicle to a test centre or to or from repairs after a test failure, it would be advisable to carry a copy of the appointment for the test or re-test with you.

I've seen that Q&A on motortax website, but couldn't find any relevant law.

Hope someone can point it out.

CiniO wrote: »

I've seen that Q&A on motortax website, but couldn't find any relevant law.

Hope someone can point it out.

It seems pretty clear to me. If your car is declared off the road it has to be untaxed. As in my post above motortax.ie outlines that you can take a declared off the road car(which has to be untaxed) for an NCT provided you have an appointment. It's works the same way for a re-test and for the repair of a vehicle.

I don't know what relevant law you are looking for as it's all there in black and white on motortax.ie.

JohnBoy26 wrote: »

Q15. What if I’m due to have an NCT while my car is off the road?
A15. A vehicle may be used during the period of a non-use declaration in two cases: ◦to bring it to and from a test centre for the test; or
◦to bring it for repair after a re-test, or back to where you are keeping it while it is off the road after the repairs. This option may only be used where an appointment has already been made for a re-test.
The same rules apply to roadworthiness testing for commercial vehicles.
If you are bringing the vehicle to a test centre or to or from repairs after a test failure, it would be advisable to carry a copy of the appointment for the test or re-test with you.

The bolded part above must be a mistake. Surely they mean before a re-test ?

JohnBoy26 wrote: »

It seems pretty clear to me. If your car is declared off the road it has to be untaxed. As in my post above motortax.ie outlines that you can take a declared off the road car(which has to be untaxed) for an NCT provided you have an appointment. It's works the same way for a re-test and for the repair of a vehicle.

I don't know what relevant law you are looking for as it's all there in black and white on motortax.ie.

Fact that something is black and white on some website, doesn't necesserily mean it's correct.

I never heard about leeway allowing to drive untaxed car for NCT. In FAQ mentioned above I first heard of it.
I looked up the legislation which introduced all those motor tax declaration changes, and there isn't a word in regards driving untaxed for NCT.
I'm pretty familiar with other motortax legislations, and none of them mention this.

That's why I have serious doubts if that information from motortax website is correct.

galwaytt wrote: »

Doesn't matter if it's incorrect. If the State publish it as-is for the benefit of the public then you have a reasonable defence if you need it (say in a subsequent court case ) that you acted in good faith on information provided by the authorities responsible.

Are you sure it works like that?
You think I could defend myself in court basing on fact that motortax website said so, even though there was no ground in law for doing that (driving untaxed for nct) ?


How do you imagine it the other way?
F.e. ROTR and other RSA leaflets say that you can't use the most right lane on motortway when driving a bus (so i.e. on 2 lane motorways you can't overtake).
This is purely wrong, as there is no law prohibiting usage of most right lane on motorways for buses.

So now imagine I'm caught driving a bus on most right lane, and case ends up in court.
Could they prosecute me, just basing on fact that state published leaflets and books said I was not allowed to do it, even though no law prohibits doing it?

But there's no linkage between tax & NCT.

And no, expect no leniency for driving without NCT or at least an appointment for one to hand.

Since I owned my first car in Ireland, there was not a single day that any of my cars was out of NCT.

EDIT - sorry there was, but not of my fault and I couldn't do anything about it.

Page 2, 10th paragraph down...


http://www.environ.ie/en/Legislation/LocalGovernment/LocalGovernmentAdministration/FileDownLoad,32738,en.pdf

A vehicle may be used during the period of a non-use declaration
solely for the purposes of bringing to or from a test centre or bringing
it to or from a premises for repair where an appointment has been
made with an authorised tester subsequent to the repairs being
carried out (subsection 6 of section 20B).