Driving With No Tax - What to do?

Undercoverguy

Okay guys i bought a car soemtime back and havnt gotten ti taxed due to not recieving the log book yet. The garage says they've dispatched it buy i've yet to recieve it yet. Is there ANY way i can tax/back tax my car without it?

colm_mcm

If the garage have done an RF105 and temporarily transferred the Punto onto the garage name, they can tax the car for you.

Ring 061 365000 in the morning (Dept of Environment, Shannon) and ask if the transfer of ownership has been received, they scan all incoming VLC's on arrival, so they'll know if it's been received or not.

Darando

same story on the g/f car. Took 6 weeks for new owner cert to show up. (the car had no tax when she bought it). Just carry the receipt in the glovebox for the car. If the gardai stop you explain the situation along with receipt.

If you were really avioding the tax then you wouldnt have receipt etc.. and when they check car it will still be in other person name.

So... dont worry put the receipt in the glovebox.

colm_mcm

receipt won't be enough if you meet the wrong guard.

Dilbert75

If you still haven't the reg docs, contact Shannon as suggested. Better to have that registered with them before you get stopped.

When you get the book, go to tax office, tax the car starting from the start of the month in which you're taxing it, pay the back tax of 10% of annual tax rate per month, and be done with it.

BTW OP, is this the famous 5/6 speed Fiat?

colm_mcm

you're only liable for road tax from the time after the change of ownership.

Darando

colm_mcm wrote:

receipt won't be enough if you meet the wrong guard.

I know what you mean but having it at least helps!!! we cant get shannon to move faster so 2 options!!!

a) leave the motor parked on the driveway or

b) receipt/story etc.............


b) always wins out!!!!!!!!!

Undercoverguy

Dilbert75 wrote:

BTW OP, is this the famous 5/6 speed Fiat?

Oh but of course! lol DOnt think god wants me to drive lol