Motor Tax Question

DonJose · 04-01-2008 3:42pm #1

If I buy a new car from a Dublin dealer and the car has a Dublin reg, can I tax it outside of Dublin or will I have to pay the motor tax in a Dublin office?

Seth Brundle · 04-01-2008 3:45pm

You pay the tax to your own local authority

cantdecide · 04-01-2008 3:49pm

Can it be bought in Dublin and registered elsewhere??

alias no.9 · 04-01-2008 3:50pm

It's registered at the purchasers address

E92 · 04-01-2008 3:54pm

If it's already been registered then you're stuck with that number plate, but it is still unreg'd then it will be reg'd with a Cork reg.

Seth Brundle · 04-01-2008 3:56pm

E92 wrote: »

If it's already been registered then you're stuck with that number plate, but it is still unreg'd then it will be reg'd with a Cork reg.

...if you live in Cork biye!

DonJose · 04-01-2008 4:00pm

I'm buying the car from a dealer in Dublin, its a new car and hasn't been registered yet so I assume it'll get an 08-D reg, the car just arrived into Ireland and is currently in Cork and it'll arrive in Dublin within 10 days, I live in Westmeath.

Seth Brundle · 04-01-2008 4:05pm

Congrats on the new car. It will have (assuming you provide you WH address) a 08 WH reg as it will be you registering it technically and not the dealer

DonJose · 04-01-2008 4:05pm

kbannon wrote: »

Congrats on the new car. It will have (assuming you provide you WH address) a 08 WH reg

Cheers thanks, just paid the deposit to secure it

Nelly23 · 04-01-2008 4:08pm

What is the situation with imports then?Can you choose where you want to reegister it?

Seth Brundle · 04-01-2008 4:09pm

@DonJose - 'it' being?

Imports presumably are also registered to the new owner and take their county for the reg.

E92 · 04-01-2008 4:11pm

kbannon wrote: »

...if you live in Cork biye!

I thought the OP lived in the real capital like:D!

unkel · 04-01-2008 4:18pm

DonJose wrote: »

Cheers thanks, just paid the deposit to secure it

Well wear!

DonJose · 04-01-2008 4:24pm

kbannon wrote: »

@DonJose - 'it' being?

Ford Galaxy Ghia.

Esel · 05-01-2008 4:27am

Nelly23 wrote: »

What is the situation with imports then?Can you choose where you want to reegister it?

No.

rebel.ranter · 05-01-2008 1:50pm

esel wrote: »

No.

That's assuming it's already registered. If you are the first registered owner of the car (e.g. you import a car from UK) then you register it with your local authority e.g. a Cork "C" reg. You can even pay €315 for a number of your choice, the choice is limited though.

Esel · 05-01-2008 3:34pm

rebel.ranter wrote: »

That's assuming it's already registered. If you are the first registered owner of the car (e.g. you import a car from UK) then you register it with your local authority e.g. a Cork "C" reg. You can even pay €315 for a number of your choice, the choice is limited though.

The question asked was do you have a choice. You don't. You must register it with the local authority of the area you live in.

mick.fr · 05-01-2008 4:08pm

rebel.ranter wrote: »

You can even pay €315 for a number of your choice, the choice is limited though.

No you can't
You have to pre-book the reg number the year in advance.
If you want 08 D 335
You have to buy it before October 2007 I believe.
you can't turn to the tax office and say, well I want 08D335 (If available), pay 315 quid and walk away with your new reg number.

Esel · 05-01-2008 4:43pm

mick.fr wrote: »

No you can't
You have to pre-book the reg number the year in advance.
If you want 08 D 335
You have to buy it before October 2007 I believe.
you can't turn to the tax office and say, well I want 08D335 (If available), pay 315 quid and walk away with your new reg number.

I think what you can do is buy pre-regged numbers that were not taken up. Say you import a '06 car, and find that 06 X 2006 is still available - you can buy that afaik.

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