what does exactly "impounding" mean?

MuffinsDa · 15-01-2008 4:28pm #1

Now this is a hypothetic case, I am not intending to do this but recent discussion made me curious about it:

What is the exact penalty for not registering a car within 24 hours of arrival? Assuming that it's taxed (say, in the UK) and insured, what happens if you are caught driving it? Can Gardai and or Customs Officer confiscate the car? In that case what happens then? What will you have to do?

Wishbone Ash · 15-01-2008 4:30pm

MuffinsDa wrote: »

what happens then? What will you have to do?

Presumably pay the outstanding VRT and Motor Tax and daily storage fees.

MuffinsDa · 15-01-2008 4:34pm

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Presumably pay the outstanding VRT and Motor Tax and daily storage fees.

Is that all? Are you not going to be penalised for breaking the law continously since you imported it (for example 2 months prior to being caught?)

NBar · 15-01-2008 4:43pm

It can be impounded for up to 30 days, you will be charged the VRT and also a fine, so what you think you saved by not VRTing it at the start you will probably loose out in the long run

meathstevie · 15-01-2008 4:45pm

It's a measure state agencies like the cops and revenue can resort to to take unregistered, unroadworthy, untaxed and uninsured cars of the road. They basicly take the car out of circulation and store it in a supposedly safe compound until you rectify the situation or undertake to get it repaired. The car will be released to you then after you've paid the storage fee as well. If you leave the car sitting there for too long ( don't know exactly how long ) you might lose ownership.

MuffinsDa · 15-01-2008 4:49pm

does anyone know where I can find exact legislations in relation to that? how are the fines calculated?

NBar · 15-01-2008 4:50pm

meathstevie wrote: »

It's a measure state agencies like the cops and revenue can resort to to take unregistered, unroadworthy, untaxed and uninsured cars of the road. They basicly take the car out of circulation and store it in a supposedly safe compound until you rectify the situation or undertake to get it repaired. The car will be released to you then after you've paid the storage fee as well. If you leave the car sitting there for too long ( don't know exactly how long ) you might lose ownership.

If it is siezed for non payment of vrt there is no storage fee, you are only charged storage fee for the other things like no tax, insurance etc

MuffinsDa · 15-01-2008 4:51pm

NBar wrote: »

If it is siezed for non payment of vrt there is no storage fee, you are only charged storage fee for the other things like no tax, insurance etc

So the worst than can happen to you is: you have to pay VRT?!?

NBar · 15-01-2008 5:02pm

MuffinsDa wrote: »

So the worst than can happen to you is: you have to pay VRT?!?

And the fine also

what does exactly "impounding" mean?

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