Penalty points for no Motor Tax?

askU

Can you get penalty points for no Motor Tax? I changed the car last week and it is out of tax. I didnt send off the change of name on the VRT cert off but i need that to tax it dont I? I also cant do without the vehicle, if i get cought by a Garda today what will happen?
I bought the car privately!

Anan1

Tell the Garda you've just bought the car, most are very reasonable about this.

askU

Anan1 wrote: »

Tell the Garda you've just bought the car, most are very reasonable about this.

What if i i didnt send off the change of name on the VRT cert and waited until i met a Garda. What if it was two or three months down the line..

patrickc

askU wrote: »

What if i i didnt send off the change of name on the VRT cert and waited until i met a Garda. What if it was two or three months down the line..

if they want they can check it, and may ask you to produce evidence re change of ownership at a garda station when the cert comes

TheNog

askU wrote: »

What if i i didnt send off the change of name on the VRT cert and waited until i met a Garda. What if it was two or three months down the line..

Car gets taken off you. €125 for the first 24hrs and €35 for every 24hrs after that.

Oh and a summons to court. And dont forget we can check the sale date of your car too

If you have a receipt keep it in the car and show it.

askU

patrickc wrote: »

if they want they can check it, and may ask you to produce evidence re change of ownership at a garda station when the cert comes

How do you mean 'evidence re change of ownership' ie: insurance?

patrickc

askU wrote: »

How do you mean 'evidence re change of ownership' ie: insurance?

when the date was signed will be the day you bought the car. that'll be on the vehicle licencing system

askU

patrickc wrote: »

when the date was signed will be the day you bought the car. that'll be on the vehicle licencing system

I bought the car privately! There is no proof- I have no receipt stating the change of ownership!

askU

TheNog wrote: »

Oh and a summons to court. And dont forget we can check the sale date of your car too

If you have a receipt keep it in the car and show it.

Who is we?

patrickc

askU wrote: »

I bought the car privately! There is no proof- I have no receipt stating the change of ownership!

thats why the previous owner is supposed to be sending off the change of ownership, sure you could be racking up penalty points in their name.

askU

TheNog wrote: »

Car gets taken off you. €125 for the first 24hrs and €35 for every 24hrs after that.

Oh and a summons to court.

They can only do this if the car is out of a motor cert for Two month!!

Ciaran500

askU wrote: »

Who is we?

He's a guarda.

askU wrote: »

They can only do this if the car is out of a motor cert for Two month!!

You asked what happens after 2-3 months.

-Chris-

askU wrote: »

Who is we?

Possibly too late for that question...


Edit: beaten to it

L-M

askU wrote: »

They can only do this if the car is out of a motor cert for Two month!!

I'm fairly sure he's a Garda, so i'd be listening to him.

You are here to find out if you will get away with breaking the law, i hope you don't. Pay what's due like everyone else in this country. If you don't plan on doing so, don't look for comfort of us.

Hal1

Currently there are no penalty points for non display of road tax. List of offences here.

askU

Ciaran500 wrote: »

You asked what happens after 2-3 months.

I didnt send off the change of name on the VRT cert off and i bought the car privetly so when stopped by a Garda ill tell him/her that I just got the car and put the cert into the car that day- All is ok!! Yeah?

You are here to find out if you will get away with breaking the law, i hope you don't. Pay what's due like everyone else in this country. If you don't plan on doing so, don't look for comfort of us.

Im only pointing out a loop hole in the Law!!

L-M

askU wrote: »

I didnt send off the change of name on the VRT cert off and i bought the car privetly so when stopped by a Garda ill tell him/her that I just got the car and put the cert into the car that day- All is ok!! Yeah?


Im only pointing out a loop hole in the Law!!

It's not a loop hole, it's very easy see how to do it. Just none of us are stupid enough to try it.

askU

Limerick man wrote: »

It's not a loop hole, it's very easy see how to do it. Just none of us are stupid enough to try it.

stupid ? There's no proof of purchase!

unkel

Limerick man wrote: »

I'm fairly sure he's a Garda, so i'd be listening to him.

You are here to find out if you will get away with breaking the law, i hope you don't. Pay what's due like everyone else in this country. If you don't plan on doing so, don't look for comfort of us.

Indeed. And on that note - closed.