Can you get motor tax anywhere?

mal1

Renting in Dublin and have my car registered in Louth (home). Can I get the car taxed in any motor tax office in Dublin (I don't have a renewal pin)? Or does it have to be the local tax office to where the car is registered (i.e. Dundalk)?

Sorry if this was asked before but i couldn't find a definite answer anywhere.

chiefwiggum

local office im afaid pal

Yawns

9 times out of 10 it has to be taxed in the local office to where you lived when you registered the car.

If log book says you live/lived at dundalk when you bought the car you must tax it there, or fill in a home owner change of address form. ( I think you fill in your new home details and tick the change of address box on the log book and send it to Shannon )

Sometimes you can get someone nice behind the counter who's in a good mood and will just process it for you. I got it done twice in Nutgrove by 2 nice ladies even tho car is registered for Longford where I live. I was in dub working and it was easier to do it in Nutgrove when I didn't have my renewal pin.

Yawns

Also if you're trying the pretty please with a cherry on top approach in your renting local office, try to go to a young looking girl who might be only in the job a few weeks. That's the girls who did it for me

I suspect they were fairly new and didn't know they could refuse me etc

corktina

post it off...

Yawns

wouldn't it just be posted to his home address so he'll have to go there anyway? This way he can go there and be done in one day rather than go and see if it arrived by post. Assuming that is no one is in the home address.

If someone is there of course they could either post it to you or let you know it's there and you can collect. Personally I'd like to go and get it done in 1 day, just take the time and go to the office.

Jemmy

You can get it online too... www.motortax.ie

mal1

Nightmare. Might just have to go home for it. That's a pain.

The old owner has the renewal form so I don't have the PIN number to renew it online.

I don't fancy going down the postal route..

In Japan, no, they don't have cars.

Yawns

Jemmy wrote: »

You can get it online too... www.motortax.ie

Read the first post again.

Yawns

Deleted User wrote: »

In Japan, no, they don't have cars.

Wrong thread?

Yawns

mal1 wrote: »

Nightmare. Might just have to go home for it. That's a pain.

The old owner has the renewal form so I don't have the PIN number to renew it online.

I don't fancy going down the postal route..

Your most likely outcome would be to drive hom and do it. Quickest and easiest way without the pin in your situtation. You can try asking in your now local office but most likely to be told no.

SpringerF

There is something about the vin ? number of the car and the number of times it has been taxed.

I think that is how the pin is calculated.

Is this what the OP is looking for ?

Tefral

The PIN number is the last six characters of your vehicle's chassis number as printed on RF100 form.

I got mine taxed in Nutgrove and my car is registered in Limerick. The guy felt sorry for me that i had waited, so he put it through. I hadnt known at that point that it had to be the local office.

alias no.9

You can do a change of address combined with taxing it, there's a space on the form for the new address. If you really want to you can send off the new registration cert to change it back to the old address whenever you want.

R.O.R

cronin_j wrote: »

The PIN number is the last six characters of your vehicle's chassis number as printed on RF100 form.

That's only for first taxation after registration.

mickdw

Get someone at home to go in to the tax office & buy the tax for you. They can then post you the disc. I dont understand what the big problem is?

mal1

mickdw wrote: »

Get someone at home to go in to the tax office & buy the tax for you. They can then post you the disc. I dont understand what the big problem is?

I asked a question, i got an answer. No big problem. Thanks for your pointless post.

mickdw

mal1 wrote: »

Nightmare. Might just have to go home for it. That's a pain.

Well this was your previous post so it did seem like its a major problem pain to you.

I gave a suggestion that I believe is helpful... get someone else to walk into the office at home & get it.

Now I dont know whether the actual owner is supposed to go in themselves but if so, it is not enforced & anyone can pick it up. This suggestion does seem to be the most reasonable.
No journey home required, no messing in other tax offices.

Jemmy

Yawns wrote: »

Read the first post again.

Yea and read just below your smart comment Yawns :rolleyes:

If you can do it online OP it would be easier for you.

dirtydiesel

Stupit system really, why does it have to be your local office when all the computers are linked, so many people like yourself work away from home. Typical of this country everything has to be complicated.

PrettyBoy

Why not just do it online

Nissan doctor

PrettyBoy wrote: »

Why not just do it online

Jese is no-one reading the first post. You need a pin to do it online...he doesn't have a pin!


I had the same problem when I moved to Louth, went to tax the car the first time after I bought it and the woman tried to give me a big moan and lecture about having to do it in a Dublin office.
I pointed out to her that I am paying the Irish government my road tax not Louth co. co. so why could it possibly make a difference where tax it.
She practically threw the disk at me:P

Yawns

Jemmy wrote: »

Yea and read just below your smart comment Yawns :rolleyes:

If you can do it online OP it would be easier for you.

IF you read the 1st post he says he doesn't have the pin so he CANNOT do it online. I was only telling you to re-read the first post again as you had missed the point that he had no pin, therefore cannot do it online.

Again just for your benefit, HE CANNOT DO IT ONLINE. Got it yet?

Jemmy

Yawns wrote: »

IF you read the 1st post he says he doesn't have the pin so he CANNOT do it online. I was only telling you to re-read the first post again as you had missed the point that he had no pin, therefore cannot do it online.

Again just for your benefit, HE CANNOT DO IT ONLINE. Got it yet?

Your attitude is unnecessary here. Where does he say he CANNOT do it online? he doesn't so how about you cool it there. He said he doesn't have the pin but there are ways of calling and getting the pin, therefore he can do it online, then saving him the drive. Got it yet?!

Also saves him the hassle of having to try get it out of

Yawns wrote: »

some young looking girl who might be only in the job a few weeks

because that is much better advice.

R.O.R

Jemmy wrote: »

Your attitude is unnecessary here. Where does he say he CANNOT do it online? he doesn't so how about you cool it there. He said he doesn't have the pin but there are ways of calling and getting the pin, therefore he can do it online, then saving him the drive. Got it yet?!

I was under the impression that you request the PIN and they post it out to you - they won't read it out over the phone.

All sounds good until you remember that they post it to the registered address, and then when the disc is posted, that's also posted to the registered address (unless change of address done while taxing). That doesn't sound to me like it will save any time - it would actually be quicker to put in a postal application and get someone from home to post the disc on when it arrives.

mal1

The PIN can only be sent to where the car is registered (I believe). I want to tax the car asap so it's not really helping me out. Thanks anyway

Technically you also have to have the NCT with you when you go into the tax office. The NCT cert is with me and the car in Dublin. So going by the book i have to bring the NCT cert to Louth.

It's awkward since i don't like registering anything in Dublin since I have moved residences a lot in the last few years. Prefer to use the one stable address that i have in Louth.

I'm just going to drive home over easter to do it. Thanks for the posts;)

For Forks Sake

Deleted User wrote: »

In Japan, no, they don't have cars.

In communist russia, car taxes you

Yawns

mal1 wrote: »

Nightmare. Might just have to go home for it. That's a pain.

The old owner has the renewal form so I don't have the PIN number to renew it online.

I don't fancy going down the postal route..

Thought this meant he could not do it online.. I may be wrong tho...


Oh wait, bit of a facepalm moment heading your way

Yawns

mal1 wrote: »

It's awkward since i don't like registering anything in Dublin since I have moved residences a lot in the last few years. Prefer to use the one stable address that i have in Louth.

Your not alone. A lot of people who rent usually use their parents address or if they own a home in galway but work means you'll be temp living for a few month in Dublin, they use the home addy for all important things.

Yawns

Jemmy wrote: »

because that is much better advice.

At least my advice would work better than yours. He can't tax without the pin unless it's the first time the car is being taxed and he can use the vin number. So your advice is absolute useless. My advice has only a 0.00001% chance of working but it's better than 0% like yours.

Jemmy

Yawns wrote: »

At least my advice would work better than yours. He can't tax without the pin unless it's the first time the car is being taxed and he can use the vin number. So your advice is absolute useless. My advice has only a 0.00001% chance of working but it's better than 0% like yours.

Of course your right, how silly of me! :rolleyes:

Ok say he can't get it over the phone from the tax office, would it not be easier to ring home and get them to give him the pin off the renewal form?! I think so but glad your attempt at flirting with some young one worked for ya keep up the good work!

Melodeon

Nissan doctor wrote: »

I pointed out to her that I am paying the Irish government my road tax not Louth co. co. so why could it possibly make a difference where tax it.

Unless things have changed very recently, I'm pretty sure you are in fact paying the motor tax to Louth Co. Co.
Motor Tax is paid to the local authority in which the vehicle is registered, and is one of the few revenue sources available to them that is not at the mercy and diktat of Central Government/Dept. of Finance. I suspect that this is why they really, really want people to make the payments locally.

Yawns

Jemmy wrote: »

Of course your right, how silly of me! :rolleyes:

Ok say he can't get it over the phone from the tax office, would it not be easier to ring home and get them to give him the pin off the renewal form?! I think so but glad your attempt at flirting with some young one worked for ya keep up the good work!

What are you not getting at this stage? He does not have the renewal pin, the old owner does. Are you seriously ****ing retarded at this stage you still can't read through the posts. I can't reply anymore after this as I seriously suspect you're just a troll now so will unsubscribe to this thread, the OP's question has been answered.

Good day.

CountingCrows

Yawns & Jemmy, any chance you two could hit the new "Love" icon to see if your a match!

Jemmy

Yawns wrote: »

Are you seriously ****ing retarded at this stage you still can't read through the posts. I can't reply anymore after this as I seriously suspect you're just a troll now so will unsubscribe to this thread, the OP's question has been answered.

Good day.

Reported btw, and I'm no troll

If the old owner is receiving his renewal form from the tax office then the OP would not be the registered owner of the car Yawns. Maybe he isn't then I stand corrected, but that seems a little. When I receive my renewal form from the office when it's due there is always a renewal printed in a box on the form. Maybe not everyone has this pin printed on their form, then I stand corrected again, maybe Wicklow is special!

No need to get so worked up over something so minor. Me thinks you won't last long on here with that kinda hot headed abusive attitude.

CountingCrows wrote: »

Yawns & Jemmy, any chance you two could hit the new "Love" icon to see if your a match!

Yea oh I love my men fiery with a touch of abusive...rawrr!


Anyway I shall leave it there, Op hope you get it sorted either way. It is a ridiculous system!

Anan1

Yawns wrote: »

Are you seriously ****ing retarded

Take a day to cool off and read the charter. Personal abuse is not acceptable here, no matter how much you believe it to be merited.

Yawns

As I said to Anan1

I'd like to apologise for what I said about you being retarded. I dunoo why I got so frustrated with you not reading the posts, it just wound me up lol.

Again sorry.

I'v been around for a few years so I should have know better. ( my old account was one of the ones that I had changed e-mail. Post counts don't matter to me so I cba reactiviating it via answering the q's )