motor tax arrears

fred252 · 28-01-2011 10:04am #1

i was looking at a car in a dealers a couple of days back. when i enter the reg in the motor tax website it shows arrears. (i assume as its been off the road for a while)

do i need to worry about these arrears or is it fairly straight forward to contact the motor tax office and start a-fresh?

sbsquarepants · 28-01-2011 10:12am

Change of ownership negates all arrears, you're only liable from the date it's in your name, so no need to worry about it. A bigger concern would be why it was off the road for so long (assuming it actuall was and the last owner just didn't want to pay the tax!)

fred252 · 28-01-2011 10:46am

hasn't been taxed since august 2010 and changed ownership in september. (i don't know if that change was to the dealer or some other 3rd party...)

si_guru · 28-01-2011 2:04pm

So there is your bargaining token... "I know you've her up for sale for 5 months"... etc, etc.

will1977 · 28-01-2011 2:28pm

How can you find out when the tax is up on a car for sale if no tax disc on it.
Went onto the car tax website but you need a pin as well as the reg

Gumbo · 28-01-2011 2:51pm

will1977 wrote: »

How can you find out when the tax is up on a car for sale if no tax disc on it.
Went onto the car tax website but you need a pin as well as the reg

ask the owner.

fred252 · 28-01-2011 4:34pm

kceire wrote: »

ask the owner.

or just enter the reg in this link;

https://www.motortax.ie/OMT/menu.do?page=motortaxinforeg

smash · 28-01-2011 4:46pm

fred252 wrote: »

i was looking at a car in a dealers a couple of days back. when i enter the reg in the motor tax website it shows arrears.

How could you possibly do this without the pin number?#

fred252 wrote: »

or just enter the reg in this link;

https://www.motortax.ie/OMT/menu.do?page=motortaxinforeg

That link only tells you what the rates are.

the_syco · 28-01-2011 5:20pm

fred252 wrote: »

hasn't been taxed since august 2010 and changed ownership in september. (i don't know if that change was to the dealer or some other 3rd party...)

I'd be wondering if there was finance on it, and if it were paid or not? Tax is usually the last thing not to get paid...

Gumbo · 28-01-2011 5:53pm

fred252 wrote: »

or just enter the reg in this link;

https://www.motortax.ie/OMT/menu.do?page=motortaxinforeg

that simply tells me how much my annual motor tax is

fred252 · 28-01-2011 6:24pm

kceire wrote: »

that simply tells me how much my annual motor tax is

If the car is in arrears it tells you that and how long it's been in arrears

patrickc · 28-01-2011 6:36pm

fred252 wrote: »

If the car is in arrears it tells you that and how long it's been in arrears

it doesnt as i put in a car Ive off the road and not taxed since last Sept and never mentioned arrears

Gumbo · 28-01-2011 6:40pm

fred252 wrote: »

If the car is in arrears it tells you that and how long it's been in arrears

no it doesnt, ive an E46 outside that hasnt been taxed since July 2010 and it doesnt show anything........

fred252 · 28-01-2011 6:40pm

My humblest apologies, it was a cartell check that I did.

meathstevie · 28-01-2011 10:09pm

You'll have to fill in an off road declaration because the chancers in the tax office will try and load you with the tax arrears. Five minute job from the local Garda Station and that's you sorted.

Gumbo · 28-01-2011 10:17pm

meathstevie wrote: »

You'll have to fill in an off road declaration because the chancers in the tax office will try and load you with the tax arrears. Five minute job from the local Garda Station and that's you sorted.

nothing to do with "chancers" in the tax office, if you have the form filled out and stamped they will process it without asking a single question, if you dont have the form then they have to charge arrears or at least from the first month you bought the car.

motor tax arrears

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