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car tax-a change in the law?

  • 03-03-2011 1:25pm
    #1
    cojomo2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,220 ✭✭✭


    my friends dad goes away every year for a month at a time. If he is heading away just as his car tax is up, he doesn't pay for that month-when he comes back home he will get the tax form stamped by a guard to say it was off the road for that month...

    A friend of mine mentioned that the law has recently changed and this is no longer possible, so if you own a car, you have to tax it all times, regardless if you may not be using it for a month or two..seems a bit crazy, anyone else know anything about this?


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  • #2
    Gumbo
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 40,339 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gumbo


    your friend is wrong, you can still declare the car off the road and tax it from afterwards.

    i done my E46 last month.


  • #3
    ShadowHearth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,929 ✭✭✭✭ShadowHearth


    There were attempts to do this, but it go caned i think.

    I wOuldnt be surprised to see this idea to come back and give a final blow to motorists in the jewel area...


  • #4
    bryaner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,181 ✭✭✭bryaner


    kceire wrote: »
    your friend is wrong, you can still declare the car off the road and tax it from afterwards.

    i done my E46 last month.

    Sweet..:D


  • #5
    corktina
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,733 ✭✭✭✭corktina


    i imagine a system will eventually come about where you have to declare your car off road in advance, but theres no change as yet.


  • #6
    Top Dog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,175 ✭✭✭Top Dog


    A system similar to the UK where vehicles are declared off the road (SORN) in advance would be welcome - by me anyway. But to insist that all cars are taxed regardless of whether or not they're on the road/being used would never be fair on those who have summer cars etc.


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  • #7
    Esel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,074 ✭✭✭✭Esel
    Not Your Ornery Onager


    No change to existing system, and unlikely to be, imo. The bean counters have bigger fish to fry.

    Not your ornery onager



  • #8
    Numb.Muzik
    Closed Accounts Posts: 92 ✭✭Numb.Muzik


    I could see the system change very soon for example , 5 cent on petrol and get rid of road tax altogether , pay as you use the road i reckon is the only way forward


  • #9
    jimmyw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,382 ✭✭✭jimmyw


    Numb.Muzik wrote: »
    I could see the system change very soon for example , 5 cent on petrol and get rid of road tax altogether , pay as you use the road i reckon is the only way forward

    Remember this is Ireland, we they dont do things in the normal or fair way:p


  • #10
    peking97
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 872 ✭✭✭peking97


    kceire wrote: »
    your friend is wrong, you can still declare the car off the road and tax it from afterwards.

    i done my E46 last month.

    Surprising there isn't a similar facility for insurance...or is there?


  • #11
    Del2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,101 ✭✭✭✭Del2005


    peking97 wrote: »
    Surprising there isn't a similar facility for insurance...or is there?

    You can suspend your insurance, I did it years ago when I was away with work.

    The problem is that if your car is worth anything then it's not covered at all. I think some companies will allow you to keep Fire and Theft when you suspend, but you'd need to ask and it'll still cost some money


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  • #12
    corktina
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,733 ✭✭✭✭corktina


    Numb.Muzik wrote: »
    I could see the system change very soon for example , 5 cent on petrol and get rid of road tax altogether , pay as you use the road i reckon is the only way forward

    that wont happen. It would throw unacceptable extra costs on to high mileage drivers ie business users which would cause prices to rise.


  • #13
    TestTransmission
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,106 ✭✭✭✭TestTransmission


    peking97 wrote: »
    Surprising there isn't a similar facility for insurance...or is there?

    Your car can still be stolen when it's off the road,then what


  • #14
    limklad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,980 ✭✭✭limklad


    Esel wrote: »
    No change to existing system, and unlikely to be, imo. The bean counters have bigger fish to fry.
    Every Bean counts these days. we are living on scraps.


  • #15
    professore
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,857 ✭✭✭professore


    corktina wrote: »
    that wont happen. It would throw unacceptable extra costs on to high mileage drivers ie business users which would cause prices to rise.

    They could get smaller cars. And before you say anything you could have some special deal or tax rebate for hauliers.


  • #16
    corktina
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,733 ✭✭✭✭corktina


    what about all the thousands of reps and salemen and utility van drivers? If you increase the costs for that lot, you increase prices all round.


  • #17
    slimjimmc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,786 ✭✭✭slimjimmc


    cojomo2 wrote: »
    my friends dad goes away every year for a month at a time. If he is heading away just as his car tax is up, he doesn't pay for that month-when he comes back home he will get the tax form stamped by a guard to say it was off the road for that month...

    A friend of mine mentioned that the law has recently changed and this is no longer possible, so if you own a car, you have to tax it all times, regardless if you may not be using it for a month or two..seems a bit crazy, anyone else know anything about this?

    No problem doing this. But he should make sure he waits for a full calendar month before making the declaration.

    For example: If he goes away from 20th Mar to 20th Apr he can't go into the station on 28th April and declare he didn't use the car during April because April hasn't passed yet.
    He needs to wait until 1st May at least before he makes the declaration and he won't be able to claim for March because he used the car sometime during March.

    PS: telling porkies on the declaration could get him a conviction if anyone catches the car on the road at any time in April (so avoid speeding fines, checkpoints and traffic wardens).


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