any chance i can get my motor tax back after insurance wrote off the car?

breadbin · 15-03-2011 4:49pm #1

its not an end of life write off but a category c. i had just renewed it for the whole year about 3 weeks ago!! 640 euro:(. i didn't even want to get rid of the car but they reckon the repairs were not worth it so the dismantler took it away today. is there a way of transferring the tax to the new car even? anyone know about this?

rant
i think its unfair that i should be punished (for want of a better word) cos i chose to renew it for 12 months because they do encourage it. won't be doing it again though.

seamus · 15-03-2011 4:52pm

https://www.motortax.ie/OMT/pdf/RF120_en.pdf

You can get a full refund if your vehicle has been scrapped and there are at least 3 months remaining on the tax disc. You did remember to take the tax disc off the car before you let it go?

leeroybrown · 15-03-2011 4:52pm

No. The road-tax is attached to that particular vehicle. A Cat-C can go back on the road so the tax can't be reclaimed. Check the exact terms of your insurance policy. Some insurers do include a road-tax refund as part of their policy in the event of a write-off. I think my current one does.

leeroybrown · 15-03-2011 4:54pm

seamus wrote: »

https://www.motortax.ie/OMT/pdf/RF120_en.pdf

You can get a full refund if your vehicle has been scrapped and there are at least 3 months remaining on the tax disc. You did remember to take the tax disc off the car before you let it go?

His car hasn't been scrapped. It's just a Cat C. Only Cat A and Cat B write-offs qualify for a refund.

tan11ie · 15-03-2011 4:59pm

Yes you can, you need to go the motor tax web site and download an application for a refund of motor tax RF 120http://www.environ.ie/en/LocalGovernment/MotorTax/PublicationsDocuments/FileDownLoad,17194,en.pdf

tan11ie · 15-03-2011 5:05pm

I think your best bet is to give them a call , are you going to transfer the remainder onto another car? If so i can't see why that would be a problem!!!

breadbin · 15-03-2011 5:16pm

no it hasn't been destroyed so i doubt if the tax office will give me a refund but i must ask axa see if they can help me out, fingers crossed anyway

tan11ie · 15-03-2011 5:18pm

Hopefully good luck..

Anan1 · 15-03-2011 5:20pm

breadbin wrote: »

no it hasn't been destroyed so i doubt if the tax office will give me a refund but i must ask axa see if they can help me out, fingers crossed anyway

I've been here before, but with FBD. You can't reclaim the tax, as the car isn't being scrapped and, in any case, it's no longer yours. What you can do is have them factor the tax into the write-off value of the car.

flutered · 15-03-2011 5:22pm

it has to be certified not returning to use to get a refund, if it is bought as a crashed repairable then you are out of luck, you will need an end of life cert from the dismantler to get you dosh back.

breadbin · 15-03-2011 5:31pm

Anan1 wrote: »

I've been here before, but with FBD. You can't reclaim the tax, as the car isn't being scrapped and, in any case, it's no longer yours. What you can do is have them factor the tax into the write-off value of the car.

think thats what they did because they were a bit generous or so i thought at the time:) i'll give them a buzz in the morning though to make sure but i doubt i will get any more out of them at this stage

any chance i can get my motor tax back after insurance wrote off the car?

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