Tax

Vicxas · 02-04-2011 8:09am #1

Hi guys,

Got my log book for my car yesterday but the tax ran out on the 31st of march, its been a while since i bought a car so i need to know how do i go about taxing her? Do i have to go queue in the dungeon that is the tax office?

slimjimmc · 02-04-2011 8:33am

It's the quickest way if you want your disc asap but there are other options:
1) get renewal form RF100b from any Garda station, public library or motor tax office and send your renewal by post
2) ring up the HQ in Shannon and ask them to post out a renewal PIN to you and do it online.

http://www.environ.ie/en/LocalGovernment/MotorTax/Renewal/

In the meantime you'll be legally untaxed and at risk of a fine if a parking warden sees it parked in a public place or you give a Garda enough backchat.

Vicxas · 02-04-2011 8:41am

Well that wouldnt be very fair considering i only just got the log book

slimjimmc · 02-04-2011 9:09am

Vicxas wrote: »

Well that wouldnt be very fair considering i only just got the log book

Why?
You don't need the log book to tax a car. All you need are details which you already have... make/model, colour, chassis number and registration number.
http://www.environ.ie/en/LocalGovernment/MotorTax/Renewal/

Vicxas · 02-04-2011 9:49am

Really?! Oh crap!

slimjimmc · 02-04-2011 10:01am

Don't panic about it. Your tax only expired 2 days ago so you'd have to be very very unfortunate to get hauled over the coals for it. Most gardai would likely just give you a gentle reminder unless you've done something else far more serious.
Just don't leave it parked anywhere a traffic warden patrols 'cos those guys don't engage in chit chat.

Vicxas · 02-04-2011 10:07am

Aye im well aware of that, gonna call revenue on monday sort it out

colm_mcm · 02-04-2011 11:09am

slimjimmc wrote: »

2) ring up the HQ in Shannon and ask them to post out a renewal PIN to you and do it online

they can't / won't issue a pin, its automated.

Yawlboy · 02-04-2011 11:14am

I bought a car last month. I then received the logbook and a motortax renewal separately within a few days. This had the pin on it to renew online, which I did.

Vicxas · 02-04-2011 11:27am

So will they send it out to me?

stephendevlin · 02-04-2011 12:13pm

You wont have a problem there is a grace period of about 20 days anyways.

mickdw · 02-04-2011 12:37pm

stephendevlin wrote: »

You wont have a problem there is a grace period of about 20 days anyways.

You can be fined once its out. This stuff is being tightened up all the time. A few years ago, most people used to leave tax til near end of next month just out of laziness I guess. Thats not happening so much now.

vetstu · 02-04-2011 2:54pm

Is the pin not just the last few numbers of your chassis number? can't remember if it is 5 or 6 numbers long.

slimjimmc · 02-04-2011 6:21pm

colm_mcm wrote: »

they can't / won't issue a pin, its automated.

It's worth a try?. The car is now registered against the OP's name and address so it might work, although it might not if it was already sent to the previous owner.

stephendevlin wrote: »

You wont have a problem there is a grace period of about 20 days anyways.

I hope that grin is there to indicate satire otherwise what is this fictional 20 day grace period to refer to?
Once your tax has expired you are not permitted to use the car in a public place (even if it is privately owned property). In practice you'll probably get away with it for a few weeks, just don't be too shocked if you don't.

vetstu wrote: »

Is the pin not just the last few numbers of your chassis number? can't remember if it is 5 or 6 numbers long.

That's only for first time registrations, it doesn't work that way for renewals.
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