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Road Tax question

  • 25-04-2011 8:42pm
    #1
    smiley girl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 442 ✭✭


    Hey All,
    I've got what maybe would be considered as a silly question to put to you!

    My road tax ran out end of Feb 2011 and I am going to renew it tomorrow. (A bit late I know).

    Anyway, tomorrow will be 26th April, so will I have to pay 1 months arrears (Machr) and start my 6 months from April - September
    OR
    Will it be 2 months arrears (March & April) and start my 6 months road tax may - October.

    Thanks in advance :D


Comments

  • #2
    mickdw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,688 ✭✭✭✭mickdw


    If you are taxing it during april, your tax disc will include april and run to end of sept. You will pay arrears for march.


  • #3
    smiley girl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 442 ✭✭smiley girl


    mickdw wrote: »
    If you are taxing it during april, your tax disc will include april and run to end of sept. You will pay arrears for march.

    Thank you Mickdw, that's the answer I was hoping for :D


  • #4
    slimjimmc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,786 ✭✭✭slimjimmc


    If your car was not used (driven or parked) in a public place at any time during March you can make a declaration to this effect, witnessed by a Garda, and you will be exempt from paying Motor Tax for March.


  • #5
    mickob16
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 319 ✭✭mickob16


    Go to your local Garda Station and tell them car has been off the road and you save yourself some cash.

    I bought a 2.5l car last year with tax of over €900 per year and when i went to tax it the lady in tax office told me to wait a couple of days till end of month and get it declared off road which saved me nearly a 100 bucks:)


  • #6
    Stinicker
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7,102 ✭✭✭Stinicker


    I remember reading a few months ago a proposal to the change the system wherby that you would have to declare your car off the road when you were putting it off eg. before going travelling for 6 months and not afterwards to act as a deterrent to people driving with no tax and then falsely declaring it off the road thus avoiding tax.

    Did this ever come to fruition anyone know?


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  • #7
    smiley girl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 442 ✭✭smiley girl


    Thanks guys,
    I got a garda form last year, when it really was off the road, so I would rather not have to do it again. The one months arrears is better than the 2 months I was expecting!


  • #8
    bryaner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,181 ✭✭✭bryaner


    Stinicker wrote: »
    I remember reading a few months ago a proposal to the change the system wherby that you would have to declare your car off the road when you were putting it off eg. before going travelling for 6 months and not afterwards to act as a deterrent to people driving with no tax and then falsely declaring it off the road thus avoiding tax.

    Did this ever come to fruition anyone know?

    Not as yet..


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