Guarda Seized Car

astonaidan

Ok my car was seized by the guards today because it was out of tax, They said im getting charged a 120 towing fee and a 35euro a day holding fee, the thing is do i have to backdate my tax or do i just have to get next 3 months taxed

MagicMarker

What do you think?

alexmcred

astonaidan wrote: »

Ok my car was seized by the guards today because it was out of tax, They said im getting charged a 120 towing fee and a 35euro a day holding fee, the thing is do i have to backdate my tax or do i just have to get next 3 months taxed

You mus pay backdate to when ever the car came back on the road or all arrears if car was not off the road

bazz26

You will be charged an arrears fee from the begining of the month of expiry when you go to tax the car again.

biko

From the story of this whiny tax evader it seems you should backtax it.

This one says "Once seized a vehicle will be held in an impound yard for six weeks until back tax is paid and all documentation is regularised"

aujopimur

Ask the cop that siezed the car to sign the off road declaration, that should sort you out.

ottostreet

how long was it out by?

hi5

Whats to stop you from getting the form signed for the months previous to the month in which you were stopped,and just pay for the back tax for the month you were stopped during.
Afaik there is a to and from date on that form.
Who's to prove it wasnt off the road then?

astonaidan

The thing is ive asked them but they said i just have to get 3 months tax, But i didnt think that sounded right.

astonaidan

It was out for 13months, But it was signed off the road till may

dilallio

Can the OP hire a towtruck to take the untaxed car from the compound? If they don't have the money to backtax the car immediately, this might be cheaper than paying the daily charge?

Atomic Pineapple

dilallio wrote: »

Can the OP hire a towtruck to take the untaxed car from the compound? If they don't have the money to backtax the car immediately, this might be cheaper than paying the daily charge?

Don't think so.

Tefral

draffodx wrote: »

Don't think so.

He can actually.. Ive known quite a few people that have done this.

However he is still liable for the back tax.

JimsAlterEgo

astonaidan wrote: »

It was out for 13months, But it was signed off the road till may

Can you prove this? Given where the car is now and you were driving it untaxed a Guard might have diffioculty believing it.

The thing is ive asked them but they said i just have to get 3 months insurance, But i didnt think that sounded right

Was it also uninsured or did you or him mean to say tax

astonaidan

JimsAlterEgo wrote: »

Can you prove this? Given where the car is now and you were driving it untaxed a Guard might have diffioculty believing it.



Was it also uninsured or did you or him mean to say tax

Sorry i meant tax, just abit annoyed, Yeah Ive got it signed saying it was off the road

seamus

astonaidan wrote: »

The thing is ive asked them but they said i just have to get 3 months tax, But i didnt think that sounded right.

The minimum you can tax a car for is 3 months. So they're right - you only have to get tax for 3 months and they'll give you the car back. But you'll also have to pay your arrears on top of that 3 months.

Matt Simis

seamus wrote: »

The minimum you can tax a car for is 3 months. So they're right - you only have to get tax for 3 months and they'll give you the car back. But you'll also have to pay your arrears on top of that 3 months.

Wait, a sec..
Its likely he could mark the car off the road upto the end date of the previous month. So he would have to get a signed Off the Road form, pay 1mth back tax and 3mths forward tax all in one go. I see no reason he "must" pay 3mths back tax.

MagicMarker

Matt Simis wrote: »

Wait, a sec..
Its likely he could mark the car off the road upto the end date of the previous month. So he would have to get a signed Off the Road form, pay 1mth back tax and 3mths forward tax all in one go. I see no reason he "must" pay 3mths back tax.

Seamus didn't say he must pay 3 months back tax, only that he must pay back tax.

astonaidan

astonaidan wrote: »

It was out for 13months, But it was signed off the road till may

This is really rocket science, May to August backtax and 3 month from September I would think.

macaedh

Have the car signed off road to end of August-tax it from September.Thats good enough.Happened to me!

astonaidan

macaedh wrote: »

Have the car signed off road to end of August-tax it from September.Thats good enough.Happened to me!

I think Ill try get it backdated till august, they said ive been sited on the road in the last 13 months, which is strange as my car key was burned in a fire and i couldnt afford a new key, then i did ligament injuries when i got my key

-Chris-

Can we stop advising the OP to falsify their back-tax situation? Read the Charter, people!

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I'd expect it's two different issues for the Garda, paying for a 3 months tax disk, and paying back tax.

They won't release the car to be driven on the road without a valid tax disk. For you to conform to this, you need to buy a 3 month disk (minimum).

Separately to this, they have the issue of whether you declare the car off the road previously to this, and whether they can prove otherwise. This won't impact on whether they'll release the car, but they could be waiting to see what you do wrt back tax before the start digging back through their ANPR database or whatever.

So, when they say, "you only need a 3 month disk", I'm sure they mean "you only need a 3 month disk for us to release the car" rather than "you only need a 3 month disk and you're excused from the back tax".

astonaidan

Well got the garda to back date it till start of september, Sexy little one she was to , Just had to pay 3 months tax, so sept-nov, towing fee and holding fee incase anyone has the same problem