DOE question

Saruman

This is about a campervan but it's just a normal DOE test as far as I know.
I am booked in for Friday and the only question is, will it matter if my bonnet release handle (inside) is broke?
The plastic bit is broke. It opens fine, there is a vicegrips attached but is that something that is likely to fail me? Simple to fix once I have the part but it has never been an issue for me so I never bothered.

steven ae86

No once the bonnet can open they cant fail ya but try get it fixed

kildare.17hmr

We had a van in recently with a similar thing but he had a big washer on it, he just said it when he left it in and it wasnt a problem

Saruman

Cool thanks. I will have to get the handle sorted.

Saruman

Right another question. I passed without issue (just needed wiper blades).

I have my cert but what the hell do I do with it? It seems impossible to find out how I get it swapped, other than physically going to my local motortax office. I can find no procedure for doing it by post and calling the motortax office has proven ineffectual at best.
I can't go to my motortax office (Mullingar) without taking a day off work.
Unless I can go to another office, like one in Dublin. I know from trying to tax my car that this is not possible, it has to be my local one so I imagine it's the same for the certificate of roadworthiness.
I don't understand why this is so difficult? Surely there should be a simple from I can download, fill in and attach my Pass cert and post to the tax office?

kildare.17hmr

Just fill in your rf100 and post it with your cert and a cheque for the ammount or laser card details

Saruman

Is that form not for taxing a vehicle? I don't need to tax it, just need that cert. It only became a requirement in March for motorhomes so I have never had to do it before.

farrellniall

Saruman wrote: »

Is that form not for taxing a vehicle? I don't need to tax it, just need that cert. It only became a requirement in March for motorhomes so I have never had to do it before.

shore you have the DOE cert dont you ?????.


its the same thing.

Saruman

Huh? what's the same thing?
I have a pass cert from the test centre. I need to exchange that for a certificate of roadworthiness. It says so on the back.
So what is the same?

Or do you mean that the from for taxing a vehicle is also used for exchanging one cert for another? If so, I can see nothing that would indicate that anywhere.

I am still at a loss as to why it is so difficult to find out. The only reason I am asking on boards is because I can't see anywhere on the RSA, motortax, local authority websites or even on the cert as to exactly what I do with it. It just says exchange it at a motortax office as if I have to physically go there and that is my problem. Why should I have to take time off work for such a simple task?

Don't even get me started on why I need to test my campervan every bloody year now, when it only gets used a few weekends a year. It should be the same as a vintage car as they get about the same use in a year.

kildare.17hmr

Most people just wait untill the tax is up and then present it at the time of taxing if they dont do both at the same time

Saruman

Right well I taxed it in May so I am good for a year. It is also a 5 penalty point offence so that is not really much of an option.

I guess my only option is to keep trying the tax office and see what they say.

brian_t

Saruman wrote: »

Right well I taxed it in May so I am good for a year. It is also a 5 penalty point offence so that is not really much of an option.

I guess my only option is to keep trying the tax office and see what they say.

· If the vehicle passes the test, get a Pass Statement from the tester.
· Submit the Pass Statement to us, along with the appropriate fee, as follows:
· €13.00 for a vehicle whose Design Gross Vehicle Weight is over 3500kgs (Heavy Goods Vehicle).
· €6.00 for a vehicle whose Design Gross Vehicle Weight is less than 3500kgs (Light Goods Vehicle).
· We will then send you a Certificate of Roadworthiness.

http://www.dublincity.ie/ROADSANDTRAFFIC/MOTORTAX/RENEWMOTORTAX/Pages/RenewMotorTax.aspx

This is from Dublin Co Co but it should be the same for any county.
Just post it in with a cheque for the right amount and your name and address.

I'd photo-copy the cert first just for safety.

Saruman

Thanks Brian

Westmeath Co Co got back to me before lunch with that same info.

It would be nice if it was a little simpler, like a portal set up and the test centre simply log on and submit as a pass and then a portal for me to pay yet more money and then it can be posted out.