tax car before renewal

v10

As title, can I tax my car before my renewal comes in ? it expires end of month, I just wanted to tax it before the budget increases the rates.

CiniO

Of course you can.

v10

CiniO wrote: »

Of course you can.

I should have said online .. can I do it online ? and if so where do I get the pin ?

CiniO

v10 wrote: »

I should have said online .. can I do it online ? and if so where do I get the pin ?

I suppose your pin should arrive in the post soon. I don't think there is any way to get it beforehand, but I might be wrong.

TPM

I thought you could only tax your car 3 days prior to the expiry date

v10

I vaguely remember people here taxing their car last year after the 2011 budget increases were announced but before the motor tax website was updated

CiniO

v10 wrote: »

I vaguely remember people here taxing their car last year after the 2011 budget increases were announced but before the motor tax website was updated

My renewal letter with pin usually arrives about 20 days prior to renewal date.

CiniO

TPM wrote: »

I thought you could only tax your car 3 days prior to the expiry date

Is it not 3 months?

Yawns

you can tax your car online now OP. Go to www.motortax.ie and where it asks for reg and pin number, click the pin retrieval. Fill in the details and your pin will be emailed to you in minutes.

v10

Yawns wrote: »

you can tax your car online now OP. Go to www.motortax.ie and where it asks for reg and pin number, click the pin retrieval. Fill in the details and your pin will be emailed to you in minutes.

Great, just done it thanks. €225 until Dec 2013. Guess I'll know tomorrow how much I saved

maddragon

I love you guys. Saved myself €50 there I reckon. Tax due up on 31st Dec 2012 on a 08 Mazda - now renewed to 2013.

v10

CiniO

v10 wrote: »

Great, just done it thanks. €225 until Dec 2013. Guess I'll know tomorrow how much I saved

I paid nearly the same for the next 3 month (to end of February) today.
:mad::(

dar83

v10 wrote: »

Great, just done it thanks. €225 until Dec 2013. Guess I'll know tomorrow how much I saved

Promising username to car choice let down...




:P

v10

dar83 wrote: »

Promising username to car choice let down..

So just to be sure.. you can definitely do the tax once it's due in 3 months?

v10

Deleted User wrote: »

So just to be sure.. you can definitely do the tax once it's due in 3 months?

Don't know about that .. mine was due end of the month

CiniO

Deleted User wrote: »

So just to be sure.. you can definitely do the tax once it's due in 3 months?

If you are relating to what I said - I was just asking, not saying anything.

v10

Deleted User wrote: »

So just to be sure.. you can definitely do the tax once it's due in 3 months?

Sure you could try it ?

bazz26

Nope, only from the month it expires in afaik.

Yawns

Not sure how early you can tax it as I haven't met anyone willing to tax their car that early before ;D

My guess would be you can tax it in the month it expires or the month prior to that. So if your car expires end of Dec, at a best guess I'd say it could be done from Nov.

EDIT: meant to say my reason for that guess is solely down to thinking I read it on the tax form or website somewhere, been a long while since I last had to fill out a form so not too sure. Think it said you can tax your vehicle prior to or during the month it's due to expire.

naughtysmurf

Any increase in car tax probably will not come into effect until Jan 1st 2013...maybe??

Ryan T

Thanks for the tip - just taxed mine for 12 months for €160

Two fingers to you Mr. Noonan

Yawns

Renewing your motor tax

You can renew your motor tax up to 1 month before your tax is due to expire.

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/travel_and_recreation/motoring_1/motor_tax_and_insurance/motor_tax_rates.html#ld1a9a

Any increase in car tax probably will not come into effect until Jan 1st 2013...maybe??

Correct.

v10

v10 wrote: »

Sure you could try it ?

Don't drive but a friend does. Tax isn't due til February though and she's not at a PC. I mentioned the three months thing and she said she's not sure how accurate that is, so I just thought I'd ask here to confirm.

bazz26

It cann't be taxed 3 months in advance.

Ryan T

Yawns wrote: »

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/travel_and_recreation/motoring_1/motor_tax_and_insurance/motor_tax_rates.html#ld1a9a



Correct.

Yes but if tax is out on 31st Dec at midnight you renew in jan and pay new rate

Makes sense to do it now as when I got my renewal after last years budget it was for 2012 rates

Our man in Havana

The last gasp for the emissions tax mob.

Bpmull

I taxed my mums car online for her last weekend got the pin in the post €160 for the year dread to think what it will be next year. We got in just before the budget last year to and got the €104 rate.

rebel.ranter

I wonder will they bridge that €210m gapthey currently have in this year's tax take with all these panic buy motor tax renewals?

Did it myself too, €1,390 for the year, deep breaths, deep breaths.

€210m tax take shortfall

farrell2121

Yawns wrote: »

you can tax your car online now OP. Go to www.motortax.ie and where it asks for reg and pin number, click the pin retrieval. Fill in the details and your pin will be emailed to you in minutes.

Thanks a mil for info. Just taxed my car online with pin retrieval. Great advice:)

JohnK

After taxing mine now for €592 - be interesting to see how much, if any, I'll have saved.

bazz26

Revenue must be chuffed with all the last minute money coming in from motor tax. It's a bit like the queues at filling stations on budget day.

Fizman

bazz26 wrote: »

Revenue must be chuffed with all the last minute money coming in from motor tax. It's a bit like the queues at filling stations on budget day.

True.....but think of it like this.

I just decided to bite the bullet and lump €660 on to the credit card.

The way I look at it, I would have ended up doing the next year in quarterly installments, which will probably be in or around €215 per 3 months (for a 2.0 - and that's assuming a 15% increase). That would have come to 'roughly' €860.

A saving of about €200!

Coke and hookers for me this xmas baby!

Fizman

Wow, I feel so dirty having 13 months worth of tax on the car!