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Declare car off the road permanently?

  • 31-05-2013 9:44am
    #1
    qwertz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,726 ✭✭✭


    Hi all,

    I looked at some threads here and elsewhere but what I read only referred to cars being off the road for a period of time. My car is permanently off the road since last Tuesday due to the front wheel coming off. It will stay in our private car park spot and hopefully I will get some money from a scrap yard. If not then I am tempted to leave it sitting there.

    The tax is running out today and the insurance will on Sunday. Do I need to declare it off the road (can I even currently) or do I just let it sit?

    Any help is appreciated.


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  • #2
    Jordan537
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 274 ✭✭Jordan537


    i would let it sit and IF you do decide to put it back on the road you can get a form to fill it declaring it has been off the road ( witnessed you signing by a guard ). If you go the road of scrapping it there is a form declaration of scrappage or something its called that you have to fill in.


  • #3
    corktina
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,733 ✭✭✭✭corktina


    you need do nothing at present. When the new legislation is enacted you may need to declare it off-road but if you don't intend putting it back on the road, I doubt you'll need to do that


  • #4
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,219 ✭✭✭✭biko


    As it's in a private car park you don't have to worry about wardens fining you about no tax.
    Let it sit there and decide later what to do.
    If you decide to never use it again, put up some ads and let someone trailer it away. If you scrap it they will also trailer it away for destruction.
    If you decide to keep and drive it, form RF100a.


  • #5
    qwertz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,726 ✭✭✭qwertz


    Thanks for the replies, very helpful!


  • #6
    The Gride
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 199 ✭✭The Gride


    If you are going to scrap it then you can surrender the log book as scrapped and then that takes it off the system forever.


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  • #7
    qwertz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,726 ✭✭✭qwertz


    That's the most lilely option. Who wound want a 13 year old Mitsubishi Galant with an almost missing front wheel and quite likely damage to the axle. It was a very reliable car up to that point, though.

    How would one surrender the log book? Send it to the motor tax people of the car registration ones?


  • #8
    The Gride
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 199 ✭✭The Gride


    qwertz wrote: »
    That's the most lilely option. Who wound want a 13 year old Mitsubishi Galant with an almost missing front wheel and quite likely damage to the axle. It was a very reliable car up to that point, though.

    How would one surrender the log book? Send it to the motor tax people of the car registration ones?

    Send it to your local motor tax office. There is a box on the log book to tick as scrapped as far as I know.


  • #9
    slimjimmc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,786 ✭✭✭slimjimmc


    The Gride wrote: »
    If you are going to scrap it then you can surrender the log book as scrapped and then that takes it off the system forever.
    qwertz wrote: »
    That's the most lilely option. Who wound want a 13 year old Mitsubishi Galant with an almost missing front wheel and quite likely damage to the axle. It was a very reliable car up to that point, though.

    How would one surrender the log book? Send it to the motor tax people of the car registration ones?
    The Gride wrote: »
    Send it to your local motor tax office. There is a box on the log book to tick as scrapped as far as I know.

    If you're scrapping the car as waste (e.g not keeping it for parts) then you must by law deposit it with an Authorised Treatment Facility, it's no longer acceptable to just leave it there to rot away. http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/2006/en/si/0282.html#article35
    You must hand over the log book to the ATF (Sect 25) and in return they'll give you a Certificate of Destruction and they'll also notify the department of the cert.

    ATFs are obliged to accept the car for free but you may have to get it there yourself. However with the current value of scrap metal, you're likely to make a €100 or so for a reasonably intact car even if the ATF collect from you.


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