Transfer of Ownership

Bitten & Hisses

Hi folks, quick question re transfer of ownership (Pre-1993).

I have an old Golf which I acquired in 2000, complete with its old brown taxbook. No other documentation was filled out at the time. I'm hoping to transfer it into my name before the Paddy version of SORN comes into effect to minimise hassle afterwards if I ever get the car on the road again.

If I (hypothetically) manage to get an RF200 form filled out and get the original owner to sign it can I then carry the lot into my own local tax office to get the transfer sorted, or will it be a computer says No moment, meaning that I will need to send it to the vendor's local tax office?

Thanks for any insight you can offer.

bbsrs

Bitten & Hisses wrote: »

Hi folks, quick question re transfer of ownership (Pre-1993).

I have an old Golf which I acquired in 2000, complete with its old brown taxbook. No other documentation was filled out at the time. I'm hoping to transfer it into my name before the Paddy version of SORN comes into effect to minimise hassle afterwards if I ever get the car on the road again.

If I (hypothetically) manage to get an RF200 form filled out and get the original owner to sign it can I then carry the lot into my own local tax office to get the transfer sorted, or will it be a computer says No moment, meaning that I will need to send it to the vendor's local tax office?

Thanks for any insight you can offer.

I think if you had receipt for the purchase of the car signed ;-) by the previous owner and contact the motor reg office in Shannon you would have no problem.

mattroche

I had a similar problem recently, but I took it to my local motor tax office in Ennis, where a helpful lady up dated the file, and stamped the tax book, and gave it back to me. I don't think the D.O.T. in Shannon would be interested when you have a brown tax book.:):)

MercMad

Done it twice in the last month. RF200 filed out in the way you mentioned, stamped and given back to me in my name. No probs.

mgbgt1978

As above....transferred ownership on a '78 Mini last month.
They car was in some Dublin chap's name (he had 'sort of traded it in' to a Mini specialist).
Anyway, I just filled in an RF200, brought it and Log Book to my local Tax office (Co. Limerick) and the nice lady did the transfer there and then and handed me back the Log Book.....
......then I went and paid for and collected the car, but this was only because it wasn't in the seller's name and I wanted to transfer ownership smoothly before parting with cash.

Bitten & Hisses

Forgot to post a follow-up to this. Anyhoo, I got the RF200 filled out correctly, backdated to 2000 when I acquired the car and a most helpful lady in the local tax office put through the change of ownership for me. Remarkably hassle-free. Now all I need to do is sort out the paperwork to get the off road declaration sorted and we're fully above board. Thanks to all who replied...

roadsmart

Sorry for digging up an oldish thread, but I have a slight quandary in relation to the purchase of a pre 93 vehicle. Do the logbook and rf200 go to the seller's local tax office, or the buyer's? The rf200 notes say "the owner disposing of the vehicle should immediately forward parts a and b of this form with the registration book to THE local motor tax office". I'm reading that as the seller's local office, but according to the stories above it doesn't seem to matter?

mattroche

Roadsmart, It goes to the local Motor Tax Office of the New Owner, but perhaps it makes no difference, your local office would probably forward it anyway.

roadsmart

Thanks Matt. I'm getting a different reading from it though, I think it says to the seller's local tax office.

mattroche

Roadsmart, I found a original form, and that seems to be the reading on it. I recently sold one to a person from Limerick and took the brown tax to the Dept. of Transport office here in Shannon, where I was advised to send it to the Motor Tax office in Limerick. She even wrote down the address to send it to. I really think you can send it to either.

macplaxton

I'm sure I read (or got it in my head somewhere :rolleyes:) that it used to go to seller's local office. But I've done them at my local office which is different.

As has been said, current paperwork says "THE", so it can be any one you like these days. As long as the book and a correctly completed RF200 is there, they'll do it.

Out-date-info:
Having just dug out an old tax book, it says the buyer + seller complete a RF2. The buyer gets "part C", the seller sends book + RF2 to their local MTO.

roadsmart

Cheers, my local now would be a lot handier!