Claim UK motor tax

Kevin!

I bought a car in Northern Ireland recently, and it has UK tax until december 2013. I've read that it's possible to get a refund for the remaining tax in the UK but how would I do that from Ireland?

I think they send the refund to the registered owner, so would I have to change the owner in the UK to relatives in the UK or can I register it with the DVLA using an Irish address?

anyone had any experience doing this?

cheers

colm_mcm

Form here

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/299775/V14_100114.pdf

First thing on it says you need to be the registered keeper alright.

Kevin!

colm_mcm wrote: »

Form here

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/299775/V14_100114.pdf

First thing on it says you need to be the registered keeper alright.

Just thinking that that's going to add another owner to the car I was thinking about sending it to the previous registered owner but the chances of getting the letter are so slim haha

colm_mcm

The only part of the Irish cert people will take notice of is the number of owners in ROI.

Kevin!

colm_mcm wrote: »

The only part of the Irish cert people will take notice of is the number of owners in ROI.

Is the amount of owners a continuation of the UK owners or does it start fresh once the car is imported?

thanks

colm_mcm

Starts fresh, will say 0 previous owners.
It'll say the uk owners on another section of the cert.

wotzgoingon

Kevin! wrote: »

I bought a car in Northern Ireland recently, and it has UK tax until december 2013.

cheers

How can you get a refund when 2013 has gone by, unless you mean 2014?

ION08

Its probably not going to be anywhere near as a significant amount as you might be expecting anyway.

They dont get ripped off with motortax up north like we do

Kevin!

colm_mcm wrote: »

Starts fresh, will say 0 previous owners.
It'll say the uk owners on another section of the cert.

brilliant, thanks

wotzgoingon wrote: »

How can you get a refund when 2013 has gone by, unless you mean 2014?

sorry yes, 2014! headed to work an hour early today as-well, this flu isn't doing me any justice

CiniO

colm_mcm wrote: »

It'll say the uk owners on another section of the cert.

Irish VRC doesn't state number of owners in previous registration country afaik.
All it says it previous registration number.

colm_mcm

CiniO wrote: »

Irish VRC doesn't state number of owners in previous registration country afaik.
All it says it previous registration number.

Just checked mine, you're absolutely right.

corktina

I think you need a UK address to claim back tax.