car tax changing ownership

nashipear · 02-11-2014 4:13pm #1

Have 6 months back tax to pay on my car, wondering if I were to put the car in my boyfriends name and then in mine would I still have to pay the back tax or would it just be from the day the car is back in my name?

golfman · 12-01-2015 11:26am

Someone has just asked me pretty much this identical question.

Does anyone know the answer? I would have thought they'd be wise to it. Surely they would still chase the owner for the original owner for the back tax rather than write it off?

filbert the fox · 12-01-2015 10:41pm

question asked before.

when ownership changes the tax is no longer due. Of course you haven't been driving around for six months with no tax now have you?

golfman · 13-01-2015 10:00am

filbert the fox wrote: »

question asked before.

Of course you haven't been driving around for six months with no tax now have you?

Ha. I wish! Somewhat stupidly I am all up to date paying my €511 every 3 months :mad:

It would appear I am the only one out of my office that would give the motor tax people any credit in thinking they'd cop on to such a scam.....

Atlantic Dawn · 13-01-2015 10:04am

Once ownership changed any arrears are gone, then when transferred back they are also gone.

2ndcoming · 13-01-2015 10:48am

golfman wrote: »

Ha. I wish! Somewhat stupidly I am all up to date paying my €511 every 3 months :mad:

It would appear I am the only one out of my office that would give the motor tax people any credit in thinking they'd cop on to such a scam.....

€2044 a year tax? I take it the 'golf' in your username refers to the hole-in-one variety rather than the 1.4 runabout variety!

golfman · 13-01-2015 11:04am

2ndcoming wrote: »

€2044 a year tax? I take it the 'golf' in your username refers to the hole-in-one variety rather than the 1.4 runabout variety!

Indeed it does. I'm one of the rare few that seeks out bigger engined cars. A car needs to deliver enjoyment to me. I can't stand boring run a rounds. There's such value to be had on the bigger stuff its great and I try and justify the difference in road tax by saying its only €100 a month more to drive something that puts a smile on your face!!!

I guess its all about priorities.

2ndcoming · 13-01-2015 11:44am

I'd love to be able to justify it for myself but had to let my A3 go when tax went north of €700!

If I had the funds I'd definitely look at it the same way.

blue5000 · 14-01-2015 4:28pm

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Once ownership changed any arrears are gone, then when transferred back they are also gone.

Does it have any affect on insurance?

nashipear · 13-04-2015 1:19pm

I spoke to someone recently, him and his brother share about four cars and manage to dodge paying tax by swapping them every three months or so

Paul.k.b.90 · 17-04-2015 4:27pm

blue5000 wrote: »

Does it have any affect on insurance?

Shouldn't really..they only thing it would effect really is the re-sale value of the car as every time you swap its essentially adding a new owner on the car.

Friend of mine does this quite often and his car has now had 11 owners

car tax changing ownership

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