Opinion anyone?

mountai

I'm trying to get a. Classic Car registered . The car is from the early 50s and has not been on the road for a number of years. It came from UK and I purchased it as a "Project" car , intending to rebuild it and restore it to its former glory . NCT people refuse to register it --- see correspondence "To register a vehicle within Ireland it must be in a drivable condition. You have 7 days from the date of entry into the state to secure an appointment for the vehicle and it must have completed the registration process within 30 days of entry into the state. Where a vehicle is registered outside of 30 days from entry into the state the Revenue Commissioners will apply penalties for each day the vehicle is late being registered"
From NCT
My response


Thank you Alexis for your response . I have an issue with your "Rules" . Can you please point out to me the EXACT clause in the legislation , which states that a vehicle must be in a "Drivable condition" before it is allowed to be registered. As the vehicle in question is a Project Car , and has not been used on the road for a number of years. One would have assumed , that as long as the paperwork is in order, Chassis and Engine numbers match the Registration Documents , registration should not be a problem. As things stand , you people are denying the State revenue from this process . I , on the other hand , am eager to comply with the "Law" , but find myself in a dichotomy , as I would be liable to be fined , having shown willingness to act as a responsible citizen. BTW this car is NOT subject to ANY form of road test , as its age (Early 50s) exempt it from same . I await your response
Response
"In relation to the legislation for VRT inspections I can confirm that there is a requirement for the vehicle to be “capable of achieving vehicle propulsion at the time of registration”. This information can be found on the Revenue Website (www.revenue.ie/en/tax/vrt/) under the PDF title “Vehicle Registration Tax Non-Statutory Consolidation of Primary and Secondary Legislation"

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Where do I go from here??

punisher5112

I would have taken it as the car wont be on the road for a long time.

You should fix it up and then sort out all that nct rubbish.

mountai

Legally speaking I'm guilty of an offence through no fault of my own?? . There must be an answer to this problem.

billy few mates

Sorry we're not allowed give opinions on the legal forum in case they're misconstrued as legal opinions. Thems the rules....

Peregrinus

I don't think there is an offence here. Based on the text supplied by the Revenue, if the, um, assemblage of machinery that you have is not " capable of achieving vehicle propulsion" then it doesn't come within the definition of "mechanically propelled vehicle", and if it's not an MPV then you have no obligation to register it.

Once you have fixed it up so that it goes it becomes an MPV and you have to register it. But don't present it as an MPV that you imported some months ago; present it as an MPV that you have constructed largely out of an assemblage of parts that you imported some months ago which, strictly speaking, is what it is.

arthur daly

The penalty is 0.02% of Vrt per day ffom the date you take ownership