Bought a car with no tax

cena

So I have brought a second hand car. Tax is out since October.

Can I use the car while I wait for the log book to come back. I can't tax it till than

colm_mcm

Technically no.

BronsonTB

Keep checking https://www.motortax.ie/OMT/changeOwnership.do

Once changed over you can request the pin & tax online.

Henry Ford III

PrettyBoy wrote: »

Real world answer that applies to the OP: Yes

Meet a Garda on the wrong day: Trouble.

Isambard

BronsonTB wrote: »

Keep checking https://www.motortax.ie/OMT/changeOwnership.do

Once changed over you can request the pin & tax online.

This, you don't need to wait to receive the book, you can tax it as soon as the name change is recorded.

Tax is only out 8 days, I doubt you'd have trouible from a Gard, but don't park on the street as a Warden may give you a ticket .

PrettyBoy

Henry Ford III wrote: »

Meet a Garda on the wrong day: Trouble.

There won't be the slightest bit of trouble if a guard comes across a newly bought car that's only out of tax by a week. Get real.

Sometimes I wonder if the scaremongers on Boards actually live their lives in accordance with their posts, doing everything by the book with no exceptions and following the law to a tee - never driving a car that's a out of tax by a day, never going 1km over the speed limit, etc.

OP, just to be clear, you can drive your new car on the road without any issue. Unless your last name is Kinahan then no guard in the country is going to come down on you for driving with a tax disc that's expired by one whole week while you're waiting for the logbook.

redcup342

Henry Ford III wrote: »

Meet a Garda on the wrong day: Trouble.

Jesus, look on the Garda Twitter thread ffs

There's people completely taking the p155 and nothing comes of it for ages.

If you are genuinely waiting on the Tax Disc I don't think a Garda is going to run you over the coals for it.

Del2005

PrettyBoy wrote: »

There won't be the slightest bit of trouble if a guard comes across a newly bought car that's only out of tax by a week. Get real.

Sometimes I wonder if the scaremongers on Boards actually live their lives in accordance with their posts, doing everything by the book with no exceptions and following the law to a tee - never driving a car that's a out of tax by a day, never going 1km over the speed limit, etc.

OP, just to be clear, you can drive your new car on the road without any issue. Unless your last name is Kinahan then no guard in the country is going to come down on you for driving with a tax disc that's expired by one whole week while you're waiting for the logbook.

I'm sure that everyone the Gardai stop say that they only bought it. The fact that you get nothing when buying a car makes it hard to prove that you only bought it, bar a invoice from a dealer. Until the change is on the system then a Garda will be suspicious and when it's on the system you can pay and carry a copy of the receipt. But meet the wrong Guard and they can still do you for non display.

PrettyBoy

Del2005 wrote: »

I'm sure that everyone the Gardai stop say that they only bought it. The fact that you get nothing when buying a car makes it hard to prove that you only bought it, bar a invoice from a dealer.

In private sales it's common practice for the buyer to take a picture of the logbook with the new details and date of sale filled out for this very reason.

zilog_jones

Isambard wrote: »

Tax is only out 8 days, I doubt you'd have trouible from a Gard, but don't park on the street as a Warden may give you a ticket.

Yes, I'd avoid parking in public areas where wardens are around as they're just going to see an unattended car with no tax disc and no explanation.

fancy pigeon

Henry Ford III wrote: »

Meet a Garda on the wrong day: Trouble.

It's rare but can happen, I met an awkward garda at a checkpoint once that really scrutinized the car and when pissed he couldn't find anything wrong gave me some smart arse comment about the car. Needless to say, if you gave lip back you'd get the full of it...

Most are alright if treated as people and not gardai though

Del2005

PrettyBoy wrote: »

In private sales it's common practice for the buyer to take a picture of the logbook with the new details and date of sale filled out for this very reason.

I could take a picture of the VLC every day if I had no tax

lawred2

cena wrote: »

So I have brought a second hand car. Tax is out since October.

Can I use the car while I wait for the log book to come back. I can't tax it till than

yes you can... I did it online before receiving the registration cert.

PrettyBoy

Del2005 wrote: »

I could take a picture of the VLC every day if I had no tax

You mean the VLC that's in your name already? You're going to scribble different dates on it and take a picture every morning before you leave the house? With your plate number on the insurance disc in the window?

Good luck with that.

SeanHarty

cena wrote: »

So I have brought a second hand car. Tax is out since October.

Can I use the car while I wait for the log book to come back. I can't tax it till than

My girlfriend had this problem but got a ticket while parked for not displaying tax.

She wrote to them explaining why and they canceled the ticket.

You'd wanna run in to a right prick of a guard to be done.

Wildcard7

PrettyBoy wrote: »

Sometimes I wonder if the scaremongers on Boards actually live their lives in accordance with their posts, doing everything by the book with no exceptions and following the law to a tee - never driving a car that's a out of tax by a day, never going 1km over the speed limit, etc.

You're confusing something. Telling someone that something is illegal doesn't make you a scaremonger, it's only the answer to a question. Either it's legal or it's not. There's not much room for opinion.

If you ask me "Is it correct that I get a fine when I don't pay for parking, I just popped into the shops for 5 minutes?", I'll say "yes, that's the way it works".
If you ask me "Is it correct that I got a fine for going 100 in an 80s zone, everyone was doing it and I was the only one stopped", I'll say "yes, that's the way it works".

That doesn't mean you're the devil in person if you break those rules. It doesn't mean as soon as you break the rule you will get caught and sentenced to death. It doesn't mean I don't break or bend those rules myself. It means "If you get caught, yes, you'll have to suck it up and pay the fine, so do with that information as you please".

Del2005

PrettyBoy wrote: »

You mean the VLC that's in your name already? You're going to scribble different dates on it and take a picture every morning before you leave the house? With your plate number on the insurance disc in the window?

Good luck with that.

No if I had a car with no tax and not in my name, sure I just bought it yesterday could work for years.

JohnBoy26

Op you will be fine. You come across as a genuine person and the gard will see that too and the situation you are in.

Unless your car is in sh1te and you look suspicious the gard won't be awkward or scrutinize your car. Unlike some I think you be fine to drive with no tax until you get the log book.

Ubbquittious

PrettyBoy wrote: »

There won't be the slightest bit of trouble if a guard comes across a newly bought car that's only out of tax by a week. Get real.

Sometimes I wonder if the scaremongers on Boards actually live their lives in accordance with their posts, doing everything by the book with no exceptions and following the law to a tee - never driving a car that's a out of tax by a day, never going 1km over the speed limit, etc.

What I wonder is do they have lives to live at all