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Taxing a new car - charged from beginning of month...?

  • 25-04-2018 9:46pm
    #1
    az2wp0sye65487
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,931 ✭✭✭


    Quick query someone might be able to help me with.

    I bought a car today from a dealer. It was imported from the UK and the dealer registered it here earlier this week.

    I went to the motor tax website earlier to tax the car and I ended up having to pay from 1st April - even though I only bought it today (25th).

    On the FAQ section of motortax.ie it says "For a brand new/imported vehicle, motor tax arrears become due from the beginning of the month after registration."

    This would suggest that tax should have only been paid from 1st May....

    Can anyone explain this to me?

    If not I'll ring them tomorrow


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  • #2
    uck51js9zml2yt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,268 ✭✭✭✭uck51js9zml2yt


    Lachlan Nutritious Punk wrote: »
    Quick query someone might be able to help me with.

    I bought a car today from a dealer. It was imported from the UK and the dealer registered it here earlier this week.

    I went to the motor tax website earlier to tax the car and I ended up having to pay from 1st April - even though I only bought it today (25th).

    On the FAQ section of motortax.ie it says "For a brand new/imported vehicle, motor tax arrears become due from the beginning of the month after registration."

    This would suggest that tax should have only been paid from 1st May....

    Can anyone explain this to me?

    If not I'll ring them tomorrow

    Begining of the month of registration....this is April not May.


  • #3
    pixbyjohn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,250 ✭✭✭pixbyjohn


    Once you register the car in any month then the tax is due from the first of the month that you registered it.

    Reading op post carefully "motor tax arrears become due from the beginning of the month after registration." Simply means that if you don't tax it in the month you purchased it then you pay from the next month plus you pay a month's arrears.


  • #4
    E30i
    Closed Accounts Posts: 249 ✭✭E30i


    Lachlan Nutritious Punk wrote: »
    Quick query someone might be able to help me with.

    I bought a car today from a dealer. It was imported from the UK and the dealer registered it here earlier this week.

    I went to the motor tax website earlier to tax the car and I ended up having to pay from 1st April - even though I only bought it today (25th).

    On the FAQ section of motortax.ie it says "For a brand new/imported vehicle, motor tax arrears become due from the beginning of the month after registration."

    This would suggest that tax should have only been paid from 1st May....

    Can anyone explain this to me?

    If not I'll ring them tomorrow


    That's for arrears. Tax is due from the beginning of the month registered. Hope this helps
    To clarify. Best of luck with your new car


  • #5
    bazz26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,360 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    It always goes from the beginning of the month in which it is registered even if it were the last day of the month.


  • #6
    mickdw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,686 ✭✭✭✭mickdw


    Yes. No mistake from tax office. The only mistake was registering it into your name towards the end of a month.


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  • #7
    jimmycrackcorm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,378 ✭✭✭✭jimmycrackcorm


    Lachlan Nutritious Punk wrote:
    Can anyone explain this to me?

    Because there is no method of paying motor tax on a daily basis.


  • #8
    az2wp0sye65487
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,931 ✭✭✭az2wp0sye65487


    bazz26 wrote: »
    It always goes from the beginning of the month in which it is registered even if it were the last day of the month.

    Never knew this. I'll know for future reference. Anyway, the last car I bought was in Feb of that year but it was taxed until end of Dec.

    Swings & roundabouts


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