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  • 05-07-2019 12:32pm
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    the watchman
    Registered Users Posts: 833 ✭✭✭


    If like me you prefer not to disclose personal information such as email address you can renew online without giving email address. Its tricky because as usual they prefer that you do.

    Heres how. Instructions from the department.

    At stage 2 you select manage email and leave it blank and then choose confirm twice and this will allow you to continue.

    Hope this is useful to some.


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    KBurke85
    Registered Users Posts: 1,099 ✭✭✭KBurke85


    You could also set up a separate email account for official things like this and keep your personal email account separate.


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    thebiglad
    Registered Users Posts: 1,560 ✭✭✭thebiglad


    the watchman wrote: »
    If like me you prefer not to disclose personal information such as email address you can renew online without giving email address. Its tricky because as usual they prefer that you do.

    Heres how. Instructions from the department.

    At stage 2 you select manage email and leave it blank and then choose confirm twice and this will allow you to continue.

    Hope this is useful to some.

    Not sure how personal an email address is when they have your home address, car details and credit card info but...

    Just make sure that you print off your confirmation number in case the disc is lost en-route in post and you need to contact them.

    Also, how do they then advise you when the tax is next due - presume that must be snail mail too - I simply prefer an email notification

    As they have quite a lot of info on you already what harm to give an email - you can always set up an account with dummy information just for items such as this.


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    Stanford
    Registered Users Posts: 1,178 ✭✭✭Stanford


    No more snail mail as far as I know, its to encourage online payment


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    garv123
    Registered Users Posts: 6,576 ✭✭✭garv123


    That you OP?

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    Cee-Jay-Cee
    Registered Users Posts: 12,235 ✭✭✭✭Cee-Jay-Cee


    I don’t think anyone working for motortax could care less what your or my email address is. I’ve never had unsolicited email from them so have no reason not to provide it.


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    uck51js9zml2yt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,268 ✭✭✭✭uck51js9zml2yt


    How do you think you'll get your renewal notice


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    colm_mcm
    Registered Users Posts: 73,382 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    Musa Inexpensive Duster wrote: »
    How do you think you'll get your renewal notice
    You don’t need the renewal notice to be fair.


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    9935452
    Registered Users Posts: 2,749 ✭✭✭9935452


    Musa Inexpensive Duster wrote: »
    How do you think you'll get your renewal notice

    In the post


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    wonski
    Registered Users Posts: 13,687 ✭✭✭✭wonski


    9935452 wrote: »
    In the post

    To the home address???

    That's a lot of personal info to give out ;)


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    joujoujou
    Registered Users Posts: 13,499 ✭✭✭✭joujoujou
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    They have your home address anyway. The disc cannot be emailed. :P


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    sonnybill
    Registered Users Posts: 958 ✭✭✭sonnybill


    I sold jeep and tax is about to expire, can I renew the years tax for new owners as have pin etc here only thing is that I have insurance switched to other commercial jeep ?


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    ted1
    Registered Users Posts: 23,264 ✭✭✭✭ted1


    sonnybill wrote: »
    I sold jeep and tax is about to expire, can I renew the years tax for new owners as have pin etc here only thing is that I have insurance switched to other commercial jeep ?

    Why would you ?


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    joujoujou
    Registered Users Posts: 13,499 ✭✭✭✭joujoujou
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    Give the pin to new owners, let them do the job themselves. :)


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    bazz26
    Registered Users Posts: 51,114 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    joujoujou wrote: »
    Give the pin to new owners, let them do the job themselves. :)

    Won't the disc then just get issued to the seller's address though?

    OP should just let the change of ownership take place and then the buyer can tax it themselves.


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    colm_mcm
    Registered Users Posts: 73,382 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    bazz26 wrote: »
    Won't the disc then just get issued to the seller's address though?

    OP should just let the change of ownership take place and then the buyer can tax it themselves.

    New owner might have to jump through hoops with the tax office if it’s commercial.


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    Isambard
    Registered Users Posts: 5,796 ✭✭✭Isambard


    colm_mcm wrote: »
    New owner might have to jump through hoops with the tax office if it’s commercial.

    yes, I guess they are hoping to be able to get commercial tax without the declaration.


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    TheRiverman
    Registered Users Posts: 6,056 ✭✭✭TheRiverman


    Taxing it is the new owners responsibility. I presume you completed the change of ownership section on the back of the Registration Cert and posted it to the office in Shannon.A new cert will be issued to the new owner who can tax it then.


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    mickuhaha
    Registered Users Posts: 475 ✭✭mickuhaha


    Tell them to make an appointment and go in and tax it. The council aren't able to do all the checks at the moment and the garda aren't doing the declarations at the moment either.


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    joujoujou
    Registered Users Posts: 13,499 ✭✭✭✭joujoujou
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    bazz26 wrote: »
    Won't the disc then just get issued to the seller's address though?

    OP should just let the change of ownership take place and then the buyer can tax it themselves.
    Not sure about commercial, but I think there's an option to amend address during online tax renewal procedure.


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    sonnybill
    Registered Users Posts: 958 ✭✭✭sonnybill


    colm_mcm wrote: »
    New owner might have to jump through hoops with the tax office if it’s commercial.

    That’s it, new owner asked me and gave me the 333 to tax her


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    sonnybill
    Registered Users Posts: 958 ✭✭✭sonnybill


    TheRiverman wrote: »
    Taxing it is the new owners responsibility. I presume you completed the change of ownership section on the back of the Registration Cert and posted it to the office in Shannon.A new cert will be issued to the new owner who can tax it then.

    I taxed it today and will change ownership tomorrow


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