Car seized for no tax !

podgee

Last night, one of the guys from work had his company car seized by the Gardai because his tax was out since the end of May. The fact it wasn't taxed was a stupid admin cockup by the company. But I'm astonished at the Guards heavy handed action or is this a new zero tolerance approach ?

Anyhow, if you haven't got your car taxed, then tax it - otherwise you too could be left on Gardiner Street with your bags at 1 in the morning....

Podgee.

L5

I think once it goes over 2 or 3 months they can impound it.
It's a pity they don't take such a heavy handed approach to our Eastern European friends.

Kimbot

Past 3 months and they can take the car off you!!
Even tho he got the car taken off it was up to him to know when it was to be renewed aswell as the admins in the company!!

drdre

yes it happened to me last month, i got my uncles jeep taken off me and i had to pay the 125 impound fees.:mad:

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podgee wrote:

Last night, one of the guys from work had his company car seized by the Gardai because his tax was out since the end of May. The fact it wasn't taxed was a stupid admin cockup by the company. But I'm astonished at the Guards heavy handed action or is this a new zero tolerance approach ?

Anyhow, if you haven't got your car taxed, then tax it - otherwise you too could be left on Gardiner Street with your bags at 1 in the morning....

Podgee.

and rightly so too. how much easier do they have to make paying it.

Henry Ford III

Delighted. This is a positive imho.

drdre

Henry Ford III wrote:

Delighted. This is a positive imho.

you wonot be laughing if it happens to you:D

JHMEG

L5 wrote:

I think once it goes over 2 or 3 months they can impound it.
It's a pity they don't take such a heavy handed approach to our Eastern European friends.

Some avoid that situation by printing their own tax discs. Saves money and potential hassle!

Some of the Russian language papers here even had classifieds advertising made-to-order counterfeit tax and insurance discs.

Anan1

drdre wrote:

you wonot be laughing if it happens to you:D

It only happens if you don't tax your car.;)

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drdre wrote:

you wonot be laughing if it happens to you:D

you beat me to it



ah yes, but the only way it can happen to you is if YOU DONT TAX YOUR CAR. and if you don't tax your car, you deserve it to happen to you.:D

zefer

That is typical.
I have reported a car that is parked outside my apartment for the last 3 months with no tax and no insurance and its still sitting there!!
Flipping guards couldnt be bothered with it, probably because they know they wont get anyone to pay an impound charge because nobody will bother to go get it!!! :mad:

golden

The onus is on the driver of the fleet (company) car to remind the relevant department that the tax will be out of date and to chase it up.

prospect

golden wrote:

The onus is on the driver of the fleet (company) car to remind the relevant department that the tax will be out of date and to chase it up.

Yep, thats how our company works it.
Each driver is responsible to check their tax, DOE, service intervals, tyres etc. They pay their own fines if they are stopped.

drdre

Anan1 wrote:

It only happens if you don't tax your car.;)

well actually it was paid but the documents were in portloaise.so they took the jeep to the station and within 1 hour it was back out on the road.
i always pay me taxes

drdre

JHMEG wrote:

Some avoid that situation by printing their own tax discs. Saves money and potential hassle!

Some of the Russian language papers here even had classifieds advertising made-to-order counterfeit tax and insurance discs.

what newspaper was that, any contact details please:rolleyes:

Dundalk Daily

:rolleyes: Ive never seen such bullshxt saying you deserve your car being taken of you for no tax. I have driven several times with no road tax simply because I didnt have the money and before you say if I didnt have the money for tax I shouldnt be driving I needed the car for work. No work no money, no money no live. So if you havent tax on your car you shouldnt drive it even if it is for something like rushing someone to hospital. Our cities are rampant with drugs, our politicians are corrupt and our police are the laughing stock of the policing world but folks pay your road tax. Your Country Needs You

Anan1

Dundalk Daily wrote:

:rolleyes: Ive never seen such bullshxt saying you deserve your car being taken of you for no tax. I have driven several times with no road tax simply because I didnt have the money and before you say if I didnt have the money for tax I shouldnt be driving I needed the car for work. No work no money, no money no live. So if you havent tax on your car you shouldnt drive it even if it is for something like rushing someone to hospital. Our cities are rampant with drugs, our politicians are corrupt and our police are the laughing stock of the policing world but folks pay your road tax. Your Country Needs You

It's the law, get used to it.

MrJoeSoap

Dundalk Daily wrote:

:rolleyes: Ive never seen such bullshxt saying you deserve your car being taken of you for no tax. I have driven several times with no road tax simply because I didnt have the money and before you say if I didnt have the money for tax I shouldnt be driving I needed the car for work. No work no money, no money no live. So if you havent tax on your car you shouldnt drive it even if it is for something like rushing someone to hospital. Our cities are rampant with drugs, our politicians are corrupt and our police are the laughing stock of the policing world but folks pay your road tax. Your Country Needs You

Why does anyone bother paying tax then?

A crime is a crime, and if you don't pay road tax you should be prepared to face the consequences.

If you can't afford to tax your car maybe you should get a job that doesn't involve driving. The job you have can't be too amazing if you can't afford road tax.

JHMEG

Dundalk Daily wrote:

I have driven several times with no road tax
...
but folks pay your road tax. Your Country Needs You

I'd say you're happy enough for the rest of us to keep paying it tho? The term that comes to mind here is freeloading.

miju

Dundalk Daily wrote:

:rolleyes: Ive never seen such bullshxt saying you deserve your car being taken of you for no tax. I have driven several times with no road tax simply because I didnt have the money and before you say if I didnt have the money for tax I shouldnt be driving I needed the car for work. No work no money, no money no live. So if you havent tax on your car you shouldnt drive it even if it is for something like rushing someone to hospital. Our cities are rampant with drugs, our politicians are corrupt and our police are the laughing stock of the policing world but folks pay your road tax. Your Country Needs You

your not special or above the law so if you think you are and get caught without tax you do deserve to have your car taken off you so it might teach you a lesson that it will probably cost you more in the long run

as an aside i'm not exactly swimming in cash either but i can still pay my car tax but do so online every 3 months rather than by the year.

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Dundalk Daily wrote:

simply because I didnt have the money

well don't you worry your little head about that... the rest of us have a little extra in the kitty so we will cover it for ya OK. and if you need anything else but feel you cant afford it, don't worry about it I'm sure some body will cover it for you.


i think the word that springs to mind is Parasite

seamus

zefer wrote:

That is typical.
I have reported a car that is parked outside my apartment for the last 3 months with no tax and no insurance and its still sitting there!!
Flipping guards couldnt be bothered with it, probably because they know they wont get anyone to pay an impound charge because nobody will bother to go get it!!! :mad:

Is it parked on private property though? If it's on private parking (e.g. in an apartment complex), then it can't be removed for not having tax or insurance.

gyppo

Dundalk Daily wrote:

:rolleyes: Ive never seen such bullshxt saying you deserve your car being taken of you for no tax. I have driven several times with no road tax simply because I didnt have the money and before you say if I didnt have the money for tax I shouldnt be driving I needed the car for work. No work no money, no money no live. So if you havent tax on your car you shouldnt drive it even if it is for something like rushing someone to hospital. Our cities are rampant with drugs, our politicians are corrupt and our police are the laughing stock of the policing world but folks pay your road tax. Your Country Needs You

A fair assumption would be that if you can't afford to tax your car, you probably cant afford to insure it either.
If this is the case, you are a criminal, and I'd shed no tears if you were left walking some day.

Tipsy Mac

I think it's right that at 3 months and no tax it's seizure time, pity they don't sell the cars on and use the money to go into the non insured cars fund

prospect

Dundalk Daily wrote:

:rolleyes: Ive never seen such bullshxt saying you deserve your car being taken of you for no tax. I have driven several times with no road tax simply because I didnt have the money and before you say if I didnt have the money for tax I shouldnt be driving I needed the car for work. No work no money, no money no live. So if you havent tax on your car you shouldnt drive it even if it is for something like rushing someone to hospital. Our cities are rampant with drugs, our politicians are corrupt and our police are the laughing stock of the policing world but folks pay your road tax. Your Country Needs You

Bet you had enough money to go drinking/socialising etc.

Lynfo

a guy i work with bought his car off a friend about 4 months ago, his friend has yet to file the driver namechange form (proper name for it eludes me at present) anyway, he is fully insured but can't tax it until it's his name on the VRC - can his car be taken???

bo-bo

Dundalk Daily wrote:

:rolleyes: Ive never seen such bullshxt saying you deserve your car being taken of you for no tax. I have driven several times with no road tax simply because I didnt have the money and before you say if I didnt have the money for tax I shouldnt be driving I needed the car for work. No work no money, no money no live. So if you havent tax on your car you shouldnt drive it even if it is for something like rushing someone to hospital. Our cities are rampant with drugs, our politicians are corrupt and our police are the laughing stock of the policing world but folks pay your road tax. Your Country Needs You

great attitude mate ,your parents must be proud

the law actually provides a clause for exceptional circumstances btw

believe it or not our police are at the forefront of their profession - we have foreign forces copying our training programme

peasant

Reddite igitur quae sunt Caesaris Caesari

Render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's

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Lynfo wrote:

a guy i work with bought his car off a friend about 4 months ago, his friend has yet to file the driver namechange form (proper name for it eludes me at present) anyway, he is fully insured but can't tax it until it's his name on the VRC - can his car be taken???

in a word....yes.

whatsupdoc?

That is typical.
I have reported a car that is parked outside my apartment for the last 3 months with no tax and no insurance and its still sitting there!!
Flipping guards couldnt be bothered with it, probably because they know they wont get anyone to pay an impound charge because nobody will bother to go get it!!!

Guards not the people to report it to.
Report it to the management company in charge of the complex.
The council will then come and remove it if they get a report from the
management company.

a guy i work with bought his car off a friend about 4 months ago, his friend has yet to file the driver namechange form (proper name for it eludes me at present) anyway, he is fully insured but can't tax it until it's his name on the VRC - can his car be taken???

Happy days.
He should park the car at parking meters, shopping centres and
don't pay the fees.
He won't get the parking tickets but his friend will!
If he's caught speeding on a camera, guess who gets the ticket?
Until the seller sends the change of ownership in, he is liable for everything.
It is very important to do this as soon as you sell a vehicle.
If the current driver drove the car and killed somebody and did a runner, the previous owner would have a hard job staying out of jail.

Yakuza

whatsupdoc? wrote:

Happy days.
He should park the car at parking meters, shopping centres and don't pay the fees.

The clampers don't give a 5h1t who owns the car...