Bought a car without tax disk.

localchap

Hi folks, need your advice now. Bought my first car a month ago without any tax disk, nct. Just received log book yesterday. Its stated ther I'm the owner since 11 feb.The seller told me he kept the car in his driveway for about 7month. So what now, am I supposed to pay back all motor tax for the whole time its untaxed or from date I become a new owner????please help!!!!

Wishbone Ash

localchap wrote:

Hi folks, need your advice now. Bought my first car a month ago without any tax disk, nct. Just received log book yesterday. Its stated ther I'm the owner since 11 feb.The seller told me he kept the car in his driveway for about 7month. So what now, am I supposed to pay back all motor tax for the whole time its untaxed or from date I become a new owner????please help!!!!

Edit: Oops , incorrect info. Apologies.

colm_mcm

tax is only payable after the change of ownership. no Garda required.

localchap

Yeah but I have no proof of purchase, it was private deal through adverts.ie cash on hands, what am I supposed to do now???:(

Wossack

proof of purchase is the log book (right?), C.9 in the log book will have the date of sale. You have to pay tax from a month after this date (give you a month). You're not responsible for tax upto the change of ownership

I think

colm_mcm

the reg cert for the car will have the date of change of ownership on it. YOu aren't liable for a previous owners tax. Only tax from after the date of transfer of ownership is payable.

Seth Brundle

You have the log book. You pay tax for Feb and after! Crap system - complain to the politicians when they come crawling to your door in two months time

Wossack

wow, machine gun replies lads lol

bazz26

localchap wrote:

Yeah but I have no proof of purchase, it was private deal through adverts.ie cash on hands, what am I supposed to do now???:(

If it states on the Vehicle Licencing Cert that you are only the owner since 11 FEB then you only have to back pay the road tax from February afaik.

jimmycrackcorm

You owe tax from the 1st of the month of your log book registration Date. I.e. you have to pay one months arrears for February and tax for the normal three /six/ twelve months from this month on.

You could get a Garda to sign a RF143 to say thatit was off the road until you got the log book this month.

localchap

WOw, lads, thanx a zillion, what a relief on me:) I was scared to death thinking i have to pay all tax debt on this car:)

localchap

well I got the book only yesterday in post,does that still mean I have to pay all the time car was off the road?? can I call in Garda station tomorrow asking for that form RF143???

leeroybrown

Perhaps I'm mistaken but I thought the requirement was to get a Garda to sign and stamp the section of the RF100A detailing the time off the road? Is there even an RF143? (There is an RF134 but that's replacement of documents)

You can grab the necessary form online here.

Wossack

I think the normal RF100A form should be enough... Ill type some jargon I think is relevent from the back of it:

'5.2 If the ownershop of the vehicle has changed since it was last taxed, you are NOT liable for the arrears period from the expiry of the last tax disc to the end of the month immediately preceding the date of sale.'

The RF100A also has an area for the garda to sign/stamp in the case that a period of 'off the road' is being declared

unkel

jimmycrackcorm wrote:

You owe tax from the 1st of the month of your log book registration Date

Exactly. So if you bought on the 28th of February one second before midnight, but were silly enough to enter the 28th of February as the date on the paperwork, then tax is due on the entire month of February

leeroybrown wrote:

Perhaps I'm mistaken but I thought the requirement was to get a Garda to sign and stamp the section of the RF100A detailing the time off the road?

You're mistaken. No need for any forms stamped by Gardai

leeroybrown

unkel wrote:

You're mistaken. No need for any forms stamped by Gardai

Perhaps I should have been clearer. I was referring to the previously mis-stated requirements for declaring time off the road in general. Assuming that the OP taxes the car this month that obviously won't apply.