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what does exactly "impounding" mean?

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  • 15-01-2008 5:28pm
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    MuffinsDa
    Registered Users Posts: 1,225 ✭✭✭


    Now this is a hypothetic case, I am not intending to do this but recent discussion made me curious about it:

    What is the exact penalty for not registering a car within 24 hours of arrival? Assuming that it's taxed (say, in the UK) and insured, what happens if you are caught driving it? Can Gardai and or Customs Officer confiscate the car? In that case what happens then? What will you have to do?


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    Wishbone Ash
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    MuffinsDa wrote: »
    what happens then? What will you have to do?
    Presumably pay the outstanding VRT and Motor Tax and daily storage fees.


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    MuffinsDa
    Registered Users Posts: 1,225 ✭✭✭MuffinsDa


    Wishbone Ash wrote: »
    Presumably pay the outstanding VRT and Motor Tax and daily storage fees.

    Is that all? Are you not going to be penalised for breaking the law continously since you imported it (for example 2 months prior to being caught?)


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    NBar
    Registered Users Posts: 591 ✭✭✭NBar


    It can be impounded for up to 30 days, you will be charged the VRT and also a fine, so what you think you saved by not VRTing it at the start you will probably loose out in the long run


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    meathstevie
    Registered Users Posts: 4,772 ✭✭✭meathstevie


    It's a measure state agencies like the cops and revenue can resort to to take unregistered, unroadworthy, untaxed and uninsured cars of the road. They basicly take the car out of circulation and store it in a supposedly safe compound until you rectify the situation or undertake to get it repaired. The car will be released to you then after you've paid the storage fee as well. If you leave the car sitting there for too long ( don't know exactly how long ) you might lose ownership.


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    MuffinsDa
    Registered Users Posts: 1,225 ✭✭✭MuffinsDa


    does anyone know where I can find exact legislations in relation to that? how are the fines calculated?


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    NBar
    Registered Users Posts: 591 ✭✭✭NBar


    meathstevie wrote: »
    It's a measure state agencies like the cops and revenue can resort to to take unregistered, unroadworthy, untaxed and uninsured cars of the road. They basicly take the car out of circulation and store it in a supposedly safe compound until you rectify the situation or undertake to get it repaired. The car will be released to you then after you've paid the storage fee as well. If you leave the car sitting there for too long ( don't know exactly how long ) you might lose ownership.

    If it is siezed for non payment of vrt there is no storage fee, you are only charged storage fee for the other things like no tax, insurance etc


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    MuffinsDa
    Registered Users Posts: 1,225 ✭✭✭MuffinsDa


    NBar wrote: »
    If it is siezed for non payment of vrt there is no storage fee, you are only charged storage fee for the other things like no tax, insurance etc

    So the worst than can happen to you is: you have to pay VRT?!?


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    NBar
    Registered Users Posts: 591 ✭✭✭NBar


    MuffinsDa wrote: »
    So the worst than can happen to you is: you have to pay VRT?!?


    And the fine also


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