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ROI car getting fined for no tax in NI

Senna · 2009-12-01 22:52:46

http://www.letterkennypost.com/2009/11/26/youre-nabbed/ Never knew authorities in another country could fine you for no tax. Might make the trip up to ASDA's a lot dearer for some people;)

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#32 02-12-2009 8:26pm
ardmacha

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The general situation in any EU country is that visiting vehicles are not required to have tax and insurance in that country being visited as the validity of their home registration is recognised. If the requirements of the home jurisdiction are not met then you have not met the requirements to visit, so the exemption from meeting the local requirements is removed.

My point was that the tax disc system has been in operation on both sides of the border for decades and regulations long pre-dating the EU require people from either side to have motor tax when visiting the other. All it takes is a law in 1935 saying that vehicles may visit from the South and be subject to the same penalties as NI vehicles

Probably such a law has not been updated to cope with 27 systems in the EU, but that won't save you.

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