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Tax, doe and insurance.. Which comes first??

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  • 29-08-2017 1:36pm
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    lastsaturday
    Registered Users Posts: 187 ✭✭


    Hi there, I've just bought an old campervan (citroen relay 1996) that is in pretty good condition, but the tax and doe has expired and the van is registered as off the road. I want to get the van street legal, but don't know where to start. Can anyone tell me which order I need to get doe tax and insurance, please?

    I live in greystones so if anyone knows a place that can do chassis and sill repairs, that would be great too..

    Thanks a mill.. 😊


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    Del2005
    Registered Users Posts: 18,992 ✭✭✭✭Del2005


    You need insurance before you can tax it and it's illegal to use the road without tax, use includes parking. Don't know what the story is with the CVRT, new name for DOE, but for cars the only exemption for driving without an NCT is if it came off a non attached Island or has failed, so I'd assume that the rules for commercials are similar.

    So with no tax or no insurance or no CVRT you need to trailer it around.


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    StupidLikeAFox
    Registered Users Posts: 7,711 ✭✭✭StupidLikeAFox


    Del2005 wrote: »
    You need insurance before you can tax it and it's illegal to use the road without tax, use includes parking. Don't know what the story is with the CVRT, new name for DOE, but for cars the only exemption for driving without an NCT is if it came off a non attached Island or has failed, so I'd assume that the rules for commercials are similar.

    So with no tax or no insurance or no CVRT you need to trailer it around.

    I would say insure it then tax it, you can do this without moving the van. You could then get it towed to a VRT centre.

    If I had those in place I would probably chance driving it to the VRT centre if it was close. Technically it's illegal but if you had your paperwork to show you were on the way to the centre it would take a right prick of a guard to do you for it (although they do exist)


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    uck51js9zml2yt
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    You won't be able to tax it until you have the Doe done.
    It must be insured to be on the road and insured to be taxed.
    Best suggestion is a trailer


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    #5
    lastsaturday
    Registered Users Posts: 187 ✭✭lastsaturday


    OK, thanks for the feedback, so it sounds like doe first.. Just checked with the insurance companies and they want to see a doe cert before they'll cover it..

    I hope there are some decent mechanics close by


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