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Motorcycle first taxing uk bike help

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  • 03-04-2018 10:54pm
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    ShtoyyyGT
    Registered Users Posts: 6 ✭


    Hi just a quick one i am looking at buying a bike here in Ireland, it was a UK bike and has been put through the vrt has Irish plates but no log book as it hasn't been taxed. i found this a bit strange and got onto a friend of mine who has recently brought in a van. he said this was normal and that you wont receive the tax book until it has been taxed. my question is though if i buy the bike and tax it who will the log book be sent to? i will have the v5 but i'm worried will the log book be sent to who ever originally brought the bike to the vrt or if i personally go into the tax office will they give me the logbook as i will be the first to tax it? Thanks.
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    CJhaughey
    Registered Users Posts: 14,907 ✭✭✭✭CJhaughey


    Tax it online using the last 6 digits of the VIN number, this will trigger the issue of the Logbook to you if you are the listed owner of the vehicle.
    I think there is a place to put your name down in the motortax.ie website.
    You can always ring Shannon to confirm if you are worried.
    Bear in mind the date the vehicle was first VRT'd will be the month from were the tax is due, so if its been a while there may some back tax to be paid.


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    ShtoyyyGT
    Registered Users Posts: 6 ✭ShtoyyyGT


    See I won't be the registered owner on there system!


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    ShtoyyyGT
    Registered Users Posts: 6 ✭ShtoyyyGT


    Thanks by the way


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    galwaytt
    Registered Users Posts: 12,776 ✭✭✭✭galwaytt


    so, someone else brought in from UK, registered it, and never taxed it, and is now selling it (to you) - have I got that right ?

    He must have the Revenue VRT paperwork with it, which if he does, you can use to tax it and get a logbook. Otherwise, he has to do it.

    Either way, you'll be liable for tax from the time it was registered.

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    colm_c
    Registered Users Posts: 2,031 ✭✭✭colm_c


    Sounds like a PITA.

    Given it's so cheap to tax bikes, you'd have to ask why the seller hasn't done it before selling the bike.

    You'd want to be getting it for a steal to be honest.


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    ShtoyyyGT
    Registered Users Posts: 6 ✭ShtoyyyGT


    Galwaytt
    That's exactly right I was a bit scared of it however I rang Shannon think the automated options where 1 then 1 again or somewhere along the lines but surprisingly they have an option for this type of thing, "if you have bought a vehicle that has never been taxed" very simple actually either the buyer or seller sends a letter to Shannon stating date of sale frame number registration and new owners address and name and they will then send a new rf100 for first taxing of the vehicle to a new owner, ended up buying the bike as it was cheap and hard to come buy one without getting the ferry where they were valued quiet highly by there owners but I have tones of signed receipts pictures of licenses and rf100s etc so I'm not too worried, once I heard the Shannon automated message I think I was a but easier about the whole thing


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