Motor tax and imports

og2k7 · 13-07-2018 7:40am #1

Hi guys

Just imported a car (second week of June) and got the VRT done on 30/06 (all within timeframes given by revenue. When I finally managed to log into MotorTax site to pay for it, been hit it a penalty for paying late? Not a massive amount, but didnt feel like it should have been applied?

Car was registered within 30 days from entering the state and VRT was booked within the first 7 days so all within the limits.

Why was I hit with the penalty if i only got the logbook in July?

Atlantic Dawn · 13-07-2018 7:46am

You are likely paying for the month of June when you were using it.

uck51js9zml2yt · 13-07-2018 7:47am

When was it registered as being in the state. I assume June.

og2k7 · 13-07-2018 7:50am

But I couldnt have paid for it sooner and roadtax covers June but I am being hit with the penalty for not paying sooner: but this wasnt possible. So for arguments sake if you register a car in August you will have 2 months delay even though you only brought it?

Atlantic Dawn · 13-07-2018 7:51am

og2k7 wrote: »

But I couldnt have paid for it sooner and roadtax covers June but I am being hit with the penalty for not paying sooner: but this wasnt possible. So for arguments sake if you register a car in August you will have 2 months delay even though you only brought it?

What penalty?

og2k7 · 13-07-2018 7:51am

Luka Brave Gasp wrote: »

When was it registered as being in the state. I assume June.

Correct but registered in July within given timeframes

og2k7 · 13-07-2018 7:52am

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

What penalty?

For late roadtax payment

uck51js9zml2yt · 13-07-2018 7:56am

Have you asked your local MTO?

Isambard · 13-07-2018 8:03am

it's not a penalty for late payment, it's merely the tax for the month it was registered in, ie June. You should have waited until 1st July to VRT it if it bothers you that much. It's just the way the system works, you pay complete months from the first of the month of registration.

Hasmunch · 13-07-2018 8:13am

og2k7 wrote: »

Hi guys

Just imported a car (second week of June) and got the VRT done on 30/06

og2k7 wrote: »

Correct but registered in July within given timeframes

The car was registered on the last day of June and therefore you have to pay motor tax for the whole month.

The J Stands for Jay · 13-07-2018 8:16am

I just did the exact same thing. I was charged 20 for arrears for June (tax is due from the day the car is registered in Ireland), even though it was just for one day. 200 covers the tax until the end of July. No penalty there.

og2k7 · 13-07-2018 8:30am

Isambard wrote: »

it's not a penalty for late payment, it's merely the tax for the month it was registered in, ie June. You should have waited until 1st July to VRT it if it bothers you that much. It's just the way the system works, you pay complete months from the first of the month of registration.

It doesnt bother me that much, I just like to understand why things work the way they work - thats all

I pay enough taxes so less is better in general

Thanks for your responses guys

The J Stands for Jay · 13-07-2018 9:26am

og2k7 wrote: »

It doesnt bother me that much, I just like to understand why things work the way they work - thats all

I pay enough taxes so less is better in general

Thanks for your responses guys

I was particularly annoyed with myself. I knew that even one day would cause a month's arrears, but my lifelong inability to use a calendar cost me €20.

CiniO · 13-07-2018 3:01pm

Was it not possible to retrospectively declare car off the road for June, and pay motortax from 1st of July?

The J Stands for Jay · 13-07-2018 5:55pm

CiniO wrote: »

Was it not possible to retrospectively declare car off the road for June, and pay motortax from 1st of July?

Probably not when I drove it to the NCT centre to get it VRT'd.

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