Ownership of my vehicle has changed- but I haven't sold it?!

sarahbeth1000

Hey guys,

I'm incredibly confused and looking to see if anyone might be able make heads or tails out of this situation.

I bought a vehicle in dec 2020- previous owner did not change ownership or send on log book so we had to register change of ownership with the tax office. This was completed in June 2021 and we received the log book in my name. I recently went online to pay tax and was unable to do so as it recognized none of my details. I have been on to my local motor tax office who have said the ownership of the vehicle changed again in sept 2021 so it is no longer in my name. I queried this with the department of transport office in Shannon and they confirmed this. How could the ownership of my vehicle have changed if I have 1) not sold the car 2) not requested a change in ownership.

They now want me to fill in another change of ownership form back to me which I think is ridiculous since I have no idea how someone else has supposedly became the owner of my car. so confused about how this could happen , has anyone experienced anything similar and got to the bottom of it?

Kind regards,

Sarah

colm_mcm

I would suggest that the ownership was changed using the original missing document.

as for the ‘why’ I have no idea.

Will this essentially have added 2 owners to the car, or are they sorting that out for you?

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118533040#Comment_118533040

Let the new owner pay the tax, then change it back

colm_mcm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118533056#Comment_118533056

The OP is the owner though, something weird is going on, whether the car has been cloned, transferred into a garage in error, or the previous owner is acting the maggot.

tnegun

Have you put it through an NCT yet or checked the vin against your docs?

tayto lover

I’d be down to the Garda Station asking them check it out.

Atlantic Dawn

Is there a chance the vehicle has been cloned? 2 vehicles running from the same ownership document? How old is the car?

jelutong

Have you taxed the car previously?

beachhead

Cloning makes sense - 2 cars "similar" on tge road.But won't fines etc go the "new" owner until the existing owner reverts it back.Gardai should be looking into it.Seems like it's just paperwork for Shannon.

Dermo123

Get a coupe ofparking fines and don't pay them. It will soon sorted itself out

SouthWesterly

Could have been a typo with the tax office and the wrong car changed.

It happens occasionally.

sarahbeth1000

I have taxed the car previously, just before the ownership apparently had changed but not due NCT until next month. Vin matches my documents and a garage had to sign off on my previous change of ownership form since the previous owner never put it through. Good idea re going to the guards, I have instinctively been avoiding them because tax hasn't been paid the last month due to this issue...they just wont take my money ! New to Ireland so not sure how all that will go down but I'm sure It's worth a shot.