Change of car ownership after seizure?

I can't believe they give the option to take away without taxing. I would have assumed they would insist on taxing up to date you were caught on the road.

If they allow you to tow it away without tax, I don't see why you can't sell it and buy it back after

To somewhere that is private property. e.g. off the road in your driveway, private yard, garage.

If it doesn't have current tax, insurance and NCT you could get another fine or have it seized again if it is in a public place.

Ah hold on now, Not judging but don't complain about the cost of getting caught. You took the risk.

Technically the insurance will be in the wrong name, so flip the ownership then flip it back again.

I did it for a while years ago when I bought a beast of car for secondary use with massive tax.

You could also go in and get the cops to stamp it as being off the road. That must be done in advance now.

And when taxing a car in your own name for the first time now you need to submit your actual insurance documents.

Looks like it would be cheaper just to have taxed the car all along than to be paying your fines, towing and storage charges over the years. Think of all the hassle you’d have saved yourself too.

I once had to retrieve a leased car that had been towed from the pound out in Santry. The guy in the booth I was dealing with was the worst jobsworth I ever came across. I had to make two journeys ( from the other side of the city) as he insisted I had every document with me, and insisted on the originals, not copies. The lease company had to reluctantly send the original certificate of registration up from cork.

I really don't think so.

If you have breakdown cover on the insurance just ring the breakdown line and tell them that it is broken down and needs a tow. Give them the street name of the Garda station. When the tow truck lad arrives just tell him it is in there and he will tow it out. They get paid the same money wither way. He'll just put it on the form as a tow to owners home/nearest garage. He can either bring it home for you or he can drop it at a nearby place for you to drive away.

I once called the breakdown line and when the man arrived on, I asked him to lift and transport a completely different (engineless) car i was restoring and bring it out to my mechanic. He gave a chuckle, and got on with it. Free tow basically.

If he can get away with not paying motor tax then more power to him. Even if he has to pay the fines and tax it, it will still be cheaper than paying tax every year for the last few.

And you don't mind making up the shortfall through your other taxes?

Fair play for being so generous.

Most people resent paying for scroungers.