Parking warden fine for no tax on new car

Prepare to have to show proof that you bought the vehicle on Sunday. And by proof I don't mean a text saying "see you in the garage Sunday".

That's pretty strong evidence.

If you keep checking the motortax website until the change of ownership is processed you can actually tax the car before the logbook arrives.

So it might be worthwhile checking that first and waiting another day or so before contacting them so that you can say you have taxed the car as early as the system would let you

There's really nothing stupid about the actions of the traffic warden or council so far.

He just came across a car without a current disc and followed the correct procedure.

Hopefully you will get it cancelled by doing as outlined by others.

A "tax disc in post" cover note, lol.

If parked in a public place the car needs to have a valid tax disc displayed, that is what the fine is for. Parking warden isn't to know you just bought the car over the a guy driving around for ages without tax. If car ownership hasn't transferred over to the new owner yet then the fine will go to previous registered owner who will probably contest it showing date of transfer of ownership to OP.

OP, I'd contact your local motor tax office and see if fine can be cancelled. Ignoring it probably means it may eventually fall on your lap anyway. Rule of thump is don't park the car in a public place until it is taxed and has a valid tax disc displayed. Even if it's taxed you can still be fined for non displaying of the disc.

That’s completely untrue. The change of ownership date on the logbook is what determines ownership. All it takes is one phone call from the previous owner for the fine to be cancelled and forwarded to the new owner. Same with speeding fines, unpaid Eflow’s etc.

Yep, that's exactly what he was asking and then when he doesn't get the answer he likes he turns on the poster, he has form for that carry on.

You broke the law, you got caught, pay the fine and don't do it again.

There you go again attacking the poster instead of the post all because you are being told the truth and not what you want to hear.

The truth hurts sometimes, no need to cast aspirations on the integrity of others you know nothing about.

You broke the law, you, not the person who sold you the car.

Pay the fine, learn the lesson and move on with your life.

Hi OP

I had the same thing happen a few years ago and posted on here asking opinions. There was a lot of "you broke the law so you have to pay the fine" type responses.

I appealed it. The appeal was successful with the ticket cancelled and I didn't have to pay the fine.

It’s always great to see people lining up with car trailers on the first of January/July to pick up their brand new cars, as they are not legally allowed to drive their cars home 😉.

The mistake was parking the car in a public place. Regular motor tax dodgers like myself have learned to park the car on private land when the tax is out (supermarkets, multistories etc)

(Tongue in cheek BTW)

Almost everyone who has ever bought a 2nd hand car in Ireland has driven it without displaying either a tax disk or insurance risk for the first few days until the paperwork comes through.

99.9% of gardai will accept this as a legitimate reason for not displaying them on the car, but Wardens don't ask questions or normally interact with the driver so they just follow the letter of the law.

New to them, same concept!

an awful lot of crap on the thread and probably shows why boards has gone downhill over the years.

Yes it is an offence to have a car on a public road without tax. It also an offence to have a piss in a public space yet many of us do it in forests, on a golf course, side of the road etc etc.

A polite letter to the issuing council with a copy of the new registration and proof that January tax was paid will see the ticket cancelled. This is not a garda ticket, just the local council, so it will not need approval in triplicate from the superintendent to have quashed.

Just a point on being so backwards in Ireland, this is very much not the case, perhaps your dealer is backwards & out of date, but any registered motor trader in Ireland can transfer ownership of a car online.