Robert Dowds
Question:233 Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will make arrangements to enable all vehicle owners to pay their motor tax online. [12864/11]
View answerWednesday, 25 May 2011
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The national vehicle fleet comprises over 2.4 million vehicles and the online motor tax service can currently be availed of by a very significant 85% of owners. Arrangements being made by my Department, which are now at an advanced stage, will enable commercial vehicles (some 327,000 units) to avail of the online motor tax service in instances where they are covered by a current roadworthiness certificate. This new service, which will result in over 98% of vehicle owners being able to tax online, will be introduced in the coming weeks.
The procedures which are associated with taxing the remaining 2% of the vehicle fleet are complex and do not easily lend themselves to online applications. However my Department will continue to examine and evaluate the possibility of assimilating these categories also into the online service.