Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 October 2017
594. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the reason motor tax cannot be transferred from one vehicle to another when a person sells their taxed car and purchases an untaxed car; and his plans to allow persons take their car tax with them when they change vehicle. [43437/17]
View answerThe legal provisions governing the motor tax system are based on associations between the particular vehicle and its taxation category, which is determined by reference to factors such as engine size, CO2 emissions, vehicle weight, type of vehicle and the purposes for which the vehicle is used. Motor tax discs contain details of these criteria and are therefore vehicle specific, meaning they cannot be transferred between vehicles. There are currently no plans to change this system.
