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Vehicle Registration Tax

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 June 2020

Tuesday, 16 June 2020

Questions (46, 47, 50)

Pádraig O'Sullivan

Question:

46. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is a six-week delay for small car dealerships to get a vehicle registration test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11069/20]

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Pádraig O'Sullivan

Question:

47. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to fact that small car dealerships are losing business due to the fact they cannot secure a vehicle registration test in an appropriate time frame; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11070/20]

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Cathal Crowe

Question:

50. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance if provisions are being made for those who have bought vehicles in the United Kingdom and must inform the national car test, NCT, service within a week of it arriving here in which they are facing a backlog in trying to communicate with NCT centres. [11139/20]

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Written answers

I propose to take Questions Nos. 46, 47 and 50 together.

I am advised by Revenue that the requirement to make an appointment to register a car within seven days of arrival in the State and to register the car within 30 days is not being enforced by Revenue while the NCTS Centres are closed and the possibility of registering cars is not available; vehicles that cannot be registered in these circumstances will not be seized by Revenue on registration grounds.

I am also advised by Revenue that a number of NCTS Centres will be reopening for VRT business from Monday 15 June 2020. As the NCTS Centres are still not operating to a high capacity, customers will not be charged additional VRT for late registration if they cannot get an appointment due to the closures and exceed the 30-day period. Details of these openings are available on the Revenue website at the following link: https://www.revenue.ie/en/corporate/communications/covid19/vrt-and-excise.aspx

I am further advised by Revenue that a vehicle pre-inspection facility has continued to be in operation and is available to authorised motor dealers – details are at the following link: https://www.ncts.ie/1155. Registration by authorised dealers on the Revenue Online Service (ROS) of new cars and cars that have been pre-inspected has not been interrupted and such vehicles may be registered in the normal way before delivery to a customer.

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