Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 21 April 2021
363. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Transport when his Department will issue the new logbook with amended addresses for vehicle registration (details supplied); and when it will be sent to the owner of the vehicle as the address needs to be changed again which is not possible until the new logbook is received. [19282/21]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department through the National Vehicle and Driver File (NVDF) maintains a record of the ‘registered owners’ of motor vehicles. Articles 9 & 10 of the Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations 1992 (SI No. 385 of 1992) and amendments made thereon set out the procedures regarding notification and recording of change of address of owner and vehicle ownership.
To change an address, the vehicle owner must submit their Vehicle Registration Certificate (VRC) to my Departments offices in Shannon, County Clare for update onto the NVDF. That office will issue a new VRC with the amended address. Only the original VRC can be submitted to effect that change. Where such document is not available, the owner may wish to apply for a replacement VRC at their local Motor Tax Office. Article 19 of the aforementioned legislation Road Vehicles provides the legal framework for the application and issue of replacement documents.
The records on the NVDF indicate that a notification of change of address for the vehicle in question was received on 11 January 2021 and a Vehicle Registration Certificate issued to the address provided, on 14 January 2021. Another address change application was made on 13 April 2021, but this only contained a photocopy of the VRC previously issued to the owner in question. In line with the legislative requirement, the owner was advised that the original VRC with new address details is required to be submitted.
Should such details be supplied to the Department, a VRC with the new address details will be issued.
My Departments officials in Shannon are happy to discuss the matter further with the individual concerned if he wishes to make contact with them.
