Motor Tax Query

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mathepac

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This is not a backdoor ad. The car above is almost identical to mine, thus its use as a datum.

Same make, model, engine, same number of seats. Mine is red, the one in the ad is blue, mine has 113,000 kms on the clock, the car in the ad has 107,000 kms.

There's a line on the tax disc in the ad that says "1398 SN PRIVATE €385" This car is taxed for the year from April 2024 to April 2025.

The corresponding line on my tax disc says "158 SN PRIVCO2 €169". Mine is taxed from August 2024 to October 2024. Mine is an original Irish car, I'm the second owner.

I tax mine quarterly so €169 confirms this, and I do understand that there's an extra charge for paying the tax that way, BUT does €385 equate to the annual tax for the car in the ad? If so it means I'm paying almost double the motor tax, €676 vs €385. Can anyone say why?

I tried motortax.ie for enlightenment, but of course, the site is only for collecting money not for educating the apparently over-taxed and all "the people" ain't at their desks for answering PEs.

TIA mathepac.
 
When was your car first registered?

The car in that ad was registered before july 2008 so it taxed on engine size . If your car was registered since July 2008, the tax is based on emissions . Note the line on your tax disc says PRIVCO2 so I was assume it was .

The rates are all here

Motor Tax Rates

Find out the current rates of duty on motor vehicles.
www.gov.ie www.gov.ie
 
Thanks, mine registered 7th August 2008. His name is Harry, so birthday time, just turned 16!

EDIT: I reviewed my sums, €600 vs €385 so not double, yet!
 
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It is always more expensive paying for 3/6 months at a time.
Printing of disks,postage & administration all costs
 
An extra €4.14 a week to tax mine or a total of €3,444.48 extra over the life of the car to date - the current market value of another similar car!

[EDIT: current market value/asking price]

Toyotas tend to hold their 2nd-hand values well. They used to be advertised as the best-built cars in the world.
 
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Hi Mathepac. I've a pre 2008 1.4 litre imported before my time.
I pay €385 annually for the last few years but I did pay the 3 month tax before that one or 2 times.
I looked at an old tax disc and the 3 month payment was €108 euros.
Which would equate to €432 per annum.
 
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