Have bought a new car, two years old anyway, and was wondering, while waiting for the log book to come to me, can anyone pay the tax for me in the tax office or does it have to be me. I am working everyday and would find it hard to get to the tax office.
As previous poster mentions have spotted that on the website all right:
If you have recently become the owner of a previously taxed vehicle you cannot use this facility. In these circumstances you can only tax the vehicle online if you have received a motor tax renewal reminder notice incorporating a special PIN for its purpose.
Can I get someone to tax it for me.?..they've great opening hrs..!
The last time I got tax for my car I was out of the country and my mum got the tax for me. She was also asked for the logbook that she didn't have but they taxed it for her anyway.
That last 7 days of the month is a new one on me, like a idiot I put the last day of the month on a car purchase, which it was, and the person in the tax office said the month had to be paid for or get a form signed at local garda stn.
Tony, I worked in Motor Tax Office for 18 months. So they will count 7 days from 26th May - 31st May = 6 days, therefore you should not have been charged.
I purchased my car on may 28th, rec'd reg book which stated that date, charged by Tax Office for the month of May. Checked when I got home and decided to check, so I rang the office and the lady said no you have to pay the full month, but you can check with refunds section if you like, which I did and the guy there said the same, saying I need to tell my friends to buy car early in the month!
I'd love to see it written about 'the last seven days'.