Query On Which System of Motor Tax Applies (ie Engine Size or CO2 Emissions):

I have purchased a 2nd hand car in the UK which was registered in January 2008 and am trying to work out whether the old system of engine size or the new system of CO2 emissions apply to this car.

Based on the link below, it seems that whichever is more beneficial is the one that applies:

http://www.environ.ie/en/LocalGovernment/MotorTax/

Relevant section on which I have based this assumption is:

"A private car first registered abroad between 1 January 2008 and 30 June 2008 inclusive and subsequently registered in Ireland will be taxed on whichever is the lesser of the motor tax rates based on engine size (c.c.) or CO2 emissions"

The car I purchased is 1910cc which would be €614 whereas the CO2 emissions are 149g/km which would be €302 approx.

Does anyone know if I am correct re the above.

Yes you can tax it on CO2 once the reg is 08

I think it needs to be first registered after 01-Jul-08 to come under the new C02 emissions based road tax regime rather than 01-Jan-08

No

Defo a car registered 01 01 2008 can be taxed on the new rate.

A mate bought a bmw in jan 2008 taxedfr 6 months on old system then changed to the new system.

Read it and weep -

InfoSeeker said:

... "A private car first registered abroad between 1 January 2008 and 30 June 2008 inclusive and subsequently registered in Ireland will be taxed on whichever is the lesser of the motor tax rates based on engine size (c.c.) or CO2 emissions" ...

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otherwise if it's an Irish car registered before 01/07/2008 the old system applies.

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/c...ing-1/motor-tax-and-insurance/motor_tax_rates

I purchased my car in January 2008 in Ireland and I'm paying Motor Tax based on CO2 emissions not engine size. Didn't the government change this in 2008 for cars purchased prior to July 2008?

mathepac said:

Read it and weep - otherwise if it's an Irish car registered before 01/07/2008 the old system applies.

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/c...ing-1/motor-tax-and-insurance/motor_tax_rates

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galwegian44 said:

... Didn't the government change this in 2008 for cars purchased prior to July 2008?

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The divils - they sure did, the got it past me when I wasn't paying attention. Apologies.