Motor Tax Procedures

Taxation of

Private Vehicles
Goods / Commercial Vehicles

Other

Change of Ownership
Vehicle Registration
Replacement Documents

TAXATION OF PRIVATE VEHICLES

For first taxing of a new or imported car you need :

Application Form RF100 (From Garage if new, or Revenue Commissioners if imported)
Appropriate Fee

To renew motor taxation when there is no break in tax you need :

Completed application form, i.e. Reminder RF100B or Tax Renewal Form RF100A
Appropriate Fee

To renew motor taxation when there is a break in tax you need :

Completed Tax Renewal Form RF100A
Appropriate Fee

To renew tax where a re-declaration is necessary (e.g. change of address, change of class, change of engine) you need

Completed Declaration Form RF111
Registration Book/Vehicle Licensing Certificate or Vehicle Registration Certificate
Appropriate Fee
Letter from garage (where there is a change of engine or class)

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TAXATION OF GOODS/COMMERCIAL VEHICLES

Heavy goods > 3500kgs Design Gross Vehicle Weight.
Light goods <= 3500kgs Design Gross Vehicle Weight

For first taxation of a goods vehicle in your name you need :

Completed Application Form RF100 (From Garage if new, or from Revenue Commissioners if imported)
Weight docket from authorised weigh-bridge
Goods declaration form
A current Certificate of Road Worthiness is required for goods vehicles registered for one year or more or a Pass Statement signed on the reverse with fee of €6 for Light Goods Vehicle or €13 for Heavy Goods Vehicle.
Certificate of Insurance covering commercial use
Documentation from Revenue Commissioners (not more than 1 year old) to prove that you are registered as a sole trader or a business

To renew motor taxation on a goods vehicle currently taxed in your name, you need :

Completed application form, i.e. Reminder RF100B or Tax Renewal Form RF100A
Appropriate Fee
A current Certificate of Road Worthiness is required for goods vehicles registered for one year or more or a Pass Statement signed on the reverse with fee of €6 for Light Goods Vehicle or €13 for Heavy Goods Vehicle

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CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP

Vehicles registered since 01/01/1993 :

Vehicle Licensing Certificate/Vehicle Registration Certificate completed by buyer and seller on reverse.
Send to Department of Transport, Shannon, Co. Clare for processing

Vehicles registered before 1993

RF200 Notification of Transfer of Ownership Form completed by buyer and seller (Available from Motor Taxation Office).
Registration Book (brown).
Send to local Motor Taxation Office for processing.

To renew tax after a change of ownership is processed you need:

Completed Form RF100A (Tax Renewal)
Appropriate Fee
Refer to taxation procedures above.

Vehicle Registration

Registration of vehicles and Vehicle Registration Tax (VRT) are dealt with by:

Revenue Commissioners,
Government Offices,
Stradavoher,
Thurles
Phone: 0504 28771

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Replacement Documents

If you have misplaced any of the following documents, Form RF134* must be completed and witnessed by a member of the Garda Siochana at your local Garda Station. We can only accept applications for replacement documents from the registered owner of the vehicle at the time of application.

*available from Motor Tax Office Application Forms