What cars do you not pay tax on?

What cars do you not pay tax on?

Which vehicles are exempt from paying car tax?

• Vehicles used by a disabled person.
• Disabled passenger vehicles.
• Mobility scooters, powered wheel chairs and invalid carriages.
• Historic vehicles.
• Electric vehicles.
• Mowing machines.
• Steam vehicles.
• Vehicles used just for agriculture, horticulture and forestry.

What are Category A vehicles?

Examples of Category A vehicles include cars (saloons, estates, hatchbacks, convertibles, coupes, MPVs, Jeeps etc.) and minibuses with less than 10 permanently fitted seats (including driver’s seat).

How old does a car have to be to be tax exempt?

Tax exemption for classic cars is now rolling. This means that from 1 April each year, vehicles manufactured more than 40 years before 1 January of that year are automatically exempt from paying Vehicle Excise Duty (VED), otherwise known as road tax.

What year is a classic car in Ireland?

In Ireland and for motor tax purposes, a vintage car is defined as being more than 30 years old. If three decades have passed since your car’s date of manufacture, a concessionary rate of motor tax will apply. However, many insurers will deem a car a classic or vintage when the car is more than 20 or 25 years’ old.

Is a 1982 car tax exempt?

If you don’t know when your car was built but you know it was registered before 8 January 1981, the same rule applies. This exemption is rolling, so from 2022, the dates will change to include those cars registered in 1982.

What vehicles are exempt from MOT?

Vehicles that do not need an MOT

• the vehicle was built or first registered more than 40 years ago.
• no ‘substantial changes’ have been made to the vehicle in the last 30 years, for example replacing the chassis, body, axles or engine to change the way the vehicle works.

What is a Category A vehicle Ireland?

VRT Category A is for passenger vehicles including cars and minibuses. These minibuses cannot carry more the eight people and a driver. These vehicles are generally European category M1. Also included in this category are certain category N1 vehicles which have four or more seats.

Are cars over 25 years old tax exempt?

As well as generally looking fantastic, classic cars that are more than 40 years old are actually exempt from vehicle tax altogether. The exemption originally applied to any vehicle over 25 years old on the basis that they would be incapable of racking up much mileage.

Do vintage cars need NCT in Ireland?

Less well known is the fact that any car over 30 years old is exempt from the legal requirement to have an NCT. Yet owners can put an exempt classic in for a test voluntarily if they want to (see panel). This means that all cars first registered before this date will continue to be NCT exempt.

Are there any motor tax exemptions for disabled drivers?

Motor Tax Exemptions. It is important to be aware, that not all vehicles require motor tax. The following vehicles are exempt: Vehicles exempted under the Disabled Drivers and Disabled Passengers (Tax Concessions) Regulations, 1994 (S.I.

How is a private car registered abroad taxed in Ireland?

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 comparison is based on the motor tax rates as of 1 December 2011.

What are the exemptions of motor tax?

Motor Tax Exemptions 1 Vehicles exempt from paying motor tax. A current tax disc must still be displayed at all times. 2 Taxing an Exempt Vehicle 3 Change of tax class from exempt to private. Note: At change of ownership stage on an exempt vehicle, the tax class changes to private and the current tax disc becomes

What is the motor tax rate for commercial vehicles in Ireland?

Since January 2016, the rate of motor tax is reduced for all commercial goods vehicles above 4,000kgs. The annual rate for a vehicle between 4,000kg and 12,000kg is €500 and €900 for vehicles over 12,000kg. If you sell your vehicle or trade it in for a replacement, you must register the change of ownership.