FTO Change of Ownership & Tax

[Mustang]

Had to get mine signed by a dealer when I brought her in from Japan, costs about E70 to get them to check it over. Supposedly to make sure its as whats down on the log book, no mods, that sort of thing.

That's fine but I have to get a main dealer to sign and stamp it, a person known to me but not related to stamp it and a bloody solicitor to sign and stamp it. What a joke. The dealer and solicitor will probably charge me for their time too. This is just a pain in the ...... Like I haven't enough to be at.

I'm gonna ring the lad I bought it off tomorrow and see what the story is.

Guys this sounds like a wind up from candid camera or something. I just can't believe that all this is necessary. Especially you dragonheart.

When I bought my FTO it hadn't been taxed for years. As I recall there was some delay in obtaining the Cert of ownership. I rang the crew in Shannon to enquire and they said "sure that car has not been taxed since.. whenever". I said yes but that's while under the care of the previous owner -not my issue. I can't remember if I had to fill in a form but if I did, it certainly did not involve any main dealers, solicitors, gardai, clergy men, commissioner of oaths, or me giving a DNA sample

Simple fact of the matter is that you (sinlessgunner) should have completed the change of ownership section on the back of the certificate of ownership. It sounds to me that neither you nor the vendor has completed this form....Big No, No. And now you are claiming ownership of a vehicle, with no supporting documentation, that is therefore not leagally yours, and to complicate matters, it has not been taxed for ages. Doubtless this has raised alarm bells in the vehicle licensing office.

[sinlessgunner]

To Mustang, as I posted earlier I rang the person I bought the car from ond he told me that he's going to sort it out. There was no change of ownership form there was an RF100 form instead that I don't have to sign. He had asked Shannon for instructions for selling it because he had never taxed it. Hopefully it should all be sorted on Tuesday.

[Dragonheart]

Reason I had to get mine done by a main dealer mustang was cause it was what the insurance company asked me to do as I didnt have an nct cert cause she was just after being imported, so they said a mechanic's cert would do till the nct was done, when I asked could I get any mechanic to do it I was told it had to be a mitsi dealer. It had nothing to do with taxing the car.
However, I do agree that having to get a main dealer stamp and solicitors stamp for taxing a car sounds a bit much.