New Motor Tax

[steelroe]

Just wondered if anyone on here knows if the FTO will be effected by the new "emmision based" tax and VRT systems being introduced later this year.

[johntony]

as raf as im aware it goes buy when the car was first registerd in the country so if you have bought a fresh inport then yeah but if the car has been reg a few years it will still be cc size so still 590

[Myfeckin FTO]

From what I can see there still doesn't seem to be anything concrete from "gormless" Gormley. Believe their was a debate about it recently and he caused a bit of a storm with his suggestions for what will happen come July.

There still seems to be an issue as to whether the new Co2 VRT rate will apply on cars imported post July 08 though the road tax looks to stay the same. I reckon he's leaving the decision closer to the July deadline to stop a flood of imports pre July.

One things for sure if VRT AND Road Tax apply at the new rate on imported FTO's then there certainly won't be any more FTO's imported to this country.

Needless to say - Its all just a money racket - just another way of getting more money from the motorist.

[colm_mcm]

my understanding of it is that the VRT on imports will be emissions based but the road tax remains cc based.

[stevec]

my understanding of it is that the VRT on imports will be emissions based but the road tax remains cc based.

Thats also my understanding of it.

[Myfeckin FTO]

my understanding of it is that the VRT on imports will be emissions based but the road tax remains cc based.

Thats also my understanding of it.

I believe Gormsless' recent suggestion in the Oireachteas was to also apply the new tax regime to imports - don't think it went down well though.

[Mustang]

my understanding of it is that the VRT on imports will be emissions based but the road tax remains cc based.

Thats also my understanding of it.

This is correct, as per the revenue website.