Disabled Passenger Tax Relief

Hi Folks,

I have been researching the disabled passengers scheme and have a few queries that i cant seem to find the details on.

For a child with special needs who is not in a wheelchair but has a PMC due to mobility issues what level of adaptions are required.

I see they must be fixed, permanent and relevant.

For e.g a special needs car safety harness/seatbelt is 1k and a special needs car seat is anything up to 2k.

Are these considered enough adaptions to apply?

I have read in different places that the spend on adaptions should be 10% and somewhere wlse it should be 30% but Revenue as far as i can see mentions nothing on required level of spend

If anyone has been through this or knows any advice would be apprectiated

Anything useful in these previous threads on the topic?

I read a number of threads on the topic and could see you were helpful in some.

If anyone mentioned the required spend on adaptions i could not see it.

Contact your local Health Care Center. Assessment will be carried out. If the child qualifies. A Primary medical cert. is issued which will suffice in getting on the scheme.

Thanks for your reply i mentioned above that i have a PMC for him sorry i had it abbreviated.

My query is more on the level of adaption required to be accepted

Maybe the DDAI might be able to advise?

misterk said:

... Revenue as far as i can see mentions nothing on required level of spend

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And, as they're the people administering the scheme, they should know!

Most Revenue relief schemes have an upper limit, for obvious reasons, yet you appear to be looking for a lower limit - why?

I assume that you've read this leaflet? https://www.revenue.ie/en/vrt/documents/vrt/vrt7.pdf ?

Before i posted i reviewed the scheme documents, googled it, read numerous threads on here and boards. Read IWA, DDAI and Revenue documents.

I posted here as i could not find the info anywhere else on a point i wanted clarified

Revenue documents dont include the info i have a quote for work i need to do but based on the 10% and 30% comments i mentioned above it would have been under 30%, thats why i was asking on the limit.

A number of years back to qualify for the scheme an adaptation had to be a % of the base metal price of the car.
That is gone. Phone Motability Ireland 01-8359173. Or visit them in Ashbourne. They will fill you in and offer you the best adaptation to get you over the line.
You will not have a problem once you have a Primary Medical Cert.

Thanks very much KOW that is exactly the point i was querying, appreciate your help.