Have to tax car for 3 months before declaring as Off the Road

[QED]

I am selling my car and it has been off the road for a few months but tax ran out at end of Oct. I forgot to declare off the road in advance so I have no problem that I owe tax for October. However, when I now try to declare as Off the Road i get following message:-

"There are currently motor tax arrears due on this vehicle. Before declaring your vehicle off the road you must pay these arrears and tax your vehicle for a minimum of three months."

So I have to tax my car for 3 months in advance before declaring off the road! This seems crazy - I can't see the logic.

 

[emeralds]

It's all here.
https://ncts.ie/motortaxnews.html

It was heavily covered in the media during the summer. I think there were threads on AAM too.

 

[LS400]

If you are going to declare it off the road, and I assume you are not driving it. Why do you want to pay the tax for October/ November. There is no law to say you cant sell an untaxed car. The new owner will only be responcible from the time they buy it.

 

[roker]

You have to declare in advance that your engine is going to blow up etc. blame the politician for this, they voted it in.

 

[hippy1975]

QED did you try calling or going to the tax office to see if they can tax it for one month,Aine it's just not possible online ?

 

[kbie]

Thought perhaps they may have looked for arrears as car was not notified off road?

 

[Time]

Just sell it with no tax. No liability will rest with you or the buyer.