Tax Bands

When buying a new or second hand car, the running costs are a very important factor. Running a motor vehicle is almost as expensive as paying a mortgage. With this in mind LDrivers.ie has the current rate of tax payable for each band. Since the 1st July 2008 the Tax Bands have been changed and are now set according to the vehicle engine’s carbon emissions. So the more carbon emissions your engine produces the more road tax you pay.

Below LDrivers.ie has the latest Tax Bands announced in January 2009. 

Band             Co2                  Annual     6months       Quarterly        Arrears

Exempt Vehicles
The following vehicles are exempt from liability to pay vehicle motor tax:-
(a) State-owned vehicles,
(b) Diplomatic vehicles,
(c) vehicles exempted under the Disabled Drivers and Disabled Passengers (Tax Concessions) Regulations, 1994 (S.I. No. 353 of 1994),
(d) vehicles (including any cycle with an attachment for propelling it by mechanical power) not exceeding 400 kilograms in weight unladen adapted and used for invalids,
(e) vehicles which are used exclusively for the transport (whether by carriage or traction) of lifeboats and their gear or any equipment for affording assistance towards the preservation of life and property in cases of ship-wreck and distress at sea,
(f) vehicles which are used exclusively for mountain and cave rescue purposes,
(g) vehicles which are used exclusively for underwater search and recovery purposes,
(h) vehicles which are used exclusively for the transport (whether by carriage or traction) of road construction machinery which is built in as part of such vehicle or otherwise permanently attached thereto, carries no load except articles or materials used for the purpose of the road construction machinery and is used for no purpose other than the construction or repair of roads,
(i) refuse carts, sweeping machines or watering machines used exclusively for cleansing public streets and roads,
(j) ambulances, road-rollers or fire engines,
(k) vehicles kept by a local authority and used exclusively for the purpose of their fire brigade service.

Additional Information
1. When calculating quarterly or half-yearly rates cent should always be disregarded.
2. Arrears in excess of one month should be calculated by multiplying the arrears rate for one month by the number of months involved and ignoring the cent in the result.

If you require further assistance on any of the above information clik on the link www.motortax.ie

Safe driving,

LDrivers.ie