{"id":16955,"date":"2017-03-29T23:18:00","date_gmt":"2017-03-29T22:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/?p=16955"},"modified":"2017-03-29T23:22:20","modified_gmt":"2017-03-29T22:22:20","slug":"ten-things-know-motor-tax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/index.php\/ten-things-know-motor-tax\/","title":{"rendered":"Ten things to know about Motor Tax"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/tax_disc_main.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-16957\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/tax_disc_main.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/tax_disc_main.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/tax_disc_main-300x244.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><\/a>Earlier this week a special report on the administration and collection of motor tax was published writes Geraldine Herbert<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Just over \u20ac1 billion in motor tax was collected in 2015.<\/li>\n<li>While the number of cars being taxed has increased, revenue has actually fallen due to the lower average tax paid per car. Since 2008 the Motor tax system is based on emissions but cars bought before that are paying considerably more as tax is based on engine size.<\/li>\n<li>If the current motor tax system continues to be based on emissions motor tax receipts will fall by around \u20ac29 million per year every year until 2024.<\/li>\n<li>What is the level of compliance with Motor Tax regulations? We don\u2019t know as it is not monitored or reported nor is there any data on the impact of changes to regulations governing off-the-road declarations, introduced in 2013.<\/li>\n<li>It is thought motor tax evasion could be around 5%; \u00a0this figure is based on an analysis of vehicles on the M50 in 2010 and 2011, however due to data protection concerns a similar analysis has not been repeated.<\/li>\n<li>67% of people now renew their motor tax online.<\/li>\n<li>Dublin, Kildare and Meath have the highest online payment rates at over 75% in each case.<\/li>\n<li>Westmeath, Longford, Roscommon and Donegal have the lowest proportion of online payment at less than 50%.<\/li>\n<li>Our paper tax disc is often criticised but a paperless system\u00a0would not necessarily increase compliance, in the UK, motor tax evasion rose from 0.6% to 1.4% when the country moved away from paper tax discs to a number-plate recognition system.<\/li>\n<li>The cost of administering the motor tax payment service is almost\u00a0\u20ac50m annually.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Geraldine Herbert<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>30th March, 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier this week a special report on the administration and collection of motor tax was published writes Geraldine Herbert Just over \u20ac1 billion in motor tax was collected in 2015. 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