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Motor Tax

Motor Tax

How to Pay Motor Tax

Online payments at may be completed at www.motortax.ie. The online motor tax service enables vehicle owners to pay their motor tax by secure link over the internet. You can access the motor tax online service with your PIN; the vehicle insurance details and details of your debit/credit card will also be required to renew your motor tax.

Your PIN is the last 6 digits of the serial number on the front page the Vehicle Registration Certificate (VRC). Customers who do not have access to their VRC, do not have their reminder, or have lost their reminder can use the Pin Retrieval Service on www.motortax.ie
 
Please note that you must contact the Department of Transport regarding any queries relating to online services:
 
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, Shannon, County Clare. Phone No: 0818 411 412
Email: motortax@transport.gov.ie
 
NOTE: Some vehicles may not be suitable for online taxing, e.g. first-time taxing of a goods vehicles, large public service vehicles. A full list of vehicles suitable for taxing online can be found at: www.motortax.ie. If your vehicle is not suitable for taxing online, you can forward your renewal to the Cavan Motor Tax Office by post to Motor Tax Office, Courthouse, Farnham Street, Cavan, or renew in person between 9am to 1pm and 2pm to 3.30pm, Monday to Friday. 
 
Renewing by Post
 
Use form RF100A to renew your motor tax by post – you can use your preferred method of payment - whether that is bank draft, cheque, postal order or money order - or simply complete the credit card details section on the form. It is not recommended to send cash via post.
 
Cheques should be made payable to ‘Cavan County Council’ or ‘Cavan Motor Tax’ and the completed form and payment should be posted to the address below or dropped into the post-box at the courthouse:
 
Postal Address: Cavan Motor Tax, Cavan County Council, Courthouse, Cavan
 
If you have any queries, please phone 049 437 8430 or email motortax@cavancoco.ie

Pay Online at www.motortax.ie

Motor Tax Online is a secure service provided by the Department of Transport, which allows motor tax customers to tax their vehicles online with the PIN Number on their motor tax renewal notice RF100B which is sent by the Department of Transport.

Vehicles may normally be taxed online using the last 6 digits of your Vehicle Registration Certificate number as the PIN required by the online service. This number (beginning with the letter C) appears at the top right hand corner on the front of your Vehicle Registration Certificate.

In the case of the first taxing of a brand new or imported vehicle, the PIN is the last 6 characters of your vehicle’s chassis number as printed on your RF100 Form. You should have received your RF100 Form either from your motor dealer or the NCTS.

If you don’t have a home computer, you can still renew your motor tax on-line by using the Internet access available at your local library.

If you can’t retrieve your PIN or have other queries regarding online taxing, you should contact the Department of Transport at 0818 411 412 

Pay by post or in person

There are 3 forms which you can use to apply for motor tax:

1. RF100– this is the form you get from your motor dealer or the NCT Centre when you purchase a new vehicle or import a vehicle. It is used for first-time taxing only and not for renewal of motor tax.
2. RF100A / RF100A Irish– this is a blank motor tax renewal form
3. RF100B – this is a computer-generated renewal form issued by the Department of Transport which is posted to you when your tax is due to expire (and may include a PIN to allow you tax online).

You can use your preferred method of payment whether that is bank draft, cheque, Postal or Money Order, or by completing the Credit Card details section on the form.

Please do not send cash via the postal system.

You can renew your motor tax anytime during the month of expiry of your current motor tax disc, and can pay by cash as well as credit card, cheque / Bank Draft, or Postal / Money Order if attending your local Motor Tax Office.

Cheques should be made payable to ‘Cavan Motor Tax Office’ and posted to the address below.

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