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The Westmeath Motor Tax Head Office is based in Mullingar.  Motor Tax Services are also available in our Area Offices based in Athlone and Castlepollard.

The Driving Licence Section is based in the Mullingar Office.

Motor Tax Office,

Motor Tax Office,

Motor Tax Office,

Westmeath County Council,

Westmeath County Council,

Westmeath County Council,

County Buildings,

Athlone Area Office,

Coole Area Office,

Mullingar,

Athlone Town Centre,

Civic Offices,

Co. Westmeath.

Athlone,

Castlepollard,
 

Co. Westmeath.

Co. Westmeath.
     

Phone:  044 9332182

Phone: 09064 42187

Phone: 044 9338907

 

  

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Fax: 044 9342330

Fax: 044 9342330

Fax: 044 9342330

Email: motortax@westmeathcoco.ie

    
Opening Times:    

9.00am to 4.00pm.

Open during lunch-time

9.00am to 4.00pm

Open during lunch-time

9.00am to 4.00pm

Open during lunch-time

Motor Tax Information
You may post your application to Motor Tax Head Office Westmeath County Council County Buildings Mullingar or call in person to any of the Motor Tax offices listed.   Please submit the necessary supporting documentation with your application –see below for further information. All cheque/money order or postal order payments should be made payable to the Motor Tax Office Westmeath County Council.  Do not post cash.

Your Motor tax can also be renewed online and check the Motor Tax rates for your vehicle 24 hours a day, 7 days a week if you log on to www.motortax.ie.  In the event that you have lost/misplaced your PIN, you may request a new PIN by logging onto www.motortax.ie and choose the lost PIN section.  You will be asked for you name, address, vehicle registration number and email address where the new PIN will be sent. The Motor Tax Online contact phone number is 1890 411 412.

To register a vehicle in Ireland for the first time

  •  To register an imported vehicle in Ireland for the first time, you should contact the Vehicle Registration Unit 1890 927 787.  Once registered the Vehicle Registration Unit will give you a receipt and an RF100 which will be used to get the Motor Tax on the vehicle.
  •   If the vehicle is a new vehicle your Motor Dealer will register the vehicle on your behalf. Once registered in your name on the Motor Tax Computer system, the vehicle can be taxed.  The Vehicle Registration Certificate will be sent to you by the Department of Transport within 5 – 10 days.

Private Cars

  • Private cars will either have a tax class based on the c.c. of the engine or on the CO2 emissions of the vehicle. The Motor Tax Rates for new cars registered from the 1st July, 2008 will be determined on the basis of their CO2 Emissions level.  The Bands range from Band A to G with band A being the cheaper Rate of tax.
  •  When you are taxing an imported car in Ireland for the first time, you will need a completed RF100 Form and the appropriate fee. 
  • When you are taxing a new car for the first time, your Motor Dealer would have registered the vehicle in your name.  Once this has taken place, you may proceed to tax the vehicle by completing an RF100a and submitting the appropriate fee.  The Vehicle Registration Certificate will be posted to you by the Department of Transport, Shannon, Co. Clare within 5 – 10 days.
  • To renew your motor tax, you can do this online if you visit www.motortax.ie or by completing the RF100b which would have been sent to you by the Department of Transport, Shannon, Co. Clare or by completing an RF100a and enclosing the appropriate fee.
  • To renew Motor Tax while including a period that has lapsed, you should complete the RF100a.  If the vehicle was not in use for the lapsed period, the bottom left hand side of the RF100a must be witnessed by an Garda Síochana.  If the vehicle was in use the arrears must be paid for in addition to the period of taxation that you require.

Change of Particulars 

  • To change name, address, colour of vehicle, engine or tax class please complete a Change of Particulars RF111 and forward it to the Motor Tax Office, County Buildings Mullingar together with your Vehicle Registration Certificate.  A new Vehicle Registration Certificate will be posted to you by the Department of Transport, Shannon, Co. Clare within 5 – 10 days. If you are resident in another County then you must send the RF111 to your local Motor Tax Office.

 Goods Vehicles

  •    If taxing a vehicle at the Goods rate with a design gross vehicle weight of 3,500kg and less, a completed Goods Only Declaration and proof of the business in which you are using the vehicle must be submitted to the Motor Tax Office with your application and the required fee. This is required for each vehicle on a once only basis. If you are unable to provide proof of business then you may proceed to tax the goods vehicle at the Private Tax Class. The Vehicle Registration Certificate will be required to change the tax class together with a completed Change of Particulars RF111. If you change the tax class of a goods vehicle to the private tax class please be advised that it will still need to be DOE tested annually.  Dearbhú maidir le hEarraí Amháin RF111A or Goods Only Declaration
  •       When you are taxing an imported goods vehicle in Ireland for the first time, you will need a completed RF100 Form, a weight receipt from one of the Authorised Weighbridges and the appropriate fee. If the goods vehicle has a registration date of more than one year, then it should be brought to a Vehicle Testing Centre where a DOE test will be carried out.  If you are taxing the goods vehicle at the Goods Tax Class, a Goods Only Declaration must be completed by you and witnessed by an Garda Síochana.  Proof of the business in which you are using the vehicle must be submitted to the Motor Tax Office with your application and the appropriate fee.
  •    To renew the Motor Tax on a Goods Vehicle, you will need the Motor Tax Renewal Form RF100b, if the Certificate of Roadworthiness has expired, the vehicle will need to have a DOE test done and a Statement of Result of the Test (required annually) will be given to you upon completion of the test.  This Statement of Result Certificate will be required to tax the vehicle.  A completed Goods Only Declaration and proof of business will also be required if they were not already submitted for the vehicle in which you are wishing to tax. The appropriate fee is also required. Please be aware that the fee for a CRW is €6.00 for a vehicle under a Design Gross Vehicle Weight of 3,500kgs and the fee for a CRW is €13.00 for a vehicles over a Design Gross Weight of 3,500kg.

Crew Cabs

When taxing a vehicle as a Crew Cab the following conditions must adhered to:-

  •  The vehicle must be constructed or adapted for used and used only for the conveyance of goods or burden of any other description in the course of   trade or business.  Note that the carriage of personal effects alone and farm produce for farmers’ own use would not satisfy this requirement.
  •  The carriage of employees is permitted, provided that they are employed by the registered owner of the vehicles, the carriage takes place in the course of their employment (i.e. only during the time they are paid, not going to or coming from work unless it forms part of the paid working day) and the vehicles is ordinarily used for the conveyance of goods in the course of trade/business.
  • An approved insurance policy must be produced covering use for the carriage of goods in connection with any trade or business.
  •  To renew the Motor Tax on a Crew Cab the above criteria must be met. If the Certificate of Roadworthiness has expired, the vehicle will need to have a DOE test done and a Statement of Result of the Test (required annually) will be given to you upon completion of the test.  This Statement of Result Certificate will be required to tax the vehicle.  A completed Crew Cab Declaration and proof of business will also be required if they were not already submitted for the vehicle in which you are wishing to tax. The appropriate fee is also required. Please be aware that the fee for a CRW is €6.00 for a vehicle under a Design Gross Vehicle Weight of 3,500kgs and the fee for a CRW is €13.00 for a vehicles over a Design Gross Weight of 3,500kg.

Change of Ownership

  • The change of ownership for vehicles that are registered in Ireland before 1st January, 1993 is dealt with by your local Motor Tax Office.  You will need a completed RF200 Form, Notification of Transfer of Vehicle Ownership and Registration Book (also know as the brown log book).  If this is lost please complete and submit an Application for Replacement Documents RF134 which needs to be stamped by an Garda Síochana.
  • The change of ownership for vehicles that are registered in Ireland after 1st January, 1993 is dealt with by the Vehicle Registration Section, Department of Transport, Shannon, Co. Clare.  You will need to send the Vehicle Registration Certificate signed by the seller, signed by the buyer and the date of sale is also required on the Vehicle Registration Certificate. The Department of Transport will issue a new Vehicle Registration Certificate to the buyer within 5 to10 days.

 Replacement of Documents

  •  If you have misplaced or lost any of the following documents and wish to replace them, you will need to complete an RF134 Application for Replacement Documents and have it stamped by An Garda Síochana.  There is a fee for replacing documents as set out below.
  1. Tax Disc - €6.00
  2. Registration Book (for vehicles registered in Ireland before 1/1/1993 - Brown Log Book)  - €12.00
  3. Vehicle Registration Certificate (for all vehicles registered in Ireland after 1/1/1993 - €12.00
  4. Certificate of Roadworthiness for a vehicle with a Design Gross Vehicle Weight less than 3,500kg - €3.00
  5. Certificate of Roadworthiness for a vehicle with a Design Gross Vehicle Weight more than 3,500kg - €7.00
  6. Trailer Licence - €6.00

Refunds

 Refunds for Motor Tax are only granted by the Motor Tax Office in the following circumstances:

  • There should be 3 whole calendar months left on the Tax disc when submitting an application for a Refund.
  •        If the vehicle was scrapped and a Certificate of Destruction was sent to the Department of Transport, Shannon, Co. Clare.  There should be 3 whole calendar months left on the disc from the date of the Certificate of Destruction.
  •        If the vehicle was stolen and has not been recovered.  You will be required to submit a copy of the Incident Report letter issued by an Garda Síochana and a copy letter from your insurance company confirming that the insurance was cancelled.
  •       If the vehicle was not used in a public place since the issue of the Tax Disc.  You will be required to submit a copy letter from your insurance company confirming that the insurance was cancelled.
  •       If the registered owner was absent from the state for business or educational purposes.  The tax disc should be submitted to the Motor Tax Office before travelling abroad.  Proof of business/educational purposes is required together with a copy of travel documentation.
  •        If the registered owner ceased to use the vehicle due to illness.  A Medical Certificate should be submitted by a Medical Practitioner.
  •        Applications for Refunds are made on an RF120.  It should be completed by the registered owner and stamped by An Garda Síochana.  The Tax disc and copy Vehicle Registration Certificate is required in all cases.  If these documents are lost or misplaced and Application for Replacement Documents RF134 must be completed and stamped by an Garda Síochana.  There should be 3 whole calendar months left on the Tax Disc when the application is received by the Motor Tax Office.

Local Vehicle Testing Centres:

  1. O'Reilly's, Ballinalack, Co. Westmeath - 044 9371360
  2. Mullingar Autos, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath - 044 9348755
  3. Mick Mannion, Blyry Industrial Estate, Athlone, Co. Westmeath - 09064 74933
  4. Kinahan Commercials, Moate, Co. Westmeath - 09064 81326
  5. Kanes, Edgeworthstown, Co. Longford - 043 3371032
  6. Oldcastle Motors, Oldcastle, Co. Meath - 049 8541114

Authorised Weighbridges:

  1. Flynns, The Downs, Mullingar - 044 9376100
  2. Wallaces, Mullingar Industrial Estate, Mullingar - 044 9347177
  3. Hammond Lane Metal Company, Athlone - 09064 73366

 

End of Life Vehicles:

Regulations have been introduced at ensuring that old cars are depolluted and dismantled in a manner that does not pose a threat to our environment or to human health.

Obligations are on:

  • Producers (vehicle manufacturers/importers)
  • Dismantler/vehicle scrap facilities
  • The car owner

Facilities dealing with end-of-life vehicles must meet stringent environmental standards for the collection, storage and treatment of end-of-life vehicles. These facilities are known as authorised treatment facilities (or ATFs):

  • Hammond Lane Metal Co. Ltd., Garrycastle, Athlone, Co. Westmeath - Waste Permit Ref. No. WP/173/2008
  • Joe Devery Car Dismantlers, Ballykeeran, Athlone, Co. Westmeath - Waste Permit Ref. No. WP/140/2006 
  • Joe Ganly, Ganley Motors Ltd. Grove Street, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath - Waste Permit Ref. No. WP/54/2004(2) 
  • E. Hamill & Sons Ltd. Marlinstown, Dublin Road, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath - Waste Permit Ref. No. WP/135/2006  
  • Wallace Recycling Ltd., Unit 16-17, Mullingar Business Park, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath - Licence No. W0197-02

A Certificate of Destruction which will confirm that the vehicle will be depolluted and dismantled in an environmentally safe manner will be issued for all vehicles sent to an AFT.

Where an authorised treatment facility accepts an intact end-of-life vehicle, no charge may be imposed by the facility on the owner of that vehicle.

TRAILER LICENCES
New or imported trailers and semi-trailers over 3,500 kg Gross Vehicle Design Weight (GVDW) used for the carriage of goods are required to be registered at the Motor Tax Office.     From 29th October 2012, there are new rules in relation to the first licensing of heavy goods trailers in Ireland, and these are described below.  There is also a legal requirement to license trailers annually at the Motor Tax Office, though there is no fee for this process.The Forms required for registration and taxing are:

TF100  – used for the registration and licensing of trailers / semi-trailers.
TF200  – used to register change of ownership.
TF300A  –weight identification certificate for new / imported trailer / semi-trailer
TF300B  – weight identification certificate for trailers outside scope of type approval
 

First Licensing of single-stage built trailers type approved or imported on or after 29th October 2012:

There is a new requirement to acquire a type approval certificate from the distributor / manufacturer when you purchase your trailer – either EU or Irish approval certificates are acceptable.  This type approval requirement is being applied to trailers manufactured in one single stage (by a single manufacturer) from 29/10/2012.

To apply for first licensing, you will need:

  1. Application form TF100
  2. Weight Identification certificate TF300A, with one of the following attached:- for new vehicles, a copy of the type approval certificate must be attached to this form - OR - in the case of the first licensing in Ireland of a trailer previously licensed or registered  in another EU member state, the applicant may supply either the Registration Certificate from the relevant Member State or alternatively a letter from the National Trailer Registration / Licensing Authority.
  3. Fee of €60

The type approval requirements will be extended to:

  • Multistage built trailers (manufactured in more than one stage by more than one manufacturer) on or after the 29th October 2013.
  • Special Purpose trailers (declared by manufacturer, in consultation with NSAI, as having specific technical features in order to perform a function which requires special arrangements and/or equipment) on or after 29th October 2014.

 

 First Licensing of all other trailers outside the scope of type approval, i.e.

  • Trailers manufactured before 29th October 2012
  • Multistage built trailers manufactured until the changeover date of 29th October 2013
  • Special Purpose trailers manufactured until the changeover date of 29th October 2014

Trailers designed and constructed to be towed exclusively by agricultural tractors or trailers designed and constructed exclusively for use by the Defence Forces, Civil Defence, Garda Síochána or Fire Services.  
 To apply for first licensing, you will need:

Application form TF100
Weight Identification certificate TF300B - this form must be completed by the manufacturer, or where the manufacturer cannot be contacted, the form must be completed by an Approved Test Centre (ATC) of the National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI) – the full list of ATC’s can be found at www.nsai.ie
Fee of €60

 

To renew a Trailer Licence annually, you will need:

  1. Application form TF100
  2. Licence card TF5
  3. Certificate of roadworthiness

 

To notify a change of details regarding the owner or vehicle you will need:

  1. Application form TF100 to notify any change of details regarding the owner, OR, Application Form TF300B to notify any change of details regarding the vehicle
  2. Licence card TF5

 

To notify the sale of a trailer, you will need:

  1. Notification of transfer form TF200, completed by both seller and buyer
  2. Licence card TF5 submitted by the new owner

 

To notify that a trailer is scrapped, destroyed or exported, you will need:

  1. Written notification of scrappage / destruction / export
  2. Surrender Licence card TF5

 

 To apply for a replacement Trailer Licence Card, you will need:

  1. Application Form RF134
  2. Fee of €6