Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
Link to this: Individually | In context

Question 517: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of motor vehicles in each county which have not been taxed. [20401/12]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
Link to this: Individually | In context

The current motor tax system does not provide for continuous licensing of vehicles and the National Vehicle Driver File (NVDF) does not facilitate the production of analysis which would give well founded data in relation to vehicles that are untaxed and currently shown as in the vehicle fleet. There may be a number of reasons for vehicles on the NVDF not being taxed, including:

· the vehicle may not be in use on a public road;

· the vehicle may be in the ownership of a motor dealer who is the holder of a trade licence. A trade licence facilitates the operation of the motor trade by providing for the limited use of vehicles in a public place without the need to pay motor tax;

· the vehicle may have been scrapped or exported without notification to a licensing authority.