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Wednesday, 29 November 2017
Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
Motor Tax Exemptions
Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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534. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the estimated cost of waiving motor tax for electric vehicles for each year up to 2023. [51009/17]
Eoghan Murphy (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael)
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Details regarding the numbers of electric and hybrid vehicles taxed at 31st October 2017 are set out below. The cost associated with waiving motor tax would depend on the range of motor tax classes for which the waiver was proposed.
Number of Electric and Hybrid Vehicles Currently Taxed at 31stOctober 2017 by Motor Tax Class
| Motor Tax Class | Current Motor Tax Rate | ELECTRIC | PETROL/ ELECTRIC | PETROL/ PLUG-IN HYBRID ELECTRIC | DIESEL/ ELECTRIC | DIESEL/ PLUG-IN HYBRID ELECTRIC | HYBRID | PLUG-IN HYBRID ELECTRIC | Total no. of Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private (Engine size c.c.) | |||||||||
| not over 1,000 | €120 | 66 | 2 | 68 | |||||
| 1,301 to 1,400 | €385 | 332 | 2 | 334 | |||||
| 1,401 to 1,500 | €413 | 1,387 | 1,387 | ||||||
| 1,601 to 1,700 | €544 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 1,901 to 2,000 | €710 | 13 | 13 | ||||||
| 2,301 to 2,400 | €1,034 | 6 | 6 | ||||||
| 2,401 to 2,500 | €1,080 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 3,001 or more | €1,809 | 398 | 1 | 399 | |||||
| Private Co2 | |||||||||
| A0 | €120 | 2,540 | 10 | 2,550 | |||||
| A1 | €170 | 4,054 | 744 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 4,819 | |
| A2 | €180 | 6,985 | 7 | 33 | 1 | 7,026 | |||
| A3 | €190 | 3,496 | 1 | 383 | 1 | 3,881 | |||
| A4 | €200 | 752 | 1 | 59 | 812 | ||||
| B1 | €270 | 636 | 20 | 3 | 659 | ||||
| B2 | €280 | 437 | 1 | 438 | |||||
| C | €390 | 330 | 1 | 331 | |||||
| D | €570 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |||||
| E | €750 | 122 | 122 | ||||||
| F | €1,200 | 227 | 227 | ||||||
| Other | |||||||||
| Goods Vehicles | Various Rates Apply* | 93 | 53 | 4 | 3 | 153 | |||
| Agricultural Tractor | €102 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||
| Combine Harvester | €102 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Cycle | Various Rates Apply* | 29 | 18 | 47 | |||||
| Tricycle | Various Rates Apply* | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Cycle & Sidecar | Various Rates Apply* | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Hackney | €95 | 1 | 6 | 7 | |||||
| Taxi | €95 | 6 | 838 | 2 | 9 | 855 | |||
| Limousine | €95 | 12 | 4 | 16 | |||||
| Mobile Machine | €333 | 2 | 5 | 7 | |||||
| General Haulage Tractor | €333 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Forklift | €102 | 17 | 17 | ||||||
| Exempt State Owned | €0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | |||||
| Exempt Emergency Services | €0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Exempt Diplomatic | €0 | 6 | 12 | 18 | |||||
| Exempt Special Vehicle | €0 | 18 | 341 | 3 | 362 | ||||
| Island Vehicle | €102 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| Vintage/Veteran | Various Rates Apply* | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | ||||
| School Bus | €95 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Total no. of Vehicles | 2,795 | 20,470 | 793 | 512 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 24,593 |
*Note: Various rates apply to the following vehicles:
Goods vehicles (unladen weight):
- Electric (not over 1,500kg): €92
- Standard (not over 3,000kg): €333
- Standard (3,001 to 4,000kg): €420
- Standard (4,001 to 12,000kg) €500
- Standard (12,001kg or more): €900
Motorcycles and Tricycles:
- Electrical: €35
- Not over 75cc: €49
- 76cc to 200cc: €67
- 201cc or over: €88
Veteran and Vintage:
- Motorcycles: €26
- All other vehicles: €56
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