Refund of Motor Tax

A refund of motor taxation may be made to you in certain circumstances provided you return the Tax Disc and the Vehicle Registration Certificate to the Motor Tax Office once the reason for the refund occurs. If you do not have these documents, you would have to declare they are not in your possession by using Application Form for Replacement Documents RF134.

You must complete Application for Refund Form RF120 and also provide supporting documentation as proof of the circumstances of each application for refund as follows:

For stolen vehicles, the Garda report is required.
For scrapped vehicles, a copy of the Certificate of Destruction issued by the Authorised Treatment Facility where the vehicle was destroyed is required. The Authorised Treatment Facilities in Galway, which are approved centres for collection, storage and treatment of end-of-life vehicles, are:

*Authorised Treatment Facility*	*Contact Details*
Galway Metal Company, Oranmore	091 794358
Headford Road Car Dismantlers, Carrowbrowne	091 751148
Mongan Commericals, Cluide, Corrandulla	091 793672
Brendan Higgins Car Dismantlers, Caltra, Ballinasloe	09096 78423 / 087 9905768
Galway Vehicle Recycling Centre, Unit 1 Ballybane Industrial Estate, Tuam Road, Galway	091 755616
Martin Nohilly, Cummer, Tuam, Co. Galway	093 41602

For insurance write-offs, a letter from your Insurance Company confirming the total write-off of the vehicle, i.e. Category A or B, and that the vehicle is held by them. (Vehicles classified as Category C or D by your Insurance Company are not total write-offs and do not qualify for a refund.)
For exported vehicles, copy of re-registration documents of vehicle, from country of export, are required.
For injury / illness reasons, a medical certificate from a doctor or health professional for the period in question is required.
For absence from the State, a letter from the Defence Forces, employer or college, as evidence of the absence and the period of absence, is required.

You must have a minimum of 3 whole calendar months left (unexpired) on the disc from the date the refund will be calculated (see below). If you have less than 3 months left on the tax disc, you will not qualify for a refund.

Stolen / scrapped / insurance write-offs / exported: refunds are calculated from the month following the date the vehicle was stolen, scrapped, written-off or exported; therefore, your application must be submitted within the lifetime of the disc.

Injury or illness / absence from the state: refunds are calculated from the month following the date of receipt of your completed application; therefore, your application must be submitted immediately the reason for refund occurs.

Not in Use: this category refers to a tax disc which has never been used. You must submit your application within 2 weeks of the date of issue of the tax disc to qualify under this category. Your original Vehicle Registration Certificate will be held by the Motor Tax Office for the period of the refund.

Vehicle Duty Error: if you are due a repayment, e.g. after an error or change in your tax class / vehicle weight, you should submit Application Form RF120 with your old tax disc when applying for your new tax disc.

Note: your annual rate of motor tax must exceed € 119 in order to qualify for a refund.