Motor Tax Rates

1. Motor Tax Rates 2021

2. Vehicles registered after July 1, 2008

3. Vehicles registered before June 30, 2008

4. Veteran and vintage vehicles (more than 30 years old)

5. Goods vehicles

6. Large Public Service Vehicles and Youth/Community bus

7. Trade licences

8. Miscellaneous vehicles

9. Cycles and tricycles

The rates of tax for cars registered after July 1, 2008 is based on the emissions of the engine.

Before that date, cars pay tax based on the size of the engine.

For all payments:

the half-year payment is 55.5% of the annual rate
the quarterly payment is 28.25% of the annual rate
the monthly cost is 10% of the annual rate
you can pay the tax at on the motor tax website.

Motor Tax Rates 2021

Motor Tax Rates 01 January 2021

Vehicles registered after July 1, 2008

Band	CO2 emissions g/km	Annual payment (€)	Half-year payment (€)	Quarterly payment (€)	Monthly (€)
A0	0	120	66	33	12
A1	1-80g	170	94	48	17
A2	81-100g	180	99	50	18
A3	101-110g	190	105	53	19
A4	111-120g	200	111	56	20
B1	121-130g	270	149	76	27
B2	131- 140g	280	155	79	28
C	141-155g	390	216	110	39
D	156-170g	570	316	161	57
E	171-190g	750	416	211	75
F	191- 225g	1200	666	339	120
G	more than 225g	2350	1304	663	235

Vehicles registered before June 30, 2008

Engine Capacity (cc)	Annual payment (€)	Half year payment(€)	Quarter year payment(€)	Monthly payment(€)
Electric vehicles	120	66	33	12
Not over 1,000	199	110	56	19.90
1,001-1,100	299	165	84	29.90
1,101-1,200	330	183	93	33
1,201-1,300	358	198	101	35.80
1,301-1,400	385	213	108	38.50
1,401-1,500	413	229	116	41.30
1,501-1,600	514	285	145	51.40
1,601-1,700	544	301	153	54.40
1,701-1,800	636	352	179	63.60
1,801-1,900	673	373	190	67.30
1,901-2,000	710	394	200	71.00
2,001-2,100	906	502	255	90.60
2,101-2,200	951	527	268	95.10
2,201-2,300	994	551	280	99.40
2,301-2,400	1034	573	292	103.40
2,401-2,500	1080	599	305	108.00
2,501-2,600	1294	718	365	129.40
2,601-2,700	1345	746	379	134.50
2,701-2,800	1391	772	392	139.10
2,801-2,900	1443	800	407	144.30
2,901-3,000	1494	829	422	149.40
3,001 or more	1809	1,003	511	180.90

Veteran and vintage vehicles (more than 30 years old)

Type of vehicle	Annual payment (€)	Monthly payment (€)
Motorcycles	26	2.60
All other vehicles	56	5.60

Goods vehicles

Unladen Weight (kg)	Annual payment(€)	Half-year payment (€)	Quarterly payment (€)	Monthly payment(€)
Not over 3,000	333	184	94	33.30
3,001 to 4,000	420	233	118	42
4,001 to 12,000	500	277	141	50
12,001 or more	900	499	254	90

An articulated vehicle (i.e. vehicle and semi-trailer) is regarded as a single vehicle and motor tax is payable on the basis of the unladen weight of the tractor unit plus the unladen weight of the heaviest semi-trailer which will be used at any time during the period of the licence.

Large Public Service Vehicles and Youth/Community bus

Seating Capacity	Annual payment (€)	Half-year payment (€)	Quarterly payment (€)	Monthly payment (€)
9 to 20 seats	154	85	43	15.40
21 to 40 seats	202	112	57	20.20
41 to 60 seats	403	223	113	40.30
61 seats or more	403	223	113	40.30

Trade licences

Category of Vehicle	Initial Trade Licence/Plate	Replacement Trade Licence/Plate
Motor Cycle only	€59 (single plate)	€38 (single plate)
All other vehicles	€353 (pair of plates)	€86 (pair of plates)

Miscellaneous vehicles

Type of Vehicle	Annual payment (€)	Half-year payment ($)	Quarterly payment (€)	Monthly payment (€)
Off-road dumper	885	491	250	88.50
General Haulage tractor	333	184	94	33.30
Machine/workshop/contrivance/recovery vehicle	333	184	94	33.30
Island Vehicles	102			10.20
Agriculture tractor, trench digger and excavator	102			10.20
Motor Caravan	102			10.20
Hearse	102			10.20
Dumper and forklift truck	102			10.20
Taxi and hackney	95			9.50
Schoolbus	95			9.50

Cycles and tricycles

Type of Vehicle	Annual payment (€)	Monthly payment (€)
Electrical	35	3.50
Not over 75cc	49	4.90
76cc to 200cc	67	6.70
201cc or over	88	8.80

Motor Tax Rates

Motor Tax Rates 2021

Vehicles registered after July 1, 2008

Vehicles registered before June 30, 2008

Veteran and vintage vehicles (more than 30 years old)

Goods vehicles

Large Public Service Vehicles and Youth/Community bus

Trade licences

Miscellaneous vehicles

Cycles and tricycles

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