We’re not aware of any time limit between registering a car and transferring ownership.

If your father’s insurance policy allows him to drive other cars that are not in his name then yes, he will be insured on your car, but obviously you’ll then have to inform the insurer when he takes ownership of the new car.

There’s no fixed length of time you have to own the car before you transfer it to your Dad’s name. Once you buy it – it’s yours to do with what you will.

It all depends on the type of settlement you reach with the insurance company. Some will allow you to retain your existing car if you forfeit the ’salvage value’ put on it by the insurer. For this to make sense for you the salvage value will have to be less than the scrappage discount so check carefully.

I saw similar queries, but not sure if covered this exactly. Basically a ‘00 Avensis involved in an accident that means it’s written off due to the cost of fixing being more than the car’s worth. I wasn’t the cause of the accident so the other driver’s insurance is covering it.

But was wondering, could I get the compensation from the insurance company and then use the car for the scrappage scheme? Or do I have to choose one or the other?

I’m sure it would but are you sure you really want to scrap it? Surely it’s worth more than 1,500 Euro??

No mandatory length of time required. Once your daughter has purchased the new car she’s free to sell it to whomever she likes whenever she likes.

One other idea – Have you had your Fiesta valued by a local dealer? It may be worth close to the 1,500 Euro without having to scrap it?

Thanks for stopping by the blog. It looks to me like you are a great example of the situation that persuaded Revenue to change the rules to accomodate spouses in the scrappage scheme. I’ve written more about the relaxed rules here but I’d advise you to drop into a dealership whenever you’re ready as you should be able to qualify.

Regards,
Shane.

PS. You’re English was perfect!

Thanks for the comment. You’re in a bit of a fix all-right. Unfortunately the changes Revenue made earlier this year didn’t make allowances for ‘couples’. I wrote a piece about it at the time and asked Revenue for an opinion on what constitutes a ’spouse’. Their reply was;

“While this opens up the scheme somewhat, it does pose some challenges to the dealers who will have to determine exactly what a spouse is and who is a spouse. It may prove quite challenging to determine whether two people sharing a name with the same address are brother and sister, father and daughter or spouses and whether two people with different names sharing an address are a married couple who have retained their own names, living together without any State recognition or simply housemates or flat mates who see an opportunity.”

Right now I think you’re best bet is to find a dealer who thinks you’re car is worth the 1,500 euro with or without scrappage.

Hope this helps!

Is there any way she can avail of the scrappage scheme? I know there is provision for “spouses” in the amendments to the scheme but have you seen or heard of any situations where a couple in our situation have been able to avail of the scheme? If we can’t qualify for the scheme as is – she may force me to marry her and we don’t want that

It seems a bit harsh that we are being punished for doing things by the book, whereas if I’d kept the car in my name and added her as a named driver on my policy (which would have been the cheaper option) we would be eligible.

I have contacted revenue on this but they don’t really know what the story is. Basically I’m hoping for precedent to convince the dealer that it’s ok as I suspect he will be reluctant to try and scrap the car if there’s a chance the revenue will refuse his rebate (can’t blame him for that).

Thanks
Ciaran

We have two lists on our blog at http://www.motorcheck.ie/blog/scrappage-scheme-band-a-cars/ and http://www.motorcheck.ie/blog/scrappage-scheme-band-b-cars/. It’s a while since we’ve looked at it though so there may have been some changes since we published it.

I’m sure official confirmation from your insurance company would be fine. If not, you could always ask them for copies of the original certificates. They’re usually very good about that.

As it stands you would have to complete your purchase before the year ends which means a mandatory 2010 registration. I have a feeling though that the industry will be lobbying hard for an extension in the scheme that would cover the first quarter of next year. Stay posted!

In some cases, if your car is in relatively good condition, the dealer may decide to sell your car to a trader rather than scrapping it. Some of the lower CO2 emitting cars have a relatively small scrappage incentive of 320 Euro so it’s not difficult to see how the car could be worth more intact. Were you told that the car was actually going to be scrapped?

We published a complete list of category a and b vehicles on the blog at http://www.motorcheck.ie/blog/scrappage-scheme-band-a-cars/ and http://www.motorcheck.ie/blog/scrappage-scheme-band-b-cars/.

Unfortunately there isn’t any list our there comparing the additional discounts that the dealers are offering.

Instead of having to look up each individual car maker’s website, do you know if there’s any list out there listing the make/models of cars that are eligible for the €1500 scrappage scheme ?

And also on same list if it shows what savings the dealers themselves are also offering on top of the governments €1500 (because some are offering more than others).

Many thanks,
Damien

Yep. The country of origin doesn’t matter for the scrappage scheme.

I have a 1999 Mitsubishi, that was originally imported from Japan, I have had it registered (Tax, Insurance, NCT etc..) and driving it in the country the last four years, is this car still eligible as it was imported?

Thank You

I’ve been in touch with Revenue but unfortunately there isn’t any good news for you.

One of the rationales for the scrappage scheme was to get old cars off the roads and to replace them with newer models. Therefore a requirement was that the car had to have been on the roads, i.e. an NCT cert or recently failed one.

In the last scrappage scheme a number of cars were taken out of sheds, ditches etc to avail of the scheme and the current scheme was designed to stop this from happening. If an individual has an 11 year old vehicle that does not have a current NCT cert or one that expired in the past 90 days or a vehicle that failed in the past 6m months Revenue would see this as an indication that it was not (or should not ) have been on the roads and therefore does not qualify for the scheme.

Sorry I couldn’t be the bearer of better news.

I’ve put your question to Revenue. Hopefully I’ll have something back for you soon….

It is nct’d until the 20th may and taxed until the end of May but is this legal or can they do this? It is against the whole spirit of the incentive. I would like to have your comments.

I have a 11 year old Golf which does not drive due to a crash and which has an old NCT cert. I am going to buy a new car however the dealer tells me that the NCT centre will not issue a failure cert as the car cannot complete the tests in the first place. Is there a seperate process for this situation – it seems that there is “other documentation” which can be provided ? Could I use the NCT confirmation letter as back up for the NCT requirement?

Thanks
Michael

I purchased a car a year and a half ago however the garage registered my car in my fathers name. (as it was a friend of his) The car is over ten years old, I’m insured as the only driver.

I contacted the Vehicle Registration office to ask if anything could be changed since it was an error of the garage however nothing can be changed to rectify the issue.

I have been advised by one dealer that Revenue have relaxed the vehicle ownership rule to family members living at the same address, however another larger dealer has told me absolutely not.

Can you clarify?

Thank you.