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All refund applications must be made on Application Form RF120 - this form must be witnessed at your local Garda Station.  You must provide supporting documentation as proof of the circumstances of each application for refund as follows:

 1.       Vehicle Stolen

For stolen vehicles, a Garda report confirming the date of theft and that the vehicle has not since been recovered + Form RF134 declaring the loss of the tax disc.    You must have a minimum of 3 whole calendar months left (unexpired) on the disc from the date the vehicle was stolen.  

 2.       Vehicle Scrapped / Write-Off

a)             Scrapped: a copy of the Certificate of Destruction issued by the Authorised Treatment Facility where the vehicle was scrapped + original tax disc.

Authorised Treatment Facility	Contact Details
Brendan Higgins Car Dismantlers, Caltra, Ballinasloe	085 8014572
Forde Commercials Ltd., Cahermorris, Corrandulla	087 9743349/ 091 791177
Galway Metal Company, Oranmore	091 794358
Galway Vehicle Recycling Centre, Unit 1 Ballybane Industrial Estate, Tuam Road, Galway	091 755616
Headford Road Car Dismantlers, Carrowbrowne	091 751148
Nohilly Car Dismantlers, Cummer, Tuam.	085 283 6355/ 093 41602
Expert Truck Dismantlers, Williamstown	087 6556448/               094 9643482
Masonbrook Motors, Masonbrook, Loughrea	087 2544581/ 091 841258
Connaught 4x4 Spares, Airglooney Bus. Park, Tuam	086 8807412/ 093 70888

b)      Write-Off: a letter from your Insurance Company confirming the vehicle is a total write-off, i.e. Category A or B + original tax disc (vehicles classed as Category C or D are not total write-offs and do not qualify for a refund).  

 

You must have a minimum of 3 whole calendar months left (unexpired) on the disc from the date the vehicle was scrapped / written-off. 

 3.       Vehicle Exported

Copy of re-registration documents + original tax disc.   You must have a minimum of 3 whole calendar months left (unexpired) on the disc from the date the vehicle was re-registered.   

 4.       Vehicle Not Used

This category refers to a tax disc which has never been used.  A refund will only be issued if the disc is returned before the commencement of the tax disc.   

 5.       Vehicle not used because of Owners Illness / Injury

Medical certificate from a doctor covering a minimum 3 month period + your original tax disc. You should submit your completed application without delay as it is payable from the 1^st of the month following receipt and must have a minimum of 3 whole calendar months left (unexpired) on the disc at that time.   

 6.       Vehicle unused because the Owner absent from the State

A letter from the Defence Forces, employer or college, confirming the nature and period of absence + your original tax disc.   You should submit your completed application without delay as it is payable from the 1^st of the month following receipt and must have a minimum of 3 whole calendar months left (unexpired) on the disc at that time.  

 7.       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 and Vehicle Registration Certificate when applying for your new tax disc. 

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

8.        Motor Tax Refunds

Motor Tax refunds are processed in the Galway Motor Tax Office