Insurance hikes and missing tractors are talk of the Show

THE 4,214 tractors brought into Ireland in the past three years which the Central Statistics Office doesn’t know about were discussed at this week’s Farm Machinery show which concludes today at Punchestown, Co Kildare.

Latest Revenue Commissioners figures indicated that the once-off Vehicle Registration Tax was paid on 20,269 new and used tractors in 2000, 2001 and 2002.

However, CSO figures for registration tax paid to local authorities indicate 16,055 tractors were registered.