Online service ‘to make motor tax renewal easier’

ALMOST two million Irish vehicle owners will soon be able to renew their motor tax online.

A new e-Government initiative will be introduced countrywide for vehicles due for tax renewal after March 1.

A successful pilot scheme operated since mid-November in three local authority areas, Clare, Galway and Tipperary North, has revealed an average uptake of 6% in the first month. Just over 10% of the country’s registered vehicles are located within the pilot project areas.