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i.e once it is signed off the road, you cannot re-tax it until three months has lapsed. I have no idea why this has changed (previously one could re-tax a vehicle after any period).
You can actually tax it at any time during the SORN, you pay back to the beginning of the current month only.
If, for example, you sorn'd it from January to June and you decide in April to tax it again.... you will only pay from April on. You can exit the sorn'd period at any time.
See
This page, Question 11 for details.
(Sorry, SORN not used here in south I know, but vehicle non use declaration is so long winded and they won't abbreviate it !)
Section 2 of the RF150 states:
"A declaration of non-use can be made for a minimum of 3 calendar months and a maximum of 12 calendar
months."
This only being in the south of course ! Is that what you meant ? Taxing it at any time used to be the way but that changed at some stage (I'm not sure when). See question 8 on the link you posted.
Yes, you can declare the 3/6/12 off road notification..... q8.
But you can at any time during that declaration re-tax the car and that cancels the declaration. Q11
I usually declare the vehicle for a year off road, during that 12 month I usually pay the tax so I can use it again, this cancels the off road notification.
This was brought in to prevent people making a declaration retrospectively (the old Garda form sign), now if you don't declare it off road you are liable for the back tax.
There is a way around it !...... but that's another story !