Major change for Irish drivers as motor tax disks to be scrapped
Irish drivers will no longer need to have their motor tax disc displayed on their vehicle windscreen under new legislation approved by the government. The government has approved The National Vehicle and Driver File Bill, which contains provisions to remove the requirement to display a motor-tax disc. The bill now has to pass through the Oireachtas in the coming months. The need for a paper disc is now deemed unnecessary given the widespread use of Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) technology, which allows gardaí to immediately digitally access motor-tax information by scanning a vehicle's number plate, RSVP Live reports. A proposal regarding the display of paper discs proving insurance and NCT status is also being worked on by The Department of Transport. Minister of State for Road Transport Seán Canney said the abolition of paper motor-tax discs "is part of a wider project to remove the need to display paper discs in windscreens, and I look forward to supporting the legislation through the Oireachtas in the coming months". The National Vehicle and Driver File Bill also includes local authorities being able to request, receive and process road-collision data from the Road Safety Authority (RSA) and An Garda Síochána. It means local authorities will then be able to target areas where collisions are more likely to happen with investment and infrastructure. The legislation also updates access arrangements to the National Vehicle and Driver File (NVDF) to reflect General Data Protection Regulation requirements. The NVDF is the central register of vehicles and drivers, a database maintained by the Department of Transport. The NVDF is widely used by state agencies, including the Road Safety Authority and An Garda Síochána, for various road safety purposes. The decision to draft the legislation was welcomed by Minister for Transport Darragh O'Brien, and Minister of State with responsibility for International and Road Transport, Logistics, Rail and Ports, Seán Canney. Minister Canney said: "I welcome the decision of Government today. Passage of the NVDF Bill will contribute to road safety through infrastructure investment and enforcement and will also bring improvements and efficiencies for drivers. "Among these are abolishing the requirement to display a paper motor tax disc and allowing for open-ended declarations that a car is off the road. "The abolition of paper motor tax discs is part of a wider project to remove the need to display paper discs in windscreens, and I look forward to supporting the legislation through the Oireachtas in the coming months." Join our Dublin Live breaking news service on WhatsApp. Click this link to receive your daily dose of Dublin Live content. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don’t like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you’re curious, you can read our Privacy Notice . For all the latest news from Dublin and surrounding areas visit our homepage.
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