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Wed 08 Aug 2009Calls for action on tax evaders
MOVES TO battle the illegal use of foreign-registered cars in the Republic are being hampered by motorists who are resident here being able to insure such vehicles, the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) has claimed.
The claim comes as an Garda, local authorities and the National Vehicle Driver File (NVDF) propose greater co-ordination to crack down on vehicles whose owners are evading Vehicle Registration Tax (VRT) and motor tax, including linking their information technology systems and plans to scan all incoming vehicles at ports of entry.
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