The car tax is due annually by each owner of a motor vehicle, even if it remains in its garage for months. But are the consequences serious if you decide not to pay it? Let’s see it together.
For some time now, the car tax has been considered one of the most hated taxes by users, who are required to pay it even if they use it little or nothing. In the past, there has been repeated talk of his possible elimination, but the rumors turned out to be only such. And it is precisely this that makes it considered for many an injustice and that differentiates it from insurance: even the latter, in fact, is mandatory, but there are timed formulas or linked to the number of kilometers, which allow you to make the figure more low.
This is a tax of regional competence, which thus ends up in the coffers of the region of residence of the owner. The only exception in this sense is given by Friuli Venezia Giulia and Sardinia, where the Revenue Agency collects it. There are three factors which lead to the determination of the amount: in addition to the Region, there are also the environmental class of the vehicle and the engine power (expressed in kW). The expiry date varies on the basis of the enrollment date: the first time must be paid within the first month, then by the last day of the month following the expiry.
The Car Tax is always mandatory: but what happens if I don’t pay it?
Not paying the car tax overdue, as with all taxes, obviously involves penalties, which make the amount higher. The greater the time that has elapsed since the expiration date, the greater the mor due.
Despite everything, there is good news. THEn case of control, if there is a non-payment, there will be no deduction of points from the driving license, nor a fine. Indeed, it is allowed to continue to circulate. This happens because it is a tax act, which has no other consequences than having a debt with the entity.
However, it is possible to have a more precise idea of how much the burden can increase in the event of a delay.
- within 14 days after the deadline, the penalty increases by 0.1% for each day of delay;
- from the 15th to the 30th day of delay the burden is equal to1.5%;
- from the 30th to the 90th day the penalty is1,67%;
- from the 90th day to 1 year the penalty is 3,75%.
The situation is inevitably worse if the position is regularized a year or more after the maturity. In this case, a penalty of 30% is envisaged, plus interest of 0.5% for every six months of delay.
But forgetting to pay is practically impossible. In fact, every user who has not made the payment receives a confirmation notice from the body in charge of collection (Region of Residence or Revenue Agency). At that point, a maximum time of 60 days is given to make the balance or, possibly, to appeal if it is believed that there has been an error.
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