Applying for trade plates
Please send a completed RF700 Trade Plate Application Form, along with the supporting documentation outlined below, to the Motor Tax Office, Galway County Council, Prospect Hill, Galway.
Required documentation:
- Copy of motor trade insurance certificate
- Proof of commercial rates for the business premises listed on the application form
- If the motor dealer is operating from a new premises that has not yet been assessed or valued for rates, a letter from the relevant Rates Office confirming the premises is under valuation, or a copy of the planning permission, must be submitted
- Payment:
- €353 for motor vehicles
- €59 for motorcycles
- Replacements: €86 (motor vehicles) / €38 (motorcycle)