§ MR. JOYCEI beg to ask the President of the Local Government Board whether his attention has been called to the fact that Irish motor car owners, when they bring their cars to England, have to pay a tax of £2 for the car although such car has been duly registered in Ireland; and whether, seeing that this course would lead to the registering of such cars in England, thus entailing a loss to Ireland of such registration fees, he will inquire into the matter with the view of putting an end to this alleged grievance.
§ MR. JOHN BURNSIf a motor car registered in Ireland is brought to England it is not necessary that it should be registered afresh in England, and no fee in respect of registration in England is payable. The tax referred to in the Question is probably the carriage tax to which carriages in Great Britain are liable, but which is not chargeable in respect of carriages in Ireland. When a carriage (whether a motor car or not) is brought from Ireland to Great Britain the duty becomes payable in respect of it. The amount varies according to the nature of the carriage.