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Car tax for an upgraded moped, moped car or on-road quad

If you upgrade a moped or light quadricycle (e.g. moped car or on-road quad) so that the vehicle structure changes and the vehicle’s speed is over 45 kilometres per hour, the vehicle is deemed equivalent to a motorcycle or heavy quadricycle. In that case, you may have to pay car tax for the vehicle.

The police report to Traficom about upgraded vehicles, after which a request for information is sent to the vehicle’s owner. The vehicle owner is given an opportunity to provide their own account of the matter. After the hearing, Traficom will issue a car tax decision. 

Car tax is normally paid by the owner of the vehicle at the time when Traficom received information about the upgrade.

The amount of car tax for an upgraded vehicle is determined based on the tax rate derived from an equivalent used vehicle’s general retail value and cylinder capacity.

The obligation to pay car tax is not removed by vehicle:

  • decommissioning
  • scrapping, i.e. final removal from the Transport Register
  • restoration to the original state 

The obligation to pay car tax is also not removed by ignorance of applicable legislation.

Frequently asked questions about upgraded moped

The police will send an inspection report on the upgraded vehicle to Traficom and the Finnish Motor Insurer’s Centre. If the vehicle is deemed to be upgraded and the taxation requirements are met, Traficom will send the owner and holder of the vehicle a request to provide more information and participate in a hearing. After the hearing, the decision is sent to the person liable to pay car tax. 

You have received a request to provide more information/participate in a hearing. This is not the final tax decision. You will receive the car tax decision after the hearing. The letter will contain the payment information.

According to the Car Tax Act, the taxpayer is generally the registered owner at the time of the incident. 

The amount of car tax charged for an upgraded moped corresponds to the amount paid for an equivalent motorcycle imported used. 

An example of the determination of car tax:

A moped’s general retail value at the time is EUR 2,500. Based on the cylinder capacity and year of entry into service, the tax rate is 9.8%. The amount of car tax is EUR 245.

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