Selling car with tax
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Selling car with tax
Now I know that we no longer have tax discs, and a new law has come in saying you can't sell a car with tax, does anyone know when this law kicks in?
As I've seen a few people listing cars with 6 months tax, which to be fair they could have 6 month on there old tax disc still, my mum tax disc runs out on the 31/07/2015.
So does that mean you can sell your tax on if you have a disc, or does that make no difference, only info I found was this
Motorists that sell cars privately will no longer be entitled to offer the "unexpired tax" incentive that adds value. Why? Because the absence of discs could make it easier for sellers to misrepresent how much tax is remaining. So, sellers will have to claim refunds for remaining months from the DVLA. Buyers will then re-tax online, at post offices, or via the phone before taking to the road.
As I've seen a few people listing cars with 6 months tax, which to be fair they could have 6 month on there old tax disc still, my mum tax disc runs out on the 31/07/2015.
So does that mean you can sell your tax on if you have a disc, or does that make no difference, only info I found was this
Motorists that sell cars privately will no longer be entitled to offer the "unexpired tax" incentive that adds value. Why? Because the absence of discs could make it easier for sellers to misrepresent how much tax is remaining. So, sellers will have to claim refunds for remaining months from the DVLA. Buyers will then re-tax online, at post offices, or via the phone before taking to the road.
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Updates and advice on abolition of the vehicle tax disc.
From 1 October 2014, the paper tax disc will no longer need to be displayed on a vehicle windscreen. If you have a tax disc with any months left to run after this date, then it can be removed from the vehicle windscreen and destroyed. Customers with a Northern Ireland address will still need to display their MoT disc.
There is a video available (Goodbye to the tax disc) which explains that the tax disc will no longer be issued from 1 October 2014. You can watch the video on our YouTube channel.
You can apply online to tax or SORN your vehicle using your 16 digit reference number from your vehicle tax renewal reminder (V11) or 11 digit reference number from your log book (V5C)
What this means to you
To drive or keep a vehicle on the road you will still need to get vehicle tax and DVLA will still send you a renewal reminder when your vehicle tax is due to expire. This applies to all types of vehicles including those that are exempt from payment of vehicle tax.
Buying a vehicle
From 1 October, when you buy a vehicle, the vehicle tax will no longer be transferred with the vehicle. You will need to get new vehicle tax before you can use the vehicle.
You can tax the vehicle using the New Keeper Supplement (V5C/2) part of the vehicle registration certificate (V5C) online or by using our automated phone service - 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Alternatively, you may wish to visit a Post Office® branch.
Selling a vehicle
If you sell a vehicle after 1 October and you have notified DVLA, you will automatically get a refund for any full calendar months left on the vehicle tax.
Vehicle tax refunds
You will no longer need to make a separate application for a refund of vehicle tax. DVLA will automatically issue a refund when a notification is received from the person named on DVLA vehicle register that the:
vehicle has been sold or transferred
vehicle has been scrapped at an Authorised Treatment Facility
vehicle has been exported
vehicle has been removed from the road and the person on the vehicle register has made a Statutory Off Road Notification (SORN)
person on the vehicle register has changed the tax class on the vehicle to an exempt duty tax class
Paying vehicle tax by Direct Debit
From 1 October 2014 (5 October if setting up at a Post Office®), Direct Debit will be offered as an additional way to pay for vehicle tax. This will be available for customers who need to tax their vehicle from 1 November 2014:
annually
6 monthly
monthly (12 months tax paid for on a monthly basis)
Provided an MOT remains valid, the payments will continue automatically until you tell DVLA to stop taking them or you cancel the Direct Debit with your bank. Valid insurance should also be in place for vehicles registered in Northern Ireland.
The Direct Debit will be cancelled and payments automatically stopped when you tell DVLA that you no longer have the vehicle, or the vehicle has been taken off the road and a Statutory Off Road Notification (SORN) has been made.
When the Direct Debit scheme can’t be used
Paying by Direct Debit will not be available to:
first registration vehicles
fleet schemes
HGVs (paying the Road User Levy)
Checking the tax status of a vehicle
You can check the tax status of any vehicle online. This can also be used for rental vehicles.
From 1 October 2014, the paper tax disc will no longer need to be displayed on a vehicle windscreen. If you have a tax disc with any months left to run after this date, then it can be removed from the vehicle windscreen and destroyed. Customers with a Northern Ireland address will still need to display their MoT disc.
There is a video available (Goodbye to the tax disc) which explains that the tax disc will no longer be issued from 1 October 2014. You can watch the video on our YouTube channel.
You can apply online to tax or SORN your vehicle using your 16 digit reference number from your vehicle tax renewal reminder (V11) or 11 digit reference number from your log book (V5C)
What this means to you
To drive or keep a vehicle on the road you will still need to get vehicle tax and DVLA will still send you a renewal reminder when your vehicle tax is due to expire. This applies to all types of vehicles including those that are exempt from payment of vehicle tax.
Buying a vehicle
From 1 October, when you buy a vehicle, the vehicle tax will no longer be transferred with the vehicle. You will need to get new vehicle tax before you can use the vehicle.
You can tax the vehicle using the New Keeper Supplement (V5C/2) part of the vehicle registration certificate (V5C) online or by using our automated phone service - 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Alternatively, you may wish to visit a Post Office® branch.
Selling a vehicle
If you sell a vehicle after 1 October and you have notified DVLA, you will automatically get a refund for any full calendar months left on the vehicle tax.
Vehicle tax refunds
You will no longer need to make a separate application for a refund of vehicle tax. DVLA will automatically issue a refund when a notification is received from the person named on DVLA vehicle register that the:
vehicle has been sold or transferred
vehicle has been scrapped at an Authorised Treatment Facility
vehicle has been exported
vehicle has been removed from the road and the person on the vehicle register has made a Statutory Off Road Notification (SORN)
person on the vehicle register has changed the tax class on the vehicle to an exempt duty tax class
Paying vehicle tax by Direct Debit
From 1 October 2014 (5 October if setting up at a Post Office®), Direct Debit will be offered as an additional way to pay for vehicle tax. This will be available for customers who need to tax their vehicle from 1 November 2014:
annually
6 monthly
monthly (12 months tax paid for on a monthly basis)
Provided an MOT remains valid, the payments will continue automatically until you tell DVLA to stop taking them or you cancel the Direct Debit with your bank. Valid insurance should also be in place for vehicles registered in Northern Ireland.
The Direct Debit will be cancelled and payments automatically stopped when you tell DVLA that you no longer have the vehicle, or the vehicle has been taken off the road and a Statutory Off Road Notification (SORN) has been made.
When the Direct Debit scheme can’t be used
Paying by Direct Debit will not be available to:
first registration vehicles
fleet schemes
HGVs (paying the Road User Levy)
Checking the tax status of a vehicle
You can check the tax status of any vehicle online. This can also be used for rental vehicles.
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'If you sell a vehicle after 1 October and you have notified
DVLA, you will automatically get a refund for any full calendar months
left on the vehicle tax.'
DVLA, you will automatically get a refund for any full calendar months
left on the vehicle tax.'
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So, I sold my car 16 Nov, had a rebate for the remaining full 4 months. Seller taxed the car the day he drove it away-had to be taxed from 1 Nov 14. So DVLA receive 2 months tax 'gratis'.
Exactly the same when I bought my new car a week later, the seller lost out on the month of Nov, just getting a refund from Dec onwards, then I lost out on the month too.
So from potentially each deal being done DVLA are getting 2 months 'gratis' tax from each sale.
Exactly the same when I bought my new car a week later, the seller lost out on the month of Nov, just getting a refund from Dec onwards, then I lost out on the month too.
So from potentially each deal being done DVLA are getting 2 months 'gratis' tax from each sale.
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So, I sold my car 16 Nov, had a rebate for the remaining full 4 months. Seller taxed the car the day he drove it away-had to be taxed from 1 Nov 14. So DVLA receive 2 months tax 'gratis'.
Exactly the same when I bought my new car a week later, the seller lost out on the month of Nov, just getting a refund from Dec onwards, then I lost out on the month too.
So from potentially each deal being done DVLA are getting 2 months 'gratis' tax from each sale.
Exactly the same when I bought my new car a week later, the seller lost out on the month of Nov, just getting a refund from Dec onwards, then I lost out on the month too.
So from potentially each deal being done DVLA are getting 2 months 'gratis' tax from each sale.
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Although having the option to pay monthly will be better for some, including myself as my car is on and off the road regularly.
Plus if your selling your car why not just pull the tax off it before you sell, surely most will have bought another car before selling there own
Plus if your selling your car why not just pull the tax off it before you sell, surely most will have bought another car before selling there own
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Although having the option to pay monthly will be better for some, including myself as my car is on and off the road regularly.
Plus if your selling your car why not just pull the tax off it before you sell, surely most will have bought another car before selling there own
Plus if your selling your car why not just pull the tax off it before you sell, surely most will have bought another car before selling there own
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Hurrah, you are nearly there. Yes, imagine ALL those car sales, where the government is really getting completely free money for absolutely nothing. I know everyone will say they always get money for nothing, but this is a completely clear case of Rip Off Britain, and this, is/was the point
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