Drivers caught out by new tax rules

[fred]

tax rules

https://uk.cars.yahoo.com/news/drive...171631782.html

[grahamw48]

I don't know about 'unwittingly'. Surely drivers who have enough brain power to operate a vehicle, should hopefully also have enough to keep up with the latest motoring regulations.

[Terpe]

I don't know about 'unwittingly'. Surely drivers who have enough brain power to operate a vehicle, should hopefully also have enough to keep up with the latest motoring regulations.

100% agree.

From the article the DVLA state:-

"The changes have been widely publicised and we write to every vehicle keeper to remind them of the new rules before the vehicle tax expires.

"We also write to every new vehicle keeper when they buy a used vehicle to inform them that they must tax the vehicle before they use it.

"In addition, if a driver does not tax their car we will send a warning letter to remind them to tax as they are at risk of enforcement action."

Where's that 'unwittingly' ?

Maybe they 'unwittingly' forgot to inform the DVLA that they were the new owners of the vehicle.

[imagine]

still though why should DVLA keep the tax already paid by the previous owner, surely if it can no longer be used by the new owner then the previous owner should be refunded

[Longweekend]

still though why should DVLA keep the tax already paid by the previous owner, surely if it can no longer be used by the new owner then the previous owner should be refunded

I believe you can.....

[mike1]

I believe you can.....

Think you can get a refund for each full month remaining

[Michael Parnham]

At least it's part of the NHS funding!

[cheekee]

still though why should DVLA keep the tax already paid by the previous owner, surely if it can no longer be used by the new owner then the previous owner should be refunded

Yes you get a refund like the old system. Any remaining months that are left. Unless you pay by monthly direct debit which you can do now.

[cheekee]

If you buy a secondhand car though and get insurance that day it can take about 24 hours to show up on the motor insurance database that is used for the police ANPR system and I think what the DVLA use to check if the car is insured for road tax. So does that mean you cant legally drive the car home if bought and you cant buy the tax online yet. Can you still go to a post office ?

[cheekee]

I don't know about 'unwittingly'. Surely drivers who have enough brain power to operate a vehicle, should hopefully also have enough to keep up with the latest motoring regulations.

I agree Graham. I recieved a letter from the DVLA and also there was a lot of public announcements about it on various media.

[Arthur Little]

Drivers have been caught out by new regulations over used car sales, under which a vehicle's tax is automatically cancelled when it is sold, even if it has an in-date tax disc.

Drivers are getting caught out, are they? Frankly, I'm not unduly surprised ... because - contrary to what Graham says, and Terpe fully agrees with - I'd always been under the impression valid tax discs were automatically transferable to the new owners when vehicles were sold privately.

Moreover, I wouldn't necessarily concur either with Graham's statement implying anyone who's deemed fit to drive ought to have sufficient savvy to keep abreast of the latest motoring regulations. Many simply don't ... as is patently obvious from the sheer number of fools we witness using British roads every single day.

But ... there again ... ... I've never been a [qualified] driver!

[Arthur Little]

still though why should DVLA keep the tax already paid by the previous owner, surely if it can no longer be used by the new owner then the previous owner should be refunded

, Stewart ... should be what happens; it seems the fairest way all round.

[imagine]

the disc is tax for the motor, not the driver

[SimonH]

, Stewart ... should be what happens; it seems the fairest way all round.

That is what happens

[SimonH]

Drivers are getting caught out, are they? Frankly, I'm not unduly surprised ... because - contrary to what Graham says, and Terpe fully agrees with - I'd always been under the impression valid tax discs were automatically transferable to the new owners when vehicles were sold privately.

No such thing as a tax disc anymore though