Rich Posted March 7, 2015 Report Share Posted March 7, 2015 Now that you can pay monthly by direct debit can you tax a car for as and when you want to use it by cancelling the DD and SORN it? Say I wanted to drive it for 2 months, SORN for 6, then tax for a month and so on, could I do that? I can't find anything on the gov website but I would assume you can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Posted March 7, 2015 Report Share Posted March 7, 2015 I think you can, but the car has to be insured Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted March 7, 2015 Report Share Posted March 7, 2015 If the vehicle is declared SORN then it doesn't need to be insured. If it is untaxed and not declared SORN then it must still be insured. You have to apply for a refund of the road tax and also declare SORN at the same time. It's not something I would consider doing as a month on / month off road exercise really as it's not feasible to keep cancelling the insurance and reapplying so it'd be sensible to keep it insured. But it'd still be a chew on to reapply for tax and cancel it etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liner33 Posted March 7, 2015 Report Share Posted March 7, 2015 I think it's important to think about the monthly option as paying for a tears road tax monthly rather than paying for 1/12 of the road tax per month , there is no benefit to paying monthly apart from spreading the payments any part months or overlaps you would still need to pay It will be a lot of hassle to sorn and unsorn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted March 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 Sorry forgot to reply to this. Yes it does seem like alot of hassle but not impossible to do now, whereas before you'd have to wait for a tax disc in the post. It's probably better to do it for 6 months and SORN for 6 then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted April 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2015 I renewed the tax on the Accord using direct debit last night and it was a simple process. It only works out an extra £1.20 per month compared to paying a lump sum, which is definitely better for me and doesn't hurt the wallet as hard. I'd imagine it's easy enough to cancel it and start again if you wanted. On a car with high tax like mine it could save a few quid if it's off the road for a couple of months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 Seems very fair at £1.20pm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted April 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 Yes it's cheaper doing it that way than buying 6 months each time, definitely a change for the better IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMARTLY Posted May 7, 2015 Report Share Posted May 7, 2015 Just renewed mine online and it added £2.50 because I paid by credit card. No warning on reminder notice or going through the screens ( or if there was one I didn't see it ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parthiban Posted May 7, 2015 Report Share Posted May 7, 2015 Just renewed mine online and it added £2.50 because I paid by credit card. No warning on reminder notice or going through the screens ( or if there was one I didn't see it ) That's a bit cheeky if it's not highlighted, but I think there's always been a charge for using a credit card even with the old system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liner33 Posted May 7, 2015 Report Share Posted May 7, 2015 Yeah has always been thus but usually the fees are quite clear , they are from the credit card company rather than dvla Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sagitar Posted May 7, 2015 Report Share Posted May 7, 2015 The DVLA reminder form V11 says clearly that there is a fee of £2.50 to pay by credit card but no fee if you pay by debit card. The emission level for my car is only 49gm per KM so I don't pay any Vehicle Excise Duty, but I still have to go through the registration process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMARTLY Posted May 7, 2015 Report Share Posted May 7, 2015 The DVLA reminder form V11 says clearly that there is a fee of £2.50 to pay by credit card but no fee if you pay by debit card. Just read it again and you are correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHAHZ Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 So with the corrolla departing a few days ago, thankfully at the end not beginning of the month and my section of v5 being sent off, will I just expect a check to appear in the post for the remainder of the fund license? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 Surely it can be the only way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHAHZ Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 Surely it can be the only way? That's what I would hope and assume but you never know with the dvla, probably a form somewhere that needs to be filled within 10 minutes of selling the car otherwise your not eligible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMARTLY Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 Yes you should shortly get a cheque in the post for outstanding full months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHAHZ Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 excellent! Cheers mate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted June 2, 2015 Report Share Posted June 2, 2015 It will be interesting to know how long it takes..... I mean they take the money in two nanno seconds don't they. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted July 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2015 Another money making scam, why issue fines before giving a warning? http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3145287/Fury-car-tax-fines-soar-end-paper-discs-Prosecutions-rise-half-confusing-rules-require-tax-renewed-time-vehicle-bought.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parthiban Posted July 1, 2015 Report Share Posted July 1, 2015 Seems a bit silly though, in the old days you would check if the car had a disc. If it didn't then you would get one. Now if you're old school, you check for the disc, and there isn't one. So automatically it would make sense to check its tax status wouldn't it? I don't understand why this change suddenly means it's ok to drive around with no tax? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted July 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2015 Yes it doesn't take 2 minutes to check online if it's taxed or not but not everyone has the internet. What are people doing who can't check online, where do they find out? I think the issue could be more to do with the cars not having tax as soon as the DVLA have received the V5 saying it's been sold, whereas before whatever tax was left would be valid until the end of the month. Maybe buyers think they have longer to tax the car than what they actually have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parthiban Posted July 1, 2015 Report Share Posted July 1, 2015 Yes it doesn't take 2 minutes to check online if it's taxed or not but not everyone has the internet. What are people doing who can't check online, where do they find out? I think the issue could be more to do with the cars not having tax as soon as the DVLA have received the V5 saying it's been sold, whereas before whatever tax was left would be valid until the end of the month. Maybe buyers think they have longer to tax the car than what they actually have. Don't many take the disc back when selling a car to get the refund? I'm pretty sure there is a number you can call to verify tax status, it's a bit different but the process is basically the same! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted July 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2015 I've bought and sold cars with tax still on them, the Corolla had about 10 months I think! There are no tax discs any more though and when you sell a car privately as soon as the DVLA have the V5 with the new owner details the previous one gets the remaining tax refunded and the new one is responsible for it. If I bought a new car at the end of the month I would have to tax it straight away otherwise I would receive a fine for not having any tax. If I bought it on the 1st of the month the seller would lose that months tax refund so either way someone is going to lose a months tax which the DVLA gets instead. The only way to avoid it is declare the car sorn, which if you are the new owner you can only do by post! Then keep the car off the road and tax it on the 1st of the month. Only the registered owner can declare the car sorn, so if it already is and then they sell it, the DVLA remove the sorn status and it's liable for tax immediately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMARTLY Posted July 7, 2015 Report Share Posted July 7, 2015 It's a money making machine for the DVLA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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