Taxing a car that is just being bought
Discussion
Myself and my lad will be picking up his new (to him) car next Sunday. We have sorted insurance out but my understanding is that it will need taxing under the new rules as any tax on the vehicle would have been refunded back to the seller. We are getting the car from a car dealer.
To tax the car we will need its reg no (no problem) but also the 12 digit number off the V5 green slip.
Can we pick up the car and drive it home legally and then sort the tax out on line once we are in possession of the document and car?
or
do we have to contact the dealer and get the reference number prior to next Sunday so we can pre-arrange the tax?
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Graham
To tax the car we will need its reg no (no problem) but also the 12 digit number off the V5 green slip.
Can we pick up the car and drive it home legally and then sort the tax out on line once we are in possession of the document and car?
or
do we have to contact the dealer and get the reference number prior to next Sunday so we can pre-arrange the tax?
ta
Graham
DuraAce said:
From a dealer then it won't currently be taxed. Do it online at the dealer, over the telephone or on your smart phone if you want to be legal.
I'd say the chances of getting caught driving home without tax are almost nil, but sort it before driving it to be 100% legal.
+1I'd say the chances of getting caught driving home without tax are almost nil, but sort it before driving it to be 100% legal.
When I bought my M3 last January, once the paperwork was sorted and the money handed over, the dealer let me use his laptop to sort the tax out.
Very simple, very quick...
Best of luck with the new motor!
Big Al. said:
Bad move picking up a new car at the end of the month, cost me a months lost tax, as I couldn't tax it for the last few day, and had to backtrack one month.
How much was that? Worst case scenario is fifty whole pounds and the car would have to be fairly expensive for that to kick in. Monkeylegend said:
Ask the dealer for the info you require and tax it online just before you go to pick it up, is another option.
Presumably either you or the dealer will have insurance in place in order to do this.
Insurance is no longer checked at purchase point on road tax as this is continuously checked under CIE. Presumably either you or the dealer will have insurance in place in order to do this.
LoonR1 said:
How much was that? Worst case scenario is fifty whole pounds and the car would have to be fairly expensive for that to kick in.
Wanted to drive it home on the 29th of month, couldn't tax it from the 29th had to go back to the 1st of the month so basically lost a months tax.Big Al. said:
LoonR1 said:
How much was that? Worst case scenario is fifty whole pounds and the car would have to be fairly expensive for that to kick in.
Wanted to drive it home on the 29th of month, couldn't tax it from the 29th had to go back to the 1st of the month so basically lost a months tax.Monkeylegend said:
Ask the dealer for the info you require and tax it online just before you go to pick it up, is another option...
Thanks allI'll give them a bell in the week and get the green slip ref number off the V5 and do it on line. Best not to take a risk even on the short journey home.
anonymous said:
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What a load of bks. What about all the trade cars that automatically get refunded now when sold which would probably normally just run down or be sold with the tax on it? If a car is on the forecourt for two months then there's a loss being made compared to the old system. LoonR1 said:
Monkeylegend said:
Ask the dealer for the info you require and tax it online just before you go to pick it up, is another option.
Presumably either you or the dealer will have insurance in place in order to do this.
Insurance is no longer checked at purchase point on road tax as this is continuously checked under CIE. Presumably either you or the dealer will have insurance in place in order to do this.
Big Al. said:
LoonR1 said:
I know that's how it works. I asked how much it cost
Full tax for the car was circa £290 for the year IIRC, 1 month lost would be £24.It cost nothing over to tax online.
Or are you talking about the price of the car?
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