DVLA

[grumpy52]

Criticism for many things but I have had a good experience with them this week. Bought a car at the weekend from a guy selling his deceased father's car . Did the ownership transfer online for him on Sunday, he wasn't confident doing online stuff due to mild dyslexia. Recieved the new logbook today .
Just a little warning do the taxing before filling the online transfer . Occasionally the new logbook is issued immediately and then the new keeper reference is out of date and won't work .

[hidetheelephants]

How/why would you tax it before doing the transfer? Doesn't it refund the tax when the transaction happens?

[bobtail4x4]

you tax it in your name,
they seem to work it out when You transfer the v5 shortly after

[grumpy52]

Some have missed the point ,you can only use the reference number that is in force ,if upon notification of transfer a new V5 is generated straight away the reference number supercedes the number on the new keeper slip that you would use to tax the car . You need the reference number in force to tax the car .

[Skyedriver]

Yeh, been caught out by that once, had to wait 5 days for the new V5c before I could tax it. Didn't know about taxing it before the change of ownership, surely that is against their system but maybe the computer is clever than I think

[Kev_Mk3]

If you tax it then change ownership doesnt it refund the previous owner?

[Road2Ruin]

Kev_Mk3 said:

If you tax it then change ownership doesnt it refund the previous owner?

It didn't when I did it. Of course, though, you are using the reference from the new keep slip, So I guess the computer knows...