VED so called Road Tax

[Vipers]

Just curious really, our daughter is moving back from overseas to UK, and has bought a Range Rover, first registered Sept 2019.

It is currently untaxed and is remaining in the showroom till she arrives on the 10th April, I am guessing it will be taxed 1st April, on the DVLA web site is shows "Tax due 8 December".

Now I always thought VED ran till the end of the month regardless of when you tax it in the month, so how come its was due on the 8th of the month?

As I said, just curious.

[geeks]

At a guess that could be it's SORN date.

[esuuv]

You pay for tax in month blocks - but it isn’t valid for month blocks in the same way.

For example if I sold my car today and it was taxed until the end of May in my name - i would get the April and May part back. Whoever bought my car would be liable for tax from today - so they have to pay March - even though I had already paid it and wasn’t getting it back.

The 8th date will be to do with when it was sold / sorn.

Just another way the government tax machine works in their favour.

[Vipers]

Thanks guys, much appreciated.