Why are people still advertising car as inc remaining tax?

[thehammer]

As above really, why am I seeing adverts that say 11months MOT and 5 months tax or a variant of?

Do people really live with their head in the ground so they don't know that tax no long transfers with ownership?

Poor rant I know but just something that irritates me.

[mgtony]

I think the vast majority of people don't know of the changes. In the media I only heard snippets about the demise of the tax disc and no mention of the tax stopping on selling the car, so it's easy to see why people don't know.
I thought the same as you though looking through the classifieds.

[davamer23]

I messaged a guy to give him the heads up on the new rules, who was proudly advertising "just taxed for 6months" he replied proudly, "yeah but I taxed it on the 30th Sept so it's ok"
He messaged again later, rather more sheepish after double checking with the DVLA.

I'm seeing loads of ads still with tax, some private sales I can kind of understand but I'm seeing trade ads too.

[Perd Hapley]

I'm selling a car at the moment and only mentioned the rate of tax, because that's all that's relevant anymore. I have still received several enquiries asking if the car is taxed.

I just said 'yes', assuming that trying to explain the changes would only lead to more confusion.

[Drumroll]

Perd Hapley said:

I'm selling a car at the moment and only mentioned the rate of tax, because that's all that's relevant anymore. I have still received several enquiries asking if the car is taxed.

I just said 'yes', assuming that trying to explain the changes would only lead to more confusion.

Why tell them an untruth? would take only a minute to explain the new laws

[Perd Hapley]

It's not really an untruth, the car is taxed at the moment. I didn't want the responsibility of explaining the new rules to them especially as even I'm not completely sure of them.

[Patrick Bateman]

The guy I just bought a car from was completely unaware the tax was no longer transferable.

[Mound Dawg]

A few people I know thought that just because you don't get a tax disc any more it means you don't have to pay for one.

[Dromedary66]

As I understand it, when someone sells their car they have to request a refund from the DVLA for any unusued (whole) months left on the vehicle's tax. This doesn't happen automatically when the V5 is sent off.

However, I bet they have automated the part that knows the new owner has not taxed that vehicle. Otherwise if the seller is ignorant of the tax changes, does not claim a refund, could the buyer avoid paying tax until the next renewal (using this site https://www.vehicleenquiry.service.gov.uk/)?

[Roo]

Dromedary66 said:

As I understand it, when someone sells their car they have to request a refund from the DVLA for any unusued (whole) months left on the vehicle's tax.

No you don't.

Dromedary66 said:

This doesn't happen automatically when the V5 is sent off.

Yes it does.

[Dromedary66]

Ah ok, that makes more sense.

[JagXJR]

Roo said:

Dromedary66 said:

As I understand it, when someone sells their car they have to request a refund from the DVLA for any unusued (whole) months left on the vehicle's tax.

No you don't.

Dromedary66 said:

This doesn't happen automatically when the V5 is sent off.

Yes it does.

This seems to have changed from when they originally anounced the scheme (no doubt as a result of complaints)

[Roo]

JagXJR said:

This seems to have changed from when they originally anounced the scheme (no doubt as a result of complaints)

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/vehicle-tax-changes