disability car tax..help please if you know.....

[s24ng]

If anyone could give me advice on this it would be very helpful as i am doing it for the 1st time and am not sure..let me explain.....

Back in Oct 2009 I was awarded higher rate mobility from the dla..as I couldnt drive at the time I put the free road tax to my mums car as it was her car she was using to get me from A to B...

Fastforward to me passing my test last week and having already paid deposit on my own car and waiting for it to be delivered to Vauxhall for me to pick up, what happens with the free road tax my mum has on her bmw? I know she has to give it back as it will be going onto my Astra, but whats the process?

Does she give it back before i get my car (i wont know til the day they phone me i think) or does she wait til the day i pick my car up then send it back?As its the 1st time dealing with this im a little confused and any help would be so appriciated. Thanx for reading

[tim2100]

When I changed my car years ago, the same you she changed the taxation class on her car originally will have to do that again at the local DVLA office. You should have a tax certificate which the dealer will need and then tax the vehicle with that.

Process may have changed. Speak to your supplying dealer, they may be able to help / advise.

Tim.

[s24ng]

I hope my mum still has all the stuff or im screwed!!
will her tax need to change before i get my astra? like i said, i dont know when im getting the car, the guy at Vauxhall just said 6weeks min/12weeks max!
Did want a car sooner, but once i sat in the sri i fell in love lol .

[MonkeyHanger]

s24ng said:

will her tax need to change before i get my astra?

Yes. The exemption certificate can only be used to tax 1 car at a time.

Go to your "local" DVLA office (Glasgow from looking at your profile ?) and they'll tell you what to do. It involves a bit of form filling & changing the taxation class on your mum's V5 back from Disabled.



I'm wondering if your new car has 6/12 months tax included in the price?...you could either get that knocked off or use it to give you time to sort out your mum's tax. Just a thought

Edited by MonkeyHanger on Thursday 15th April 18:49

[s24ng]

MonkeyHanger said:

I'm wondering if your new car has 6/12 months tax included in the price?...you could either get that knocked off or use it to give you time to sort out your mum's tax. Just a thought

Edited by MonkeyHanger on Thursday 15th April 18:49

I would love if that happend, but the speclist didnt mention it and its not mentioned on the forms i signed, so im guessing i dont get it.
That would be so helpful though coz my mum lost her job through this ressesion so cant really afford the tax right now, hense another reason i gave it to her!And now i need it back lol!

[MonkeyHanger]

Quinny said:

Pretty sure that as its a motobility car.. It won't come with 6 months tax...

D'oh!...that'll teach me to have clever afterthoughts

[s24ng]

Quinny said:

But don't tell the internet warriors on PH, cos most don't think that disabled people should have a free tax disc



Oh by the way well done on passing the test..... The Mini skirt and low cut top did the trick then

nah the guy (ten ton tony) was too busy trying to catch his breath after the 2min walk to the car to take any real notice of my outfit!
Ive already had it stinking on here for being disabled and getting a 'free' car! think ive grown used to the jibes now...boo hiss!!

[tim2100]

Quinny said:

Pretty sure that as its a motobility car.. It won't come with 6 months tax...

You'll either have to pay for the tax or use your excemption certificate...

The first time is a hassle, but once the car is in the system, next year you can tax it on line..

The DVLA system "knows" that there is an excemption certificate, and issues a tax disc in the normal way...... Only its Free

But don't tell the internet warriors on PH, cos most don't think that disabled people should have a free tax disc



Oh by the way well done on passing the test..... The Mini skirt and low cut top did the trick then

Don't need to do that now. The yearly tax is now done by motability, they just send it through in the post every year.

[tim2100]

Quinny said:

Pretty sure that as its a motobility car.. It won't come with 6 months tax...

You'll either have to pay for the tax or use your excemption certificate...

The first time is a hassle, but once the car is in the system, next year you can tax it on line..

The DVLA system "knows" that there is an excemption certificate, and issues a tax disc in the normal way...... Only its Free

But don't tell the internet warriors on PH, cos most don't think that disabled people should have a free tax disc



Oh by the way well done on passing the test..... The Mini skirt and low cut top did the trick then

Don't need to do that now. The yearly tax is now done by motability, they just send it through in the post every year.

[s24ng]

have made an agreement with my mum thanks to all your help. She will give the road tax back in 5weeks time, that then takes me into the min period for getting my car (6-12weeks)

I will then half in with her to get her 6months road tax on her bmw and HOPEFULLY in that time my stepdad will have another job and be able to tax it for her. If not, the car goes into storage and i will run her about in my car til hers gets back on the road.

[stewy68]

I had to sort this out for my dad a while ago.
The Motability specialist/salesman at the dealership should be able to advise you as they're usually quite clued up on this sort of thing.
Also, http://www.dft.gov.uk/dvla/contactus/localoffices/...
The DVLA office in West Campbell Street is usually busy as fk, so best take a flask and tent lol.

HTH

[s24ng]

@ Tim2100

do you know how much notice i get for getting my car i.e, will the dealer phone me and say..'your call will be delivered on XX day at XX time for you t collect miss S24NG'
OR
will i get a call saying 'your car is here and ready to be picked up' on the day it arrives??

[tim2100]

Motability will send you a letter confirming your order, this will have a pin code on there which you wil give to the dealer when you pick the car up.
This letter will have the delivery date.
Insurance will be sorted by the dealer and rsa motability, this will be at the dealers I think.

[s24ng]

its been a week since i ordered my car and i havent had any letter..or will that come after i go back with my utility bill and pay the rest of the deposit..or will it just come nearer the time of getting my car?

so insurance and tax etc will be organised for me collecting the car?

thanx for all your help in advance btw

[zakelwe]

s24ng said:

its been a week since i ordered my car and i havent had any letter..or will that come after i go back with my utility bill and pay the rest of the deposit..or will it just come nearer the time of getting my car?

so insurance and tax etc will be organised for me collecting the car?

thanx for all your help in advance btw

I'm sure it will be ok, considering they are a non profitable government type organisation they are really up to the mark when it comes to their clients, which is you. And me. So you should be ok. Give them a ring if you are not sure.

Oh, and forget the jibes from other peeps on you getting a car because of it. If it helps you with your day to day life then great, that's what civilised society is all about.

You might be able to get away with the odd track day in it as well I must take mine on a track day just for the jollies

Andy

[s24ng]

im going back up next week with my utility bill (didnt have one on me on the day of order) and the rest of the deposit so its paid and i dont have to worry about keeping money by, so will ask then aswell. As its my 1st time doing this im not 100% sure on everything and as going to order the car was spurr of the moment on my ex's part (hoping to sort things out there,another story haha) i didnt really take evrything in that was being told to me! All that was whizzing through my head was 'Oh my good god i passed my test and here i am ordering my sri the same day'