Changing keeper without paying tax twice

[Strudul]

I'm wanting to change the registered keeper of my car without the government getting paid the tax twice for 1 month unnecessarily.

I think this will need to be done at the end / start of the month, but not 100% on the specifics. It's currently taxed until March.

Do I need to SORN it on 30/11/17 and then the new keeper re-taxes it 1/12/17? Or does it just need a keeper change?

Cheers

[Strudul]

KevinCamaroSS said:

Just sell it on the last day of the month, complete the sale on-line in the evening. New keeper then taxes it on the first day of the month.

My concerns with that are:
- Although I've relinquished keepership, will the DVLA accept is as immediate and refund appropriately or not until they have processed it / received the forms
- The car will technically be untaxed overnight, will the DVLA get upset?

[Strudul]

catso said:

They will refund any full months remaining and the new keeper will pay for the next month so all will be good from a cost POV.

Always find it 'strange' that they can't do it on a day by day basis, it's almost as if they've designed the system in such a way as to maximise the double-charge scenario....

For ~5 hours it will be without tax (online keeper transfer service closes at 7pm) and I'm a little worried about this:

Could they possibly act on it, and who would be responsible?