Car Tax

tREE_wiTH_hAMStER · **Joined:** Sat May 19, 2007 11:00 am **Posts:** 20758

How does it work these days? Presuming I was to buy a car on Sunday, how do i tax it for the journey home as obviously the V5 or log book wont be in my name?

In the past always bought a car with tax in place so not sure how it works now?

ElvisC · **Joined:** Mon Aug 15, 2011 9:55 am **Posts:** 4504

All Online now, and instant.

no6bus · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:55 pm **Posts:** 5096

And if you buy it mid month, both you and the previous owner have paid for the tax for the same month

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tREE_wiTH_hAMStER · **Joined:** Sat May 19, 2007 11:00 am **Posts:** 20758

Its currently sorn if that matters. So basically i can turn up buy it, go online on me phone and tax it before i drive home?

Joe Mac · **Posted:** Tue Jun 28, 2016 3:43 pm

What car you getting?

tREE_wiTH_hAMStER · **Joined:** Sat May 19, 2007 11:00 am **Posts:** 20758

A Ford Capri.

no6bus · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:55 pm **Posts:** 5096

tREE_wiTH_hAMStER wrote:

Its currently sorn if that matters. So basically i can turn up buy it, go online on me phone and tax it before i drive home?

Provided you have sorted out insurance first, the car would need to be mot'd , insured and then you can tax it, option b would be to trailer it home

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poolieinnottingham · **Posted:** Tue Jun 28, 2016 9:37 pm

tREE_wiTH_hAMStER wrote:

A Ford Capri.

Beautiful!

born toulouse · **Posted:** Tue Jun 28, 2016 9:57 pm

Please tell me it is either yellow or red with a vinyl roof.

Rinkender · **Joined:** Tue Jun 19, 2012 8:36 pm **Posts:** 796

If it's before 1976 you don't need it

no6bus · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:55 pm **Posts:** 5096

Rinkender wrote:

If it's before 1976 you don't need it

Given that it's on a sorn you still need to go through the application to tax it even though it's free

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tREE_wiTH_hAMStER · **Joined:** Sat May 19, 2007 11:00 am **Posts:** 20758

no6bus wrote:

tREE_wiTH_hAMStER wrote:

Its currently sorn if that matters. So basically i can turn up buy it, go online on me phone and tax it before i drive home?

Provided you have sorted out insurance first, the car would need to be mot'd , insured and then you can tax it, option b would be to trailer it home

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He is Putting a years MOT on it, my insurance is set up and will be active when I ring them to confirm on the day. Does the online tax bit require proof of insurance?

no6bus · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:55 pm **Posts:** 5096

No the DVLA database will show current status of mot and insurance so shouldn't be a problem
And the new keepers slip off the logbook will give you the reference number you need

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tREE_wiTH_hAMStER · **Joined:** Sat May 19, 2007 11:00 am **Posts:** 20758

Cheers Bus

Superwatty · **Joined:** Wed Apr 02, 2014 7:38 pm **Posts:** 49

Quote:

He is Putting a years MOT on it, my insurance is set up and will be active when I ring them to confirm on the day. Does the online tax bit require proof of insurance?

Make sure you insure in plenty of time as many insurers systems only update the DVLA computer overnight.

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