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Applying for UK road tax refund

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  • 28-05-2013 8:35pm
    #1
    Wolves8
    Registered Users Posts: 20 ✭


    Title says it all really, just bought a car in UK with 6 months road fax on it, can I send it back to the DVLA for a refund?


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    biko
    Registered Users Posts: 81,223 ✭✭✭✭biko


    https://www.gov.uk/apply-for-tax-disc-refund-form-v14


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    Agricola
    Registered Users Posts: 6,547 ✭✭✭Agricola


    biko wrote: »
    https://www.gov.uk/apply-for-tax-disc-refund-form-v14

    Well given he is neither the current or last registered keeper according to their records, doesnt this prohibit him from doing this? or am i missing something.


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    corktina
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,733 ✭✭✭✭corktina


    hmm, you'll have to come to some arrangement with the previous owner to get it...I'm amazed the guy left 6 months tax on it!

    You'll have to do it before you re-reg it too, so don't delay as you have only a very short time to re-reg it....and then they will send the V5C back to Swansea....


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    DubDani
    Registered Users Posts: 1,155 ✭✭✭DubDani


    Yes, only the person on the UK/NI Registration Form can apply for the Refund.

    If it is a 6 months tax disc they will also deduct 10%, which is the non-refundable surcharge for a 6 months disc. I believe the DVA in Swansea also charges a Refund processing fee. They will also only refund full months, i.e. if you apply on the 1st of a month that month will not be refunded.

    Considering the generally lower taxes in the UK it is probably not worth the hassle, at least not on a normal car.


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    Wolves8
    Registered Users Posts: 20 ✭Wolves8


    I bought it off a garage who insisted It had road tax before they would let me take the car, thought it would be simple enough to get a refund, oh well!:o


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    bazz26
    Registered Users Posts: 51,158 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    Wolves8 wrote: »
    I bought it off a garage who insisted It had road tax before they would let me take the car, thought it would be simple enough to get a refund, oh well!:o

    Afaik UK dealers are not allowed to let a car they just sold drive off their forecourt without uptodate tax.


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    CiniO
    Registered Users Posts: 16,089 ✭✭✭✭CiniO


    Wolves8 wrote: »
    I bought it off a garage who insisted It had road tax before they would let me take the car, thought it would be simple enough to get a refund, oh well!:o

    Did they pay for the tax, or did you have to pay it?

    How did they arrange it?
    Dealer I was buying from told me it was kinda impossible legally for them to obtain a tax for me (foreign resident with Irish insurance on the car I just bough), and that it was impossible for me to obtain a tax as well.


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    CiniO
    Registered Users Posts: 16,089 ✭✭✭✭CiniO


    bazz26 wrote: »
    Afaik UK dealers are not allowed to let a car they just sold drive off their forecourt without uptodate tax.

    Dealer I bought from did let me go.
    But to cover their ar$e they got me to sign a declaration that I was informed about road tax laws and I declined to get it.


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    bbsrs
    Registered Users Posts: 943 ✭✭✭bbsrs


    CiniO wrote: »
    Did they pay for the tax, or did you have to pay it?

    How did they arrange it?
    Dealer I was buying from told me it was kinda impossible legally for them to obtain a tax for me (foreign resident with Irish insurance on the car I just bough), and that it was impossible for me to obtain a tax as well.

    They can tax any car using their trade insurance policy, he was telling porki pies.


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    CiniO
    Registered Users Posts: 16,089 ✭✭✭✭CiniO


    bbsrs wrote: »
    They can tax any car using their trade insurance policy, he was telling porki pies.

    Possibly.
    I wasn't too interested anyway to pay nearly 100 sterling for roadtax just for a trip from London to Holyhead.


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