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Motor tax arrears

donalfm · 2018-12-05 19:03:39

I'm thinking of buying my nephew's car. Motor tax is 6 months out of date. I won't be liable for the arrears but will he be liable for them if he no longer owns the car?

05-12-2018 7:03pm

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donalfm

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I'm thinking of buying my nephew's car. Motor tax is 6 months out of date. I won't be liable for the arrears but will he be liable for them if he no longer owns the car?

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#2 05-12-2018 7:07pm

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No, once the ownership is changed the arrears are gone

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#3 05-12-2018 7:08pm

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The arrears will disappear with the change of ownership.
As you are the new owner you cannot be held liable for somebody else's Motor Tax.
Assuming the nephew wasn't caught driving without Tax then he has no liabilities either.

There will be someone along in a while to tell us all that this is a loophole (which must be closed). Ignore them. This is the Law and has been since before that person was born.

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#4 05-12-2018 7:53pm

donalfm

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Perfect. Thanks for the info.

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#5 05-12-2018 8:22pm

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And after a week if you decided it wasn't for you you could sell it back to your nephew and he wouldn't have to pay any arrears then either.

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