Buying a car - a road tax question.

Scarum · 28 Aug 2015

Waiting to the end of the month will leave the seller a month out of pocket.

I could ask seller to drive me home, drive them back and then part our ways but after all that faffing around I'd have spent a tenner on fuel (more money in the treasury).

The conclusion here is that the only winner is the government.

JBR · 28 Aug 2015

I suspect that we'll see a greater incidence of people driving without valid road tax. With fewer police on hand (which is why they don't bother with burglaries any more!) the chances of being caught must be reasonably low. To be honest, there is absolutely no benefit to the motorist of paying road tax.
The other outcome could be an increase in the number of drivers not bothering with insurance. Of course, unlike road tax, there is a distinct disadvantage in not being insured.

It seems that these days, not only the Brussels government, but also the Westminster one are happily bringing in more and more rules that are to the detriment of the British people in general.

longdogs · 28 Aug 2015

http://home.bt.com/lifestyle/motori...aught-out-by-tax-disc-loophole-11363975104840

EFLImpudence · 28 Aug 2015

What a disgrace.
What kind of people think up this nonsense and do it for a living?
Did someone recently say Stalin was dead?

From the link:
A DVLA spokesman said: “The changes have been widely publicised and we write to every vehicle keeper to remind them of the new rules before the vehicle tax expires.

“We also write to every new vehicle keeper when they buy a used vehicle to inform them that they must tax the vehicle before they use it.

How do they do either of those things in time?

Scarum · 28 Aug 2015

Car tax is outdated, surely? Insurance is taxed, fuel is taxed, the car is MOT'd, a car service is taxed at VAT.

JBR · 28 Aug 2015

Scarum said:
Car tax is outdated, surely? Insurance is taxed, fuel is taxed, the car is MOT'd, a car service is taxed at VAT.

If they could figure out a way to tax the air we breathe, they'd do it.

nickso · 29 Aug 2015

Don't be a fanny and just drive it home. Get it taxed when you get round to it. If you are unlucky enough to be caught then just pay up. Done.

longdogs · 29 Aug 2015

nickso said:
Don't be a fanny and just drive it home. Get it taxed when you get round to it. If you are unlucky enough to be caught then just pay up. Done.

I suspect that's what the majority of people would do, resulting in more 'un-taxed' cars on the road than before and therefore defeating the object of the government. Unless their objective is purely financial of course. Surely not.

Bosswhite · 29 Aug 2015

nickso said:
Don't be a fanny and just drive it home. Get it taxed when you get round to it. If you are unlucky enough to be caught then just pay up. Done.

Its not the question of getting caught, its the problem of being involved in an Road Traffic accident, no current car tax, the driver is uninsured,

nickso · 29 Aug 2015

Bosswhite said:
nickso said:

Don't be a fanny and just drive it home. Get it taxed when you get round to it. If you are unlucky enough to be caught then just pay up. Done.

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Its not the question of getting caught, its the problem of being involved in an Road Traffic accident, no current car tax, the driver is uninsured,

Only if it specifically says so in your T&C's.

Buying a car - a road tax question.

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