My mum gets dla can i get free car tax as im her carer

bubbles1000

why are people on this forum cruel?

zappster1966

Don't think so.

Zara33

Yes you can.

Zara33

You may be entitled to a free tax disc if you're a disabled person who gets the higher rate of the mobility component of Disability Living Allowance, War Pensioners Mobility Supplement or have an invalid carriage.

Using the vehicle

To claim exemption from vehicle tax, the vehicle must be registered in your name or registered in the name of someone you nominate to drive for you (a nominee).
The vehicle must only be used for your purposes, for example shopping or getting prescriptions.
If it is being used by the nominee or someone else for their own personal needs, then the exemption will be lost and the normal rate of vehicle tax must be paid.

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/DisabledPeople/MotoringAndTransport/Yourvehicleandlicence/DG_10028003

SailorSam

I don't know if you can, but your mum should be entitled to a blue badge which you can use when she is with you. If you're not entitled, as a carer, could'nt the car go in your mums name, so solving the problem.

zappster1966

"The vehicle must only be used for your purposes.

If it is being used by the nominee or someone else for their own personal needs, then the exemption will be lost and the normal rate of vehicle tax must be paid."

Next to no-one can meet that rule without lying through their teeth.

bestpud

Do you receive carers allowance?

mealone

bestpud wrote: »

Do you receive carers allowance?

That and VED are totally diffrent.

bestpud

mealone wrote: »

That and VED are totally diffrent.

Er, yeah, I realise that!

I asked because the OP may be struggling financially through looking after her mum, hence her query, and she may be entitled to carers allowance...

Zara33

Frequently asked questions

Q. Does the recipient of the mobility allowance always have to travel in the car?
A. The car is provided for the benefit of the disabled person. But, they do not always need to be in the car, for example having someone else using the car to do the shopping or run errands is still of great benefit.

http://www.motability.co.uk/main.cfm?Type=PFAQ

cattie

But you get high mobility dla yourself, as your post here
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1765315&highlight so why can't you get a mobility car yourself & help both you & your mother out that way?