Taxing a car without Logbook

gazfocus

I bought a car on 16th April this year and have still not received the logbook. I have got the appropriate form to send off to DVLA and have got the new keeper supplement to attach to it so I won't have to pay for the logbook.

However, the tax expires at the end of this month and DVLA say it could take 20 working days to receive the new logbook which would take me past the expiration date of the tax disc on the car.

In with all the paperwork I was given with the car, I have found a 2nd new keeper supplement (I have opted for the one with the most recent date to fill in as the garage didn't fill it in) but if I fill in the 2nd one, but with a more recent date, can I use that to tax the car or will they know it's not from the current logbook?

I'm just at a loss of how to tax my car on time so any advice would be great.

BillTrac

Can you tax it online? Or haven't you received the tax is due letter/form?

You don't need the logbook online, just the reference number on the reminder. And of course your insurance and mot(if needed)to be on their system

gazfocus

BillTrac wrote: »

Can you tax it online? Or haven't you received the tax is due letter/form?

You don't need the logbook online, just the reference number on the reminder. And of course your insurance and mot(if needed)to be on their system

As I've only just sent the form off to apply for the logbook, the car isn't yet registered in my name (You have to wait a minimum of 6 weeks before sending the form off), so I can't tax it online or the tax disc will get sent to the previous owner. Also, because the car's not in my name, I won't get the tax due letter.

Hammyman

Take the New Keeper slip to your local DVLA office and tax it there. You should be able to do it at the post office but half of them don't have much of a clue.

gazfocus

Hammyman wrote: »

Take the New Keeper slip to your local DVLA office and tax it there. You should be able to do it at the post office but half of them don't have much of a clue.

Thanks but my question is as I've sent the most recent new keeper slip off to the DVLA, can I use the 2nd new keeper slip that I've found to tax the car even though it's not from the most recent logbook?

DaveF327

Hammyman wrote: »

You should be able to do it at the post office but half of them don't have much of a clue.

The point above answers the point below:

gazfocus wrote: »

my question is as I've sent the most recent new keeper slip off to the DVLA, can I use the 2nd new keeper slip that I've found to tax the car even though it's not from the most recent logbook?

The post office won't know jack s**t about the vehicle's history or how many editions of the V5 have been printed; they simply check what's in front of them and hand them back to you. Job done, tax disc issued. All you've done is leapfrog a potential bureaucratic hurdle to comply with the law in every other way.

Personally, I'd have sorted the tax out with the new keeper supplement before sending it off, but it seems you're lucky to have a backup plan.

forgotmyname

2nd new keeper slip? There is only one, Its the green section.

How can you get 2 copies of the new keeper slip?

Hammyman

forgotmyname wrote: »

2nd new keeper slip? There is only one, Its the green section.

How can you get 2 copies of the new keeper slip?

I've bought more than one car in my time where an old one has been in with the history.