when to buy car tax.

dannyjebb

I have a new car that has no tax at the moment. (kept off the road etc) as it is the end of the month if I go and get a tax disc today would I lose a month of tax compared to if I go and tax it on the 1st of August?

Thanks

Rikki

Yes you would, tax it on the 1st of August.

jhe

i have taxed cars 2 days before the end of the month in the past.
check with the post office or dvla

Joseph_Bloggs_2

jhe wrote: »

i have taxed cars 2 days before the end of the month in the past.
check with the post office or dvla

Possibly with tax expiring? but I don't think so when there is no tax.

jhe

no, but havnt done this for a few years so maybe the rules have changed.
with expiring tax, can be taxed anytime when renewal recieved

scheming_gypsy

if it's SORN'ed then you should be able to tax it now to start in August, the same as taxing it on the 1st August. If it's not SORN'ed then the tax will start the day after it expired.

Joseph_Bloggs_2

scheming_gypsy wrote: »

if it's SORN'ed then you should be able to tax it now to start in August, the same as taxing it on the 1st August. If it's not SORN'ed then the tax will start the day after it expired.

Slight difference there, The OP has just bought, presumably from a dealer

derrick

DVLA

When to apply

If your tax is due to run out at the end of the month, you can renew it from the fifth day of the month.

If your vehicle has been untaxed, because you’ve just bought it, the tax disc has run out or a SORN is in force, you can tax from the first day of the month in which you apply.
If you want the tax disc to start on the first day of the next calendar month, you cannot tax your vehicle more than two days in advance.


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Joseph_Bloggs_2

derrick wrote: »

DVLA

When to apply

If your tax is due to run out at the end of the month, you can renew it from the fifth day of the month.

If your vehicle has been untaxed, because you’ve just bought it, the tax disc has run out or a SORN is in force, you can tax from the first day of the month in which you apply.
If you want the tax disc to start on the first day of the next calendar month, you cannot tax your vehicle more than two days in advance.


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Looks like Saturday then. Thanks.

Lum

If you can find a post office that still opens on a Saturday, otherwise it's Monday.

paddedjohn

all the post offices around here are open on saturdays. thats at least 4 samall ones and a large one in town.