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Quick MOT road tax question

74jax
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If you purchased a car on 30th May and paid for 6 months road tax do you think the tax would run out at the end of October?
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  • mikey72
    mikey72 Posts: 14,680 Forumite
    We bought one, seller bought the tax on the last day in April for us, - from the start of April, not the start of May! Luckily it was only £2.50 lost.
  • qazitory
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    74jax wrote: »
    If you purchased a car on 30th May and paid for 6 months road tax do you think the tax would run out at the end of October?

    Yep

    1. May
    2. June
    3. July
    4. August
    5. September
    6. October

    If you had waiting until the 1st June, it would have run out at the end of November.
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  • bryanb
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    Yes if it was taxed in May
    This is an open forum, anyone can post and I just did !
  • 74jax
    74jax Posts: 7,930 Forumite
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    Thanks everyone
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  • paddedjohn
    paddedjohn Posts: 7,512 Forumite
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    Was the car already taxed until May 31st? If so then the new tax wouldnt start until June 1st and last till November 30th.
    Be Alert..........Britain needs lerts.
  • marlot
    marlot Posts: 4,976 Forumite
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    74jax wrote: »
    If you purchased a car on 30th May and paid for 6 months road tax do you think the tax would run out at the end of October?
    If its a new car (brand new), the dealer has the option to tax for a few extra days (or weeks). My last new car came with 6 months + a week.
  • kingstreet
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    If you tax a used vehicle within two working days of the month-end, you can have it start from 1st of the following month, not the month which is just about to end.

    If the car was taxed on the day of purchase, the license should have been requested to run from 1 June.

    What was the status of the vehicle before May 30? Taxed? Sorned?
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  • mikey72
    mikey72 Posts: 14,680 Forumite
    kingstreet wrote: »
    If you tax a used vehicle within two working days of the month-end, you can have it start from 1st of the following month, not the month which is just about to end.

    If the car was taxed on the day of purchase, the license should have been requested to run from 1 June.

    What was the status of the vehicle before May 30? Taxed? Sorned?

    But on a technicality, the tax doesn't start until the 1 June, so the dealer can't let you drive home on the 31st May.
  • [Deleted User]
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    mikey72 wrote: »
    But on a technicality, the tax doesn't start until the 1 June, so the dealer can't let you drive home on the 31st May.

    And how many used car dealers are honest?
  • im-lost
    im-lost Posts: 1,927 Forumite
    Deleted_User wrote: »
    And how many used car dealers are honest?

    More than you are trying to imply? ;)
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