Free car tax.Not many people know this !

sabretoothtigger

The majority of tax is done via fuel and vat, road tax isnt even used up repairing roads so this is a storm in a teacup
Worry about people using red diesel, they are really getting something for nothing

harveybobbles wrote: »

Nothing illigal about it, as long as the car is used for the disabled oerson.

My own car has a disabled tax on it - my neighbour offered it to me as they don't have a car and every member of their family is useless.

I'm the one who takes him to his appointments/treatment 3 days a week and runs them around the shps etc on other days

Sounds fair, good on you

dori2o

carebear13 wrote: »

We have recently been awarded dla for our daughter and a leaflet for the tax came with it. i called them to clarify if we can have one and was told that we couldnt as the car is NOT SOLELY used for her benefit.

This problem has been ongoing for years and years and a lot of it is down to the information given. It never seems to be the same from person to person.

When my Dad was working and my Mum was on DLA, my Mum was told it made no difference that my Dad used the car for work as that was of benefit to her, i.e it allowed my Dad to bring in an income for the household which my Mum directly benefitted from. So long as the car was available for her to be taken to appointments/shopping etc etc whenever she needed it there wasn't a problem.

The fact my Dad also used the car to go to/from work was not a problem.

carebear13

mmm. ok. tbh i wondered how they would be able to police it, how would anyone know. there will be times when she is not in the car as she is in the hospital waiting to be picked up or she has not with her dad whilst he collects prescriptions, gone to the take -away/supermarket to get her something she fancies.the way it was explained to me was that she always had to be in the car with him. im assuming that we dont have to apply for a blue badge in order to get the free tax even though she is entitled to one?

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they can police it,they do police it and prosecutions have been made sucessfully

colin13

obviously,all the non disabled person says ,they are doing something for disabled person,,my wife was stopped by police just after she had came out supermarket,the police asked where she had been,and did she has mobile phone,in case i needed her,the police do police it and there are many problems,wit policing it

Parva

colin13 wrote: »

obviously,all the non disabled person says ,they are doing something for disabled person,,my wife was stopped by police just after she had came out supermarket,the police asked where she had been,and did she has mobile phone,in case i needed her,the police do police it and there are many problems,wit policing it

Sorry Colin, could you make this more understandable please?

Edit: Ah nevermind, think I got it.

portly1

scrooze247 wrote: »

A friend told me this recently and it is true.If you or your legal partner receive mobility allowance as part of DLA at the higher rate (they are all at the higher rate now) you can apply to the Dept.Work and Pensions by phone for a road tax exempt certificate.It matters not what car you link the exemption to other than that "it must be in use to take your disabled partner shopping".We have two cars and I have just saved £280 road tax on my Jag.

Here is a helpful link:-



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I have done the same too. We run a small runabout for day to day and a 'gas guzzler' for when we need to use it for special reasons. I too have opted to get the latter on free tax - saves a fortune.

portly1

sabretoothtigger wrote: »

Worry about people using red diesel, they are really getting something for nothing

Shhhhh! you would be shocked how many ordinary motorists are actually using 'red' diesel.
It is so easily obtainable.

Many I know have it delivered in 40 gallon containers which are kept in the shed or garage.

M00minMama

You should be glad you're almost wish hasn't come true. I'm writing this from my hospital bed on my 6th major admission this year related to my disability. I don't know why you don't try this too- free room and board and no one hassling you to get up and go to work - really Mikeandrach could your comment have been more crass?

Parva

Go lose limbs to cancer, or maybe suffer Osteoarthritis, total blindness or deafness, PTSD, Multiple sclerosis, Parkinsons... The list is endless. If you really wish you were disabled just to get free road tax and a closer parking spot to Tesco then you are seriously misguided.