New (Used) Car

Tilt

I purchased a car from a dealer about 18 months ago. I insured it there and then over the phone. Not sure what the problem is here.

dunroving

forgotmyname wrote: »

Really? So when you buy a car and tax it. Then the DVLA receive the change of keeper and refund the tax that you just bought to the previous owner thats OK?

No they refund the tax that was already on the vehicle (that was paid for by the person you just bought it from).

That's the new rules.

forgotmyname

dunroving wrote: »

No they refund the tax that was already on the vehicle (that was paid for by the person you just bought it from).

That's the new rules.

If you (insure typo) TAX the vehicle using the number on V5C they have been known to refund the new tax also.

You need to use the new keeper number and not the number on the front of the V5C.

dunroving

forgotmyname wrote: »

Really? So when you buy a car and tax it. Then the DVLA receive the change of keeper and refund the tax that you just bought to the previous owner thats OK?

dunroving wrote: »

No they refund the tax that was already on the vehicle (that was paid for by the person you just bought it from).

That's the new rules.

forgotmyname wrote: »

If you insure the vehicle using the number on V5C they have been know to refund the new tax also.

You need to use the new keeper number and not the number on the front of the V5C.

That sounds like an urban myth ... where have you seen this happen?

And what does insurance have to do with it - you only mentioned "tax" and registration of the new keeper in your first post.

I think you are talking at cross-purposes with one or two other posters on this thread (i.e., we're not talking about the same thing). The "old" tax is refunded to the "old" owner is all people are saying.

forgotmyname

Several threads on here about it. And im sure the DVLA site warns you to use the number on the new keepers slip because its slightly different to the main number.

So they know your the new keeper.

dunroving

forgotmyname wrote: »

Several threads on here about it. And im sure the DVLA site warns you to use the number on the new keepers slip because its slightly different to the main number.

So they know your the new keeper.

Use it for what - tax, or insurance? You referred to insurance in your last post, but that has nothing to do with the V5C ...


... just trying to get some clarification on what you are actually saying. You asked the previous poster if they thought it was "OK" for the new tax to be repaid, but they didn't say anything about that. Then you added something about using the V5C when insuring the new car ... now you're saying ... what, exactly?


Completely confused.

tedted

you should only have the green slip as the previous owner should send the v5c to confirm that the the vehicle has been sold so the refund should go to the precious owner

dunroving

tedted wrote: »

you should only have the green slip as the previous owner should send the v5c to confirm that the the vehicle has been sold so the refund should go to the precious owner

Exactly, thank you.

Quentin

Dr._Shoe wrote: »

As long as you have insured the vehicle then you should be able to tax it whether the computer has been updated or not. However, if the insurance doesn't show up within a certain timeframe and/or does not commence on the day the tax was paid then the tax will be cancelled and you're ready to be plucked by the police.

Yes it's true that you don't need insurance to tax your car but if you drive an untaxed car it invalidates the insurance.

You are making all this up.


1) You don't have to have insurance to buy tax


2) Once you bought the tax it cannot be cancelled just because you have no insurance (or for any other reason other than the payment failed)


3) Driving an untaxed car will never invalidate your insurance

forgotmyname

dunroving wrote: »

Use it for what - tax, or insurance? You referred to insurance in your last post, but that has nothing to do with the V5C ...


... just trying to get some clarification on what you are actually saying. You asked the previous poster if they thought it was "OK" for the new tax to be repaid, but they didn't say anything about that. Then you added something about using the V5C when insuring the new car ... now you're saying ... what, exactly?


Completely confused.

I never mentioned insurance. Where did you get that from?