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Cancelled DD in preparation for SORN - dont do it!

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Noticed that DD payment for May went out on 3rd may.

Planning to sell car before end of the month, or declare it SORN and stick it on driveway until its sold.

So I cancelled the DD, thinking well I've paid up until end of May, just before end of May I'll do SORN.

BUT, then I get an email telling me because DD is cancelled the road tax is cancelled immediately. Strange since I've paid for May already.

So I think ok go back in and set up again just in case. BUT now first payment 3rd June £40, 3rd July £20. So it looks like I have to pay for May again now!

Bit off to cancel my tax just because I cancelled the DD after that month is paid for!
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  • It's possibly because like insurance it's the fee for a year broken down to instalments. I traded my car in for a different one a few months back, did it by the book and never had any problems, the DVLA stopped taking the money, didn't need monthly payments for the new car as its only £20 a year.
    I hate football and do wish people wouldn't keep talking about it like it's the most important thing in the world
  • It's possibly because like insurance it's the fee for a year broken down to instalments. I traded my car in for a different one a few months back, did it by the book and never had any problems, the DVLA stopped taking the money, didn't need monthly payments for the new car as its only £20 a year.

    I can understand that but it does look like im paying for may again.
    Perhaps I can ring them.
  • interstellaflyer
    interstellaflyer Posts: 2,065 Forumite
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    edited 3 April at 1:58PM
    [quote=[Deleted User];70686242]I can understand that but it does look like im paying for may again.
    Perhaps I can ring them.[/QUOTE]

    You haven't paid for May twice, if you cancel after the beginning of the month, you lose that months money, if you tax a car after the beginning of the month you have to pay from the start of that month, it's always been that way. Technically you cancelled your tax then re taxed the vehicle after being informed that your vehicle was no longer taxed.
    I hate football and do wish people wouldn't keep talking about it like it's the most important thing in the world
  • hawkeye9999
    hawkeye9999 Posts: 55 Forumite
    edited 18 May 2016 at 1:56PM
    How did they know you had cancelled the DD?

    Has the bank tried to re-claim the payment made at the beginning of the month.
  • How did they know you had cancelled the DD?

    Has the bank tried to re-claim the payment made at the beginning of the month.

    No thats whats strange. The payment for may came out on may 3rd. The next one was due june 3rd.

    When they heard I'd cancelled DD they cancellled the tax. Bit off since I'd paid for may so they should have left it until the end of the month not half way through!
  • CHR15
    CHR15 Posts: 5,193 Forumite
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    From the Website, looks like you should have SORNED it first and let them do the cancelling rather than the pre-emptive strike.
    Cancel vehicle tax and get a refund


    You usually don’t need to do anything extra to cancel your vehicle tax and get a refund for any full months of tax remaining.

    When vehicle tax is cancelled

    Your vehicle tax is cancelled and you automatically get a refund when you tell DVLA that your vehicle has been:
    You don’t get an automatic refund if your vehicle has been stolen. You must apply to DVLA.
    What happens next

    You’ll get a refund cheque for any full months remaining on your vehicle tax. Contact DVLA if you haven’t got it after 6 weeks.
    The cheque will be sent to the name and address on the V5C registration document (log book).
    Your vehicle tax Direct Debit (if you have one) will be cancelled automatically.
    If you made a single 6-month payment for your vehicle tax, you’ll have paid an extra charge at the time. The extra charge isn’t refunded.
    https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-tax-refund
  • photome
    photome Posts: 16,657 Forumite
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    CHR15 wrote: »
    From the Website, looks like you should have SORNED it first and let them do the cancelling rather than the pre-emptive strike.


    https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-tax-refund

    How did the OP cancel tax by stopping the DD.

    nothing in your post about stopping DD
  • CHR15
    CHR15 Posts: 5,193 Forumite
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    I'll edit your post:

    Q. How did the OP cancel tax?
    A. by stopping the DD.

    I'm not defending it but that is clearly what happened.
  • CHR15 wrote: »
    I'll edit your post:

    Q. How did the OP cancel tax?
    A. by stopping the DD.

    I'm not defending it but that is clearly what happened.

    No. What I did was:-

    1. Waited until the DD for may had been paid.
    2. Then cancelled the DD
    3. Planned to sorn at end of may.

    OK I was too quick cancelling the DD.

    Phoned DVLA today and explained and they said ok until the end of may dont worry. just cancel the other one.
  • bod1467
    bod1467 Posts: 15,214 Forumite
    Do you have a recording of that? (Would you trust what someone there says without having recorded or written proof?)
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