QQ about backdated car tax.

unholyangel

I believe you can tax the car at the same time as applying for a new v5 using form v62 if you're the current registered keeper.

I've never needed to do it personally but from the information on gov.uk, it appears its possible. Heres a link to the v62 form, have a read of the information in box F

DottieDam

Yeah you can't pay tax without a V5 I realised this recently. And once a V5 issued you can't use new keeper form.

You can pay tax for a car you don't own. I pay the tax on a car in my husbands name.

I found V5 to be pretty quick to arrive. So if you ordered it now you might get lucky if car is off the road and not have to SORN it (I mean it sounds like it has been untaxed for a while and not been caught) but that is obviously terrible advice. When you go to pay tax I'm pretty certain it will include back payments.

sleepyjones

Thanks for your replies folks, sorry, forgot to update the thread.

Turns out I could tax it with the V62 form at the Post office, so I just did that (even though the woman at the DVLA said I can't do that, I think she maybe thought it was for a new keeper, which it wasn't, was just a change of address on the V5).
So, we're all good now.