Road Tax - 11 months for the price of 12!

northwalesd

Dean000000 wrote: »

Conversely, wouldn’t the seller get a months refund? Meaning two things;

Government are not better or worse off?

Seller swindled you.

Dunno tho.

No, you only get a refund of complete months, so the seller wouldn't get anything back for the (part) month when the vehicle was sold.

unholyangel

foxy-stoat wrote: »

Buying VED on 31st March was your first mistake - thinking you can get a refund is your second. You could of bought it on 1st April and you wouldnt of gone to prison.

This has been the way for a long time so nothing new here.

And then when the seller notifies DVLA that they sold the car on the 31st March?

fred990 wrote: »

And the reason it can't be pro rata in the age of the computer is because of.........?

It already is pro-rata. Its an annual rate thats chargeable - thats why you pay more if you pay dont pay it upfront.

But you'll likely find its because they didn't want to end up with a situation where it costs them £5 to issue a refund for 43p.