Vehicle Tax Due From Date

jbond

This might have been discussed before, but I can't find anything, so here goes.

When you look up a vehicle on the govt website, and it shows an odd date for the above. e.g. say 15th of Aug, does that mean that the car was registered sold on that date, i.e. the new owner sent in the v5 with the new details or v62 for change of ownership, and the dvla have recorded that, but for some reason haven't completed the new paperwork and sent to the new owner yet, or does it mean something else?

I ask because vehicle tax always starts from the beginning of the month now, even if you apply half way through it.

Is there a backlog at the dvla at the moment?

facade

Probably the date that ownership transferred and the existing tax was cancelled (not  "ripped off" even though it had already been paid ) so the vehicle is liable for tax from then, and likely the new owner hasn't bothered to tax it yet.

I assume all these odd dates are in the past, if it is due from January 15th 2022 say, I don't have any explanation.

JJ_Egan

New cars do not need to be taxed from the first of the month .

One year plus 3 weeks etc via DVLA / dealer system .

DVLA backlog/ slow yes at present .

jbond

"......and likely the new owner hasn't bothered to tax it yet."

Glad I'm not the one that'll have received an £80 fine (or 40 if paid early) for no tax then!

If you get fined and pay, but still don't tax it several months after, do you know if you get fined again or what?

It's not a new car either.