Untaxed Car

Mitch2008

I am collecting a Car from the dealers this Friday 31st last day of the Month, am i able to just drive it home and park on the drive until the next day 1st and Tax?

born_again

Transfer V5 online & tax online while at dealers. 

Jemma01

Ask the dealer, they'll sort it out for you, you're not the first person to buy a car, they know all about this. Make sure to ask so they don't rush you out unprepared. They'll also give you 7 day insurance (I don't remember how much they charge or if they give it free of charge)

photome

You can’t drive it untaxed so if you tax it in the31st you will pay a months tax for 1day

Bigwheels1111

Mitch2008 said:

I am collecting a Car from the dealers this Friday 31st last day of the Month, am i able to just drive it home and park on the drive until the next day 1st and Tax?

First mistake is the 31st.

One months tax lost for one day, ouch.

My Mum got her new car delivered today at least she gets 3 days tax out of the month.

We are not too unhappy as got 3k of a brand new C3 Max Auto for her.

My car tax is £35 a year so a small loss.

How much is your new car tax ?

Either collect on Saturday or Monday.

Or take the hit.

Is the car still taxed ?.

You could take it on a test drive home using their insurance.

So would be covered as you dont own the car, but that would be wrong would it not.

My friends old car packed up while visitng me, he needed to get back to Lincolnshire from Dover.

So I let him use my car, all legal as both were insured and my car was not hired or owned by him.

Hell called me when he got home and said its a nice car and what am I doing with it when my new car arrives in 2 weeks.

Selling it, He then said how much and paid for it there and then.

This was not planned, left me without a car for 2 weeks.

EssexExile

Can't you collect it on Saturday?

Car_54

Bigwheels1111 said:

Mitch2008 said:

I am collecting a Car from the dealers this Friday 31st last day of the Month, am i able to just drive it home and park on the drive until the next day 1st and Tax?

Is the car still taxed ?.

It won’t be. Dealers don’t tax cars.

Arunmor

Car_54 said:

Bigwheels1111 said:

Mitch2008 said:

I am collecting a Car from the dealers this Friday 31st last day of the Month, am i able to just drive it home and park on the drive until the next day 1st and Tax?

Is the car still taxed ?.

It won’t be. Dealers don’t tax cars.

Easy  enough to check online.

baser999

Car_54 said:

Bigwheels1111 said:

Mitch2008 said:

I am collecting a Car from the dealers this Friday 31st last day of the Month, am i able to just drive it home and park on the drive until the next day 1st and Tax?

Is the car still taxed ?.

It won’t be. Dealers don’t tax cars.

They did mine when I went to the showroom to collect it

Car_54

baser999 said:

Car_54 said:

Bigwheels1111 said:

Mitch2008 said:

I am collecting a Car from the dealers this Friday 31st last day of the Month, am i able to just drive it home and park on the drive until the next day 1st and Tax?

Is the car still taxed ?.

It won’t be. Dealers don’t tax cars.

They did mine when I went to the showroom to collect it

Yes, they arrange tax on your behalf when you buy. They don’t tax cars they have in stock in their own name, which was what the earlier poster was suggesting.

Mildly_Miffed

You can buy tax "from" the next month if you buy it on the last two working days of the month.

So today and tomorrow, you can buy it expiring at the end of next May.