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Untaxed Car

Mitch2008 · 2024-05-29 14:42:21

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?

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baser999 Posts: 1,242 Forumite

30 May 2024 at 9:38AM edited 30 May 2024 at 9:39AM

Mildly_Miffed said:

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.

But I still don’t think that would allow OP to legally put the car on the road before 1 June?

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