Taxing a car querie
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From: Nick Finnigan on 24 Jun 2010 12:57 Kiteflyer wrote: > On 23 June, 22:09, Nick Finnigan <n...(a)genie.co.uk> wrote: >>> The previous owner never declared it SORN. If they were going to issue >>> a fine, they would have issued it to them, not me. Maybe they have, I >>> wouldn't know. >> They haven't, you said the tax only ran out a month ago. >> >>> What's the point in declaring it SORN for just a few days? >> In the middle of July, if their records show there was still no tax >> bought for June, they will try to impose a charge on anyone who was a >> registered keeper in June. It is simple, mindless bureaucracy to stop >> people skipping a month. > > Tax expired May 30. Who's to say DVLA didn't send a fine 2 weeks into > June when it didn't get taxed? Everybody. You could still buy a road tax disk now to cover June. > Not like them to be generous and wait until the following month to send a fine. It is not a fine. There is no point in trying to impose the charge when the registered keeper could still avoid it and buy a tax disk.
From: Ed Chilada on 24 Jun 2010 13:20 On Thu, 24 Jun 2010 13:58:52 +0100, Silk <me(a)privacy.net> wrote: >On 23/06/2010 21:45, Ed Chilada wrote: >> On Tue, 22 Jun 2010 06:39:15 -0700 (PDT), Kiteflyer >> <ann_marie050268(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: >> >>> I've just bought a car whose tax ran out a month ago. Can I buy a tax >>> disc now, June 22, to start July 1st, or do I have to wait until July >>> 1st? I think you can only get it early if it's following on?? >> >> I'm gutted that you didn't call this thread "Taxing question". > >No you're not. You're right, I'll get over it.
From: Kiteflyer on 24 Jun 2010 14:27 On 24 June, 17:57, Nick Finnigan <n...(a)genie.co.uk> wrote: > Kiteflyer wrote: > > On 23 June, 22:09, Nick Finnigan <n...(a)genie.co.uk> wrote: > >>> The previous owner never declared it SORN. If they were going to issue > >>> a fine, they would have issued it to them, not me. Maybe they have, I > >>> wouldn't know. > >> They haven't, you said the tax only ran out a month ago. > > >>> What's the point in declaring it SORN for just a few days? > >> In the middle of July, if their records show there was still no tax > >> bought for June, they will try to impose a charge on anyone who was a > >> registered keeper in June. It is simple, mindless bureaucracy to stop > >> people skipping a month. > > > Tax expired May 30. Who's to say DVLA didn't send a fine 2 weeks into > > June when it didn't get taxed? > > Everybody. You could still buy a road tax disk now to cover June. > > > Not like them to be generous and wait until the following month to send a fine. > > It is not a fine. There is no point in trying to impose the charge when > the registered keeper could still avoid it and buy a tax disk. I don't want a tax disc for a car that's off the road that I'm not driving until July 1st. (when my current car's tax runs out and I swap cars.) They could have sent a fine any time in June to the previous owner I guess. The car wasn't taxed and wasn't declared SORN, so I see no reason to wait until July to issue a fine. I could imagine the DVLA being mean enough to only give you 2 weeks to tax or SORN it.
From: Nick Finnigan on 24 Jun 2010 15:44 Kiteflyer wrote: > On 24 June, 17:57, Nick Finnigan <n...(a)genie.co.uk> wrote: >> >>> Not like them to be generous and wait until the following month to send a fine. >> It is not a fine. There is no point in trying to impose the charge when >> the registered keeper could still avoid it and buy a tax disk. > > I don't want a tax disc for a car that's off the road that I'm not > driving until July 1st. (when my current car's tax runs out and I swap > cars.) We know. > They could have sent a fine any time in June to the previous owner I > guess. The car wasn't taxed and wasn't declared SORN, so I see no > reason to wait until July to issue a fine. I could imagine the DVLA > being mean enough to only give you 2 weeks to tax or SORN it. It is not a fine. There is no point in trying to impose the charge when the registered keeper could still avoid it and buy a tax disk.
From: The Peeler on 24 Jun 2010 19:20
On Thu, 24 Jun 2010 12:25:41 +0100, Silk <me(a)privacy.net> wrote: >On 24/06/2010 12:12, The Peeler wrote: >> On Thu, 24 Jun 2010 11:53:36 +0100, Silk<me(a)privacy.net> wrote: > >>> I don't like paying tax any more than anyone else. That's why I got a >>> car in a lower band, so I only pay 35 quid a year. If you can't afford >>> 35 quid, you can't afford to maintain a car in good order. >> >> A cheap pikey car, you mean? > >How we laughed. You laughed when you bought a cheap pikey car? I expect everyone else did too! |