How to buy a car with no tax disc?

I am considering buying a car from a private seller whose car's road tax has expired. Obviously, it is unwise to buy a car without inspecting and driving it first. What can you advise about how to test...

DVLA won't refund my tax disc

I am in dispute with the DVLA over a tax disc refund. I recently traded in my old car for a new one, but retained the 11 month tax disc. However, the dealer sold and taxed my old car within days of the...

Can I tax my car without insurance?

I have a vehicle that I do not use, but want to tax and sell. What are the insurance requirements for a vehicle that you never drive, but want to tax? Can I insure it for one day, just to be able to tax...

Tax is invalid on my used car

I bought a car from a dealer on April 25th. The tax disc on the car shows 30/6/13. I never received a reminder through the post so I went online to order a tax disc from the start of next month, but the...

Paying second year rate tax in first year?

I am buying a car that qualified for £0 car tax in its 1st year. I will be the second owner within the 1st year, the car is 3 months old. I have been told by the garage that I must pay for tax now, not...

Is my vehicle taxed?

How can I find out if my vehicle is properly taxed?

Road tax

I have a 2006 Subaru Forrester 2.0 XT AWD Automatic Petrol car and am getting conflicting costs for road tax. Could you possibly confirm the correct amount I should be paying for my road tax.

Is there a way I can tax my car early?

I am going to the United States this week and will be out of the UK when my car tax expires at the end of next month. The DVLA website details a procedure to get a tax disc early - write a letter, complete...

Can I tax a car before the date the insurance becomes valid?

I have placed a deposit down on a used car that I am going to collect from the dealer on either the 13th or 14th October - a weekend. The road tax is not included, and the seller has asked that I provide...

Error with tax on my used car purchase

I purchased a used VW from a VW dealer in March 2012. In August I had my car impounded by the DVLA because unknown to myself the car was actually untaxed since February 2012. When I bought the car I was...