Car tax and changing car

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Fri 8 Jun 2007 10:00
Car tax and changing car - DaveA
First time I have changed a car I own myself - tomorrow I'm getting a used car, with my current car in p/x. What happens regarding car tax?

I know you can get tax refunded from DVLA so I suspect dealer will do this for the tax disc on the new car, so it will be given to me with no tax disc. Can he expect me to hand over my tax disc so he can do same for that? I have over eight months left on it.

Then I'll need to tax the new car, but this can't be done without insurance cover note which I won't get until next week. So I'll have no tax disc in the car. Will my insurance still be valid?

Thanks,
Dave
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Fri 8 Jun 2007 10:15
Car tax and changing car - John S
Dealer will normally tax the new car, and no doubt add the cost to the invoice price when you pick it up. Always pays to try to factor that in to the deal. Normally they'll expect you to provide a cover note for the new car before you pick it up, so they can tax it. Also they are not aiding and abetting you driving a car with no insurance, so it's odd you haven't been asked to provide one. Dealer practice is never to leave tax on cars on the forecourt, so it will certainly need taxing on collection.

As for the old tax disc the usual practice, so I'm told (ahem!), is for it to fall off the screen into your pocket as you pull into the dealer to collect the replacement.

JS
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