Road Tax

[percyveer]

I have had the car in for its MOT and the repair cost is prohibitive. Unfortunately I taxed it earlier this month! Can I get a refund on the tax and if so how do I go about it? Thanks folks.

[Buenchico]

https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-tax-refund

[furrypusscat]

You can get a refund on any full months remaining. If you go on dvla site it will tell you. I think it can be done at post offices that issue road tax. I think there is a form to fill in either download or get from post office.

[furrypusscat]

You would have to declare that the vehicle is off the road. (SORN) declaration.

[THECORBYLOON]

You will be refunded only for complete months so you'll get eleven months' worth.

[ToraToraTora]

when you have stopped driving it, get it off the road and declare a sorn here: https://www.gov.uk/make-a-sorn
then any complete months VED you have paid will be refunded.

[Buenchico]

It could be worse. My car ended up in a similar situation immediately after I'd filled the petrol tank to the brim. Then, when I drove the car to a scrap yard, I forgot to remove twenty-odd quid's worth of loose change from inside it!

[percyveer]

Thanks a lot folks. Seems simple and straightforward enough - even for me - the most simple of things!