car tax

[terrygrant39]

i,m part -xing my car to a garage and want to know who own's the tax , is it me because i own the car when the tax was bought ? or is it the property of the garage even though thay will cash it in and send the car to the auction house.

[kshuker]

Take the disc out of the car and, providing there is still at least one full month left before expiry, post it to DVLA Swansea for a pro rata refund. That is unless the garage specifically mentioned keeping the tax, unlikely if the car is old.

[Drewhound]

If they priced the car with the disc showing it's theirs, whether you want to take it out and hope they don't notice is up to you

[Doolallygirl]

Very clever, I didn't even think about doing this when I part exchanged my car last year. Doh!

[Drewhound]

I don't think you lost out Doolallygirl, in my experiece they are too fly not to notice

[saffstar]

When I part-exed both of my cars, the tax disc issue was never mentioned. The discs were mine, so I took them and I jolly well claimed my refunds. As kshuker said, unless they specifically mentioned it, I doubt they'll care.

[Mrs_Pegasus]

Remember you can only claim for the full remaining months and when you purchased the disc there was a 10% admin fee which will not be refunded.

[desertrat]

I usually use it as a bargaining chip. Once I feel I've driven the best deal I can, I then say OK I'll go with that then if I also keep the tax disk.