How to tax car, when I might SORN it soon?

[Conor]

Hey guys,

Quick one. My tax is due for the E class in the morning.

I had planned on SORNing it, thinking I would give the Range Rover a blast for a while, and fix the valve stem seals on the E Class while SORN'd .. but with absolutely ZERO SURPRISE, the Range Rover is still not ready as I just found another issue. a leaking transmission oil cooler, oil line connection.

So, I will tax the E class. Is the most efficient way to tax it for 12 months on DD, and when I want to SORN, just SORN it and cancel DD. As opposed to paying 3 months at a time? I think that's what I did with something else before.

Cheers
Conor

 

[Wearsafoxhat]

How long will it take you to fix the RR, then make a decision based on that perhaps.


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[Conor]

How long will it take you to fix the RR, then make a decision based on that perhaps.


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How long is a piece of string lol.

I don't know.. It's pretty much ready to go.. i'm just not sure how to tackle changing the oil cooler line without losing too much oil.. because then I need to go ahead and top up the tranny oil fluid, and not sure about the process / volumes etc. I didn't want to do any big/money jobs like that until I have driven it for a while and know it's not completely goose.

On second thought, I might just clamp off that rubber hose.. shouldn't lose much oil then. I can throw a little into the trans to bring it up a little.

Here's the leak btw..

 

[s5tuart]

I tax mine monthly by DD.
That way you only lose a proportion of the month if you decide to not use it.

 

[Blobcat]

Hey guys,

Quick one. My tax is due for the E class in the morning.

I had planned on SORNing it, thinking I would give the Range Rover a blast for a while, and fix the valve stem seals on the E Class while SORN'd .. but with absolutely ZERO SURPRISE, the Range Rover is still not ready as I just found another issue. a leaking transmission oil cooler, oil line connection.

So, I will tax the E class. Is the most efficient way to tax it for 12 months on DD, and when I want to SORN, just SORN it and cancel DD. As opposed to paying 3 months at a time? I think that's what I did with something else before.

Cheers
Conor

I'd tax on DD, once you sorn it DVLA will cancel the DD for you - if you cancel it they can get a bit snotty and block that account number from DD in future.

If they do take the next month's payment they refund it (That's happened to me twice)

 

[Conor]

Ok thanks guys.

I think i'll DD it and SORN when ready.

Cheers.

 

[Conor]

Looks like the DD is a little more expensive than one up front payment. Albeit low.. I'm cheap.

So, single 12 month payment it is.. then when I cancel, i'll get the remaining whole months back. Boy, I love this country as a petrolhead .. In Ireland you can't get any tax back when you cancel. And when you sell the car, the tax transfers with the car.


Rates:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/979292/v149-rates-of-vehicle-tax-from-1-april-2021-for-cars-motorcycles-light-goods-vehicles-and-private-light-goods-vehicles.pdf

Refund:

Cancel your vehicle tax and get a refund

Your vehicle tax is cancelled and you get a refund for any full months of remaining tax when you tell DVLA you no longer have the vehicle or it's off the road

www.gov.uk