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Tag: car tax

lost the documents
Motoring admin

My partner has lost the documents for his car. He’s now sold it and the new owner needs to tax the car. Can he get copies of the document?

Our reader’s grandmother who suffers from dementia apparently threw the paperwork away. They then sold the car, thinking it wouldn’t be a problem if they declared it to the new…

By James Foxall7th June 202210th June 2022
car tax more expensive
Motoring admin

Why is car tax more expensive on our current Ford Fiesta than our previous one with the same engine?

The world of car tax is a strange one. Our reader has a Ford Fiesta with a 999cc EcoBoost engine. His current annual tax bill is £155. Yet on his…

By James Foxall7th April 202231st May 2022
lost registration document
Motoring admin

How can I unsorn my car with a lost registration document?

A Statutory Off Road Notification or SORN is when you tell the DVLA that you will not be driving your car. It is a way of not paying car tax…

By James Foxall25th June 20209th July 2020
suv car tax
Motoring admin

Is it true SUV car tax will increase from now on? And what about company car tax?

The government is trying to achieve twin goals with car tax. It wants to accelerate the move to electric cars and cut people’s carbon dioxide emissions. As a result, it…

By James Foxall14th April 20206th July 2020
2020 Budget
Motoring admin

Is there anything in the 2020 Budget about changing car tax?

For years car tax has been based on carbon dioxide emissions. But in 2017 it was changed. Now in the 2020 Budget, the government has suggested it needs revising. This…

By James Foxall17th March 20206th July 2020
declaring vehicle sorn
Buying + selling, Motoring admin

How difficult is declaring vehicle SORN for the used car buyer

SORN stands for Statutory Off-road Notification and is a legal way of keeping a car without taxing it or getting an MOT or insurance for it. They’re easy to get…

By James Foxall10th September 20196th July 2020
cheaper car tax
Motoring admin

I want to cut my car tax bill. What’s the best way to do this?

The good news is it’s relatively simple to get cheaper car tax. But no matter whether you call it road tax, Vehicle Excise Duty or VED, the bad news is…

By James Foxall14th May 20196th July 2020

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