buying another surf - tax question

[jaky cakes]

Hiya all and seasons greetings!
A few of you may remember me from years gone by when I owned my surf for 8 years until selling her to a memeber on here a couple of years back.

truth is after owning "sensible" family cars Im missing the fun i used to have in my old beloved Surf so i'm considering buying another.

My question to those in the know is about the new car tax or the way in which owners tax their cars.

If i bought a surf from a private seller and the car is currently road legal ( MOT and tax etc), when he sells it to me and sends of the V5, HMRC would refund and unused tax months from the 1st of the following month. So does it therefore follow that the car would still be taxed until the end of this month and I'd be able to drive it home and re tax it from the 1st. Just seems daft to have to double tax for the month the car was bought/sold.

Any help?

[stormforce]

The day you buy the truck the tax will still be valid.When the seller sends the v5 back the tax is then invalid from the day of sale.Obviously the dvla cant put it on the system till they recieve the logbook so you will be ok to drive home.The tax will not be valid for any days left in that month

I am also coming back to a surf asfter 4 years away

[Nick V]

The moment the vehicle is sold to you, the current tax will be invalid, so you will not be able to drive it home. Check here https://www.gov.uk/government/news/vehicle-tax-changes or here http://www.postoffice.co.uk/vehicle-tax/changes

[BUSHWHACKER]

The moment the vehicle is sold to you, the current tax will be invalid, so you will not be able to drive it home. Check here https://www.gov.uk/government/news/vehicle-tax-changes or here http://www.postoffice.co.uk/vehicle-tax/changes

That's just jibber jabber to scare the Daily Mail readers Nick!
In the real world where the rest of us live, the current road tax will still be valid until the DVLA receive confirmation that the vehicle has a change of ownership.

[Nick V]

That's just jibber jabber to scare the Daily Mail readers Nick!
In the real world where the rest of us live, the current road tax will still be valid until the DVLA receive confirmation that the vehicle has a change of ownership.

I stand corrected young man Useful to know that fact