
Borris
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I sold our Cali recently. Unfortunately the date that it went to its new owner in Barry, South Wales, had to be Monday 31st July. Despite sending the V5c to the DVLA in the first class post (signed for) that same day, they say that they received it in Swansea, South Wales, (43 miles away) on Thursday 3rd August. As the vehicle was taxed until the end of September, I only received a VED refund for the month of September effectively loosing one months VED refund. The new owner was recorded with effect from the 31st July. So he also lost a months VED as he would have had to tax it from the 1st July. The Treasury have therefore gained an extra two months VED that they shouldn't be entitled to. Whilst under the current system it was always going to end this way, I can't help thinking that this is another dodgy way of extorting yet more easy money from the "cash cow" motorist.
Apart from it being a nice little earner for the Government, I cannot see a single reason why in 2017, VED refunds cannot be automatically calculated "per diem" by the DVLA from the actual day of transfer to the new owner. We no longer have preprinted VED discs that started at the beginning of each month so why why why aren't we only paying VED for the time that a vehicle is in our ownership. IMO the current system is another form of highway robbery and if it were ever tested in court it wouldn't surprise me if this practice was found to be illegal.
Come on DVLA you have had long enough to upgrade your systems to do this so stop robbing us.
Apart from it being a nice little earner for the Government, I cannot see a single reason why in 2017, VED refunds cannot be automatically calculated "per diem" by the DVLA from the actual day of transfer to the new owner. We no longer have preprinted VED discs that started at the beginning of each month so why why why aren't we only paying VED for the time that a vehicle is in our ownership. IMO the current system is another form of highway robbery and if it were ever tested in court it wouldn't surprise me if this practice was found to be illegal.
Come on DVLA you have had long enough to upgrade your systems to do this so stop robbing us.
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