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Tax is invalid on my used car
I bought a car from a dealer on April 25th. The tax disc on the car shows 30/6/13. I never received a reminder through the post so I went online to order a tax disc from the start of next month, but the system claims the car has been unlicensed since 13th April 2013 AND that I could be contacted by one of the fraud team.
The original tax disc is still on the car and says 30/6/13. Please can you shed some light on this situation? I'm very concerned as I've never broken the law in my life.
The original tax disc is still on the car and says 30/6/13. Please can you shed some light on this situation? I'm very concerned as I've never broken the law in my life.
Asked on 23 June 2013 by neil w
Answered by
Honest John
Yes. What happens is that if a tax disc is bought at a post office and the cheque used to buy it bounces, the tax disc is rendered void. So you have a disc on your windscreen, but it is not valid.
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