PCP and VAT?

We're thinking of replacing my wife's Audi A1 with either a Volkswagen Golf Convertible or A3 Convertible, once we have got the first MoT on the A1 in January 2016. Normally we buy cash, but I'm being...

Can a dealer add VAT to a pre-registered ex-demonstrator?

Is it correct for a main dealer to add VAT to a pre-registered ex-demonstrator when sold from the forecourt?

No VAT on used car but same price

I am about to buy a used Volvo V7 D5 Auto from our local Volvo dealer. I only drive about 5,000 miles per year, almost always on long trips (I ride a bike 90% of the time). It was first registered 2008,...

Why does my daughter have to pay 20 per cent VAT on a PCP lease vehicle, not 17.5 per cent?

My daughter has a vehicle on a PCP from Leasedrive. The three-year agreement finishes on 1 November 2013. They say that she will have to pay an additional settlement to compensate them for the fact that...

Exporting and taxation

I'm an Indonesian, I have a plan to go to the UK and buy some Mercedes-Benz cars without paying the VAT. I will export the car outside UK, to my country Indonesia. But few days ago I called Mercedes-Benz...

If I use Mercedes-Benz servicing cost plan, do I pay VAT twice?

In May 2012 I purchased a nearly new C-Class from Mercedes-Benz Retail. Shortly after I received a call inviting me to spread the servicing costs for two years for £22.50 per month. After signing up for...

How does VAT work with pre-reg 'new' car purchases?

I have a question in regards to a potential new car purchase and VAT implications. I have noticed a pre-reg vehicle for sale that has just 50 miles on the clock. The dealer said it could not be sold for...

Is the scheme which allows British servicemen to buy VAT-free vehicles a good deal?

Under The Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) British military personnel and civilian support staff serving in Germany are entitled to purchase a new car (New Means of Transport) free of VAT. Once the car...

If I buy an ex-demo Lexus is VAT still payable?

Using approximate figures, if I were to buy a new Lexus IS 250C I would have to pay a basic price of £30,000 plus VAT of £6000. However, I want to buy a pre-registered ex-demo with just a few hundred miles...

Why does the Telegraph's 'Mr Money' column state that making VAT payments is legally avoidable?

In a recent Telegraph Motoring section, ‘Mr. Money’ stated that "making VAT payments used to be optional, now it is legally avoidable." Both statements are incorrect. The idea that HMCR would allow any...