End to practice whereby car sellers include
remaining tax in sale
Drivers will no longer need a tax disc from
October
Onus is on the seller to inform the DVLA of
ownership change
The tax disc with months left to run
has long been a handy money-saving perk when buying a used car, but new rules
will see that benefit axed from October when they vanish from our windscreens.
And motorists need to be aware of
impending tax disc changes or face a £1,000 fine as well as potential penalty
charges against a car they no longer own, experts warn.
Automatic number plate recognition
cameras enforcing road tax will end any tax disc is in the post excuses and
spell penalties for those who forget to renew, while those buying and selling
used cars will need to make doubly sure everything is done by the book.
The death of the tax disc has been well
documented. This is Money revealed the Government was plotting its demise back
in 2012 and the change was officially announced in last year’s Autumn
Statement.
Yet experts at hpicheck.com say many
drivers are likely to get caught out and now realise that the end of the tax
disc will also see a tightening of enforcement.
