Beat the DVLA Great news DVLA seem to have accepted my explanation of when I sold my car "on this occasion no further action will be taken on this case". Was worried about this was prepared to go to Court but would have faced Government Barristers , was about to just pay up and move on. But in the end the little person won and The Department seem to accept the reasonable understanding that it is wrong to expect 2 months worth of TAX and wasn't prepared to risk this in Court ....think they have had a bad week already with Boris. Best advice is what GICK said above and SORN your vehicle. Thanks for all the help and support Jeff

Dear Gick , yes you are quite right. It seems unfair that as the new keeper paid the Tax on the vehicle straight away on the 1st of April that DVLA are making twice the amount of Tax as due ? Thanks Jeff

Thank you for all your replies. The transfer date was the 31st March, DVLA are saying they only give Tax back from the date they receive V5 . You have to therefore rely on the post office to deliver ! Another person has told me to show DVLA the bill of sale I drew up with the new buyer as it proves I was no longer the owner and therefore not liable for Tax ? thanks again.

Yes DVLA are saying on the 02/04/19 so I am liable for the month , however as I mentioned the new keeper paid the Tax on the 1st April so DVLA were aware (or should have been) that there was a new keeper. The V5 signed by both buyer and seller confirm this , so in fact DVLA are getting 2 times the payment due. Further as the Department has nor sustained a loss , has anyone tested in Court ? thanks JP

Yes but they are saying by there rules that I am still liable for a car that's no longer mine and want double tax !

I sold my car to a friend on 31/03/19 and he taxed it straight away for the 1st April. I couldn't stop the DD for DVLA coming out first thing Monday morning (bit slow) £47.25. Anyway wrote to DVLA for refund , they said they couldn't return any money for a part month of Tax even though this not true , allowing for a notification period ! mind you the new owner Taxing the car should have been the notification. I disagreed with this because DVLA had had the new owners money straight away. I applied for a refund through my bank on the direct debit guarantee scheme and got it. In the meantime I have had a letter from DVLA enforcement for me to pay the money even though I was not the owner and no lapse in Tax has occurred. It seem quite clear that DVLA are using the vehicle Excise & Registration Act 1994 as a back door to making more money out of tax paying consumers ! Any legal thoughts ? Should I hold out and go to Court ?