Cars taxed but lost..... CAN I GET A REPLACEMENT?

[J4g3d]

Ok guys and girls.

I bought a car recently where the seller stated it has tax till may 2012 but there little boy nicked it and lost the tax disc. They hadnt bothered reapplying as it happened recently.

 

Anyway being suspiscious i did my checks and the seller was correct the car had tax.

 

So now i purchased the car and i need a replacement tax disc. As you do i called DVLA and this is what the guy said.

 

'yes you can pay £7 and goto a local DVLA office and apply for a replacement'

 

So i called again 10 mins later as i didnt ask if i need any documents. This time i spoke to a woman and this is what she said....

 

'No sir as your not the original owner of the vehicle you cannot apply for a replacement tax and you must buy a brand new one'

 

So i then asked whys that and she said 'because the car is not in your name'

 

So i then said can i wait for the car to come in my name and then go get the replacement. And she repled

 

'No sir you cannot, you HAVE to buy a new tax disc'

 

So my question is, i paid for the car knowing it had tax obviously haggled the car price down but not the point. Someone has paid for the tax and its valid till may 2012. Can anyone please who may know if its ok if i just go with the green new keepers supplement to prove im now the owner and apply for a replacement tax for £7 instead of (£245!!). Im 80 mile round trip from the dvla office!

[dx100uk]

if you download and fill in form V20 [DVLA site]

that will do.

 

V20 allows you to do this even if you are becoming the registered keeper

 

dx

[J4g3d]

Thank you very much. So it is now 2-1 to yes you can apply for a replacement even though im the new keeper using the V20 form...

 

I will travel to DVLA office tomorrow

[dx100uk]

well i just read the V20 notes

the same as you can.

 

 

dx

[J4g3d]

Hmmm it says the following:

 

Who can apply?

If you are the registered keeper and have the full V5 logbook in your name

OR

If you have just bought the car and have the v5 new keepers supplement AND

you have the tax disc to hand.

 

I dont have the full V5 yet and i dont have the original tax disc...

[dx100uk]

hehe seems strange you need the lost disc

i just read the declaration in sec 5

 

weird system

 

dx

[J4g3d]

Yes i agree weird.

 

on my way to dvla now hopefully get a competent advisor

[borisbeaver]

Using Devlis advocate here, perhaps it wasn't lost and the seller has sent it in for a refund.

[J4g3d]

To update, i went to the dvla and i told a small porky. I said i bought the car with the tax disc and i miss-placed the tax disc before i could display it. Reason i said this was incase they rejected me for a replacement. Anyway as per above... they gave me a temp tax disc that will end 31st jan 2012, dvla mentioned they just want to buy time incase the previous owner tries to get a refund. They said they will send me a tax notice through the door or something. Not sure exactly as it was so busy there. Will just wait and see what comes through the door in due course.

 

Thanks

[dx100uk]

getting there then!

 

dx

[J4g3d]

Yes oh and by the way i had to fill in form V20 and V62(as its not in my name yet) but only pay £7 fee. and NOT the £25 fee the V62 required. (as i have the green new keepers supplement part of the v5)

Edited December 14, 2011 by J4g3d

[dx100uk]

thanks fr the info

 

dx