I have had the car in for its MOT and the repair cost is prohibitive. Unfortunately I taxed it earlier this month! Can I get a refund on the tax and if so how do I go about it? Thanks folks.
You can get a refund on any full months remaining. If you go on dvla site it will tell you. I think it can be done at post offices that issue road tax. I think there is a form to fill in either download or get from post office.
when you have stopped driving it, get it off the road and declare a sorn here: https://www.gov.uk/make-a-sorn
then any complete months VED you have paid will be refunded.
It could be worse. My car ended up in a similar situation immediately after I'd filled the petrol tank to the brim. Then, when I drove the car to a scrap yard, I forgot to remove twenty-odd quid's worth of loose change from inside it!