Road Fund License

[Tilly2]

We bought a new car today. It will be ready to pick up on 1st September. My current car tax disc runs out at the end of August. Will I be ok to drive to the garage in my current car, to pick up the new one on Sept. 1st?

[Tilly2]

I have just had a phone call from the garage with the details for my new car. They told me that I have seven days 'grace' and will bo ok to take my current car in on Monday. I amnow totally confused.

[woofgang]

Tilly, they are wrong and if you get caught, they won't pay the fine!

[Tilly2]

I thought they may be, woof. I won't risk it.

[TWR]

Only the Garage Employers can use Trade Plates in line with the duties Beuno

[woofgang]

Although a tax disc can be purchased in advance of the current one expiring, there is no grace period following expiry in which you can continue to use the vehicle. This applies even if you intend to "get around" to buying the next tax disc, which will start from the date the previous one expired. If your tax disc expires on a Sunday, in theory, your obligation is to buy the new disc before it expires and not wait until the following Monday. However, it would be an extremely harsh court that imposed a punishment in those circumstances.

http://www.motorlawyers.co.uk/offences/vehicle_tax.php

[TWR]

Tilly, just take it.

[Tilly2]

Thanks for that link, woof. I'm going to email it to Evans Halshaw.