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dadbif Needs Gagging Posts: 1,605	WHY? Jul 27, 2020 8:09:11 GMT via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by dadbif on Jul 27, 2020 8:09:11 GMT I tax my car online, so, when I SORN it (to investigate sick engine) why the Canoe do the halfwits at the DVLA send me a refund in the form of a Canoeing cheque?

wannabe Needs To Get A Life Posts: 3,185	WHY? Jul 27, 2020 11:50:47 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by wannabe on Jul 27, 2020 11:50:47 GMT LOL Old school car, old school refund At least paying it into a bank means not having to wear a mask while doing it!

atlex Global Moderator Excess 4x100 Detected. Posts: 4,878	WHY? Jul 27, 2020 16:20:16 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by atlex on Jul 27, 2020 16:20:16 GMT Because a lot of those cheques never get cashed. It gives the DVLA a buffer and (imo, illegal) source of revenue. It's like gift cards. Alex
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Post by martiny on Jul 27, 2020 18:36:16 GMT

I wonder if there's more to it than that. Maybe sending the refund to the registered keeper's address avoids some kind of scam. IDK.

Their real ripoff is double-taxing the month a car is sold. The new owner has to pay tax backdated to the start of that month but the seller can't claim that part-used month back. I still can't understand how they were allowed to introduce that system.

dadbif Needs Gagging Posts: 1,605	WHY? Jul 27, 2020 21:31:57 GMT via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by dadbif on Jul 27, 2020 21:31:57 GMT I agree, the new rules wherein they gain partial months unspent tax at sale/purchase time is nothing less than daylight robbery. My mobile banking doesn’t not allow me to scan in cheques, so must visit the local PO.

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