Change of keeper and tax.

[malcolmwoodyatt]

I am shortly going to swap fabias with my daughter( mk2 for mk1) doing the transfers and tax online. Do I tax the new vehicle first then transfer the keeper or the other way round? Many thanks I’m sure you learned people will know. Looking up on the internet I get conflicting views.

Malcolm

[peter3197]

Transfers first, then tax. DVLA will refund the balances to the previous owners.

[malcolmwoodyatt]

Thank you peter3197. I was a little confused as I rang dvla and they said tax it first. Then read that if you change keeper the tax is automatically stopped, and refunded less the current month to the last keeper.

[mrgf]

...If kept off road, driveway etc, cancel first. Of course, you could just add each other to the insurance (Better for fully comp)or check if you are both insured to drive each others on your own policy (This will only be third party cover, usually) and carry on without the change. Easier if you share an address of course.

[malcolmwoodyatt]

Thanks mrgf but we live 75miles apart. Cars are kept on driveway. But I believe changing the registered keeper is almost instantaneous doing it online.

[VWD]

Do it at month end, then ( grasping /thieving) DVLA DO NOT GET PART MONTH PAYMENT ON BOTH CARS.