How to Get a Car Tax Disc Refund
If you are residing in the United Kingdom, you will know that it is impossible to drive without a valid tax disc. A tax disc is displayed on the windscreen of your car. Depending on the engine and size of your car, drivers are required to pay the monthly road tax that allows them to park and drive their cars on the roads. Failure to display the tax disc on the wind-shield is considered a serious offence by the police and the UK Driving and Vehicle Licensing Agency. Under the act of 1984, the police can immediately remove your vehicle.
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However, sometimes it is important to reclaim the road tax simply because you are unable to driver anymore due to an injury or you have sold your car. If this is the case, you will be glad to know that it is possible to get a car tax disc refund. Remember that you must be the registered owner of the vehicle to be able to reclaim the tax paid. Furthermore, it is possible to reclaim the tax only for complete and unexpired months. For example, if you paid road tax from January to June and you are reclaiming road tax in March then you will only get refund for three months including April, May and June.
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Consider downloading the required V14 form from the DVLA’s website. V14 form must be filled out to be able to reclaim road tax from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency in the UK. If you do not have access to the internet, do not worry as you can easily obtain the V14 form from your local post office. Once you have a printed copy of the required form, consider reading the notes carefully at the bottom. Make sure you can meet all the requirements listed at the end of the form. If you think, you do not have some of the required document then you should not send your application to DVLA as it is likely to be rejected.
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Complete all the parts of the application form including vehicle details and personal information such as full name, permanent address, car make and model. Now include the road tax disc to your refund application. In your application, you must add a letter to DVLA explaining why you want to reclaim the road tax. Applications are usually processed within four weeks.
