After making a SORN, you should automatically receive your DVLA SORN tax refund cheque within 4-6 weeks. DVLA commonly send out the licence before the cheque has actually cleared. There are different. This should only take minutes as long as you have the right details. Crabman wrote: as if the extortionate 0870 numbers aren't enough. When a vehicle is sold, any road tax that has been paid will follow the vehicle and be transferred to the new owner. You can do all of that on the gov.uk website, which provides contact routes and online forms for each circumstance. Got a particular kind of car in mind? However, you can also tell DVLA about things like selling a vehicle in other ways. If youve already paid for a full years car tax, you will be issued a refund for any full months left on your car tax. We don't as a general policy investigate the solvency of companies mentioned (how likely they are to go bust), but there is a risk any company can struggle and it's rarely made public until it's too late (see the. If it bounces after you've got your licence then I guess they could hold your licence to ransom until it's paid or call in a debt collector (just my assumption). You can easily contact DVLA online about a range of vehicle and driver enquiries including car tax. The list of relevant documents to be submitted at the RTO office to claim a road tax refund are: A copy of either the new or old smart card in addition to a notarized copy of the same. If youre entitled to any unused road tax when you scrap your car, you should get in touch with the DVLA to reclaim it. If you request a refund within a year of the car being first registered, you will be eligible for a refund based on whichever is lower: the first tax payment when you registered the vehicle, or the rate for the second tax payments onwards. Send the tax disc with the signed form to DVLA, Swansea, SA99 1AL. Can I move to the UK without a job from India? However the 5% surcharge on some direct debit payments or the 10% six-month payment is not refundable. If you spot a contentious or illegal post then please report it to. When you sell or scrap a car, you will be entitled to a refund of any full months left on your tax.