From: nospam@please.invalid 
  
 On Sat, 30 Aug 2025 14:46:34 +0100, Fredxx  
 wrote: 
  
 >On 27/08/2025 08:53, Nick Finnigan wrote: 
 >> On 26/08/2025 20:57, AnthonyL wrote: 
 >>> My wife's car is in my name.€€ This will lead to a complication when I 
 >>> die so I want to get it into her name.€€ The current car tax expires on 
 >>> the 31st August. 
 >>> 
 >>> I can't quite follow the procedure which I would want to do on-line. 
 >>> 
 >>> Is it as simple as transfer the car on 31st Aug and tax the car in her 
 >>> name on 1st Sep?€€ I don't want to end up having to pay August's tax 
 >>> twice. 
 >> 
 >>  €€You may be able to tax the car in her name on 31st Aug starting in 
 >> September, but note that you can only do that online between 7am and 7pm. 
 > 
 >In which case won't she will pay for August too? 
 >>> Will SORN be involved?€€ There is no problem having the car off the 
 >>> road overnight Mon 31st/Tue 01st? 
 >> 
 >>  €€You should not need to SORN. 
 > 
 >The wife goes with the V5 transfer slip dated 1st Oct to a Post Office 
 >on the 1st Oct to tax the car. 
 > 
 >It should be possible for wife to purchase Car Tax on the DVLA website 
 >from the 1st October but she will need to use the number on the transfer 
 >slip that is different from the number on the V5 front page? 
 > 
 >Obviously the transfer slip and the rest of the V5 must date the 
 >transfer the 1st Oct. 
 > 
 > 
  
 I've lost the flow here.  What has 1st Oct got to do with things? Is 
 the car to be SORNED for a month? 
  
 The wife is NOT purchasing the car.  Merely a change in registration. 
  
  
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 AnthonyL 
  
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