New car - 12 months Road Fund Licence - Page 1 - Boxster/Cayman - PistonHeads UK

Hi all, I have a new car on order, but unfortunately it looks like the delivery will happen at the same time as my garage is getting rebuilt. Therefore I may put the car into storage for the first few months, annoying but just bad timing. I assume I can avoid the 12 months Road Fund Licence if I put it directly into storage? But do you end up paying the full amount if you put back on the road within the first 12 months anyway??? Has anybody else been in a similar position / done this? Thanks!!

Presume you take delivery of unregistered car at Porsche Centre, have it transported to storage location and register it when ready to use it. They may resist because of bonuses but my GT3 was delivered 6 weeks before road registration (bridging year-end)

If they will deliver the car to you unregistered, then you will not pay any road tax until you register it. Whether it is then straightforward to register the car is another matter. The DVLA claim that they might have to inspect the car, so you would have to trailer it to them. Whether they really would want to inspect it is another matter. If you are planning to let the dealer register the car, then SORN it immediately, lose that month, reclaim the other 11 months and then register it at a future date and only pay the lower 2nd year rate, because it is not the first time that the car has been registered and thus save yourself some money, sadly, and unsurprisingly, the DVLA have thought of this! This is what they say: Refund for the first tax payment on the vehicle: The amount you get back will be based on whichever is lower of: the first tax payment when you registered the vehicle the rate for the second tax payment onwards So if you do it in Month 1, they will only refund you 11 months at the 2nd year rate, and not the 1st year rate, and keep the difference, so that they don't lose out! When you then tax it, you will pay the 2nd year rate as you will already have paid the 1st year rate and not even driven the car!

Can you insure an unregistered car?

LucyP said: If they will deliver the car to you unregistered, then you will not pay any road tax until you register it. Whether it is then straightforward to register the car is another matter. The DVLA claim that they might have to inspect the car, so you would have to trailer it to them. Whether they really would want to inspect it is another matter. If you are planning to let the dealer register the car, then SORN it immediately, lose that month, reclaim the other 11 months and then register it at a future date and only pay the lower 2nd year rate, because it is not the first time that the car has been registered and thus save yourself some money, sadly, and unsurprisingly, the DVLA have thought of this! This is what they say: Refund for the first tax payment on the vehicle: The amount you get back will be based on whichever is lower of: the first tax payment when you registered the vehicle the rate for the second tax payment onwards So if you do it in Month 1, they will only refund you 11 months at the 2nd year rate, and not the 1st year rate, and keep the difference, so that they don't lose out! When you then tax it, you will pay the 2nd year rate as you will already have paid the 1st year rate and not even driven the car! Thanks for the information! I thought it couldn't be an easy thing to do.... To be honest I was just looking at what options I have, as I can't garage (and use) the car for the first couple of months, but it sounds like I will just have to register it and just have to put up with the car not being in my garage for a bit. Oh well! Appreciate the reply.

Can you not just delay delivery for a couple of months? Speak to the dealer - explain the situation and see what they say?

esuuv said: Can you not just delay delivery for a couple of months? Speak to the dealer - explain the situation and see what they say? I have already spoken to them about the situation, I will try again but build is scheduled for the end of the month.