I agree. I don't even think Martin Lewis spotted this one.Think the OP, Martin deserves a medal.
Who's he?I agree. I don't even think Martin Lewis spotted this one.
Thanks everyone, it's good to give something back to the forum. I emailed Martin Lewis but I guess he gets lots of emails. Martin FI agree. I don't even think Martin Lewis spotted this one.
Don't tell t'other, Martin, he'll grass us up.Thanks everyone, it's good to give something back to the forum. I emailed Martin Lewis but I guess he gets lots of emails. Martin F
She probably used the reminder which comes early so possibly to start on April 1st.
Listen up mate, we pensioners need all the assistance we can muster. We need to be able to afford little luxuries like nipping out for lunches and coffees and not having to worry about scrimping to finance the cars. We’re the guinea pigs relentlessly driving these EVs hither and occasionally thither in an effort to prove the whole concept of electric vehicular transportRight, I've had a couple of pasties so am in fighting mode. Stop swindling the government and the future government out of easy cash. Some of you want bigger wheels and lower profile tyres so presumably want the potholes fixing along with everyone else. If Geoff sells cars gets hold of this, forget Martin Lewis. "EV swindlers worse than Boris" would be the new clarion call. And then there's me, I want my triple lock pension and enough cash in the kitty to pay for it so get your hands in your pockets and pay your dues. Loopholes, you are all worse than those ironic non-dom expats who spout off from afar. Normal service will resume tomorrow when the aniseed has worn off.
Thanks for this post. I just re taxed my mg4 when it had only been taxed in January. Not sure if this works for my wife's £0 taxed diesel car but her tax was due in a couple of months. I just re taxed hers too, so if this is the case for her car, your post has just saved me £180...cheersHi, in April 2025, EV cars switch from £0 per year car tax to £180. If your car is registered in March, you'll avoid paying it next year. But if registered in April, May or after, you just miss the cut-off and will pay £180 on renewal next year.
This method delays it for a year to March 2026. You pay £0 now, £0 in March 2025 then £180 in March 2026. The £180 payment starts on 1 April 2025.
I went to the "tax your car" government website, and re-taxed mine. You need the V5C registration document 11 digit code, I clicked on "I don't have a tax renewal letter" and agreed "I know I'm taxing it before I have to". But I re-taxed it early, in March instead of June, at a cost of £0.
It took a couple of days to update, but checking on my car's tax status, it has now switched renewal from 1 June 2024 to 1 March 2025, so therefore I avoid paying £180 for a year.
It took 5 mins, and I recommend doing it, there's no reason for everyone whose tax (currently £0) is due after April in 're-taxing' now for £0 and delaying the payment of £180 for a year. But it HAS to be done in March, ie now. The car tax web site warns you you will be paying twice by taxing early - but you just pay £0.00 twice!
I got this off an MG facebook group where they're all doing it, i tried it and it worked. You don't need to SORN the car for a day which some people thought.
Martin
Same hereI did mine on Friday - it is already showing online the new tax date of 01 March 2025.
Re-taxed mine today too - thanks for the great tip @MartinSEsr