Car without tax

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What does it mean when a second hand car is advertised as "The car does not have any tax". Is there anything I would need to find out more or does this mean something?
 
It means either the tax disk has run out or the seller is such a Scrooge he's planning to sell it back to the DVLA.

Is it a dealer's car or private? How expensive is it?
 
No road tax. Needs a new tax disk. Tbh anything advertised with no tax or mot I'd have a very close look over and hpi it
 
I've just looking out for cars at the moment and saw an ad on autotrader from a Trader that said this. So I was just wondering whether there would be further implications apart from the obvious and whether it is something to be wary of.

Thanks for the quick reply. I think I'll avoid it just in case.
 
Very few cars from traders will include tax so avoiding it would be quite silly.

Even a nearly new Audi from a main dealer will come with tax only if you pay to tax it!
 
[TW]Fox;17432467 said:
Very few cars from traders will include tax so avoiding it would be quite silly.

Yup,

Doesn't make much sense for a second hand car dealer to keep a load of old taxed cars on their books. They'll mot them and if you wish to buy the car, they'll usually tax them for you
 
Thanks guys, this is why I asked the question. So it should not really be a problem, especially if it says it has a valid MOT. The dealer should then just be able to tax it. However I suppose you cannot really take it for a test drive then.
 
Thanks guys, this is why I asked the question. So it should not really be a problem, especially if it says it has a valid MOT. The dealer should then just be able to tax it. However I suppose you cannot really take it for a test drive then.

You can test drive it as dealers have trade plates instead of tax.
 
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