Buying used approved Audi - tax?

Spleen Sauce · 14 Oct 2014 at 21:50

Just a quick one as in all the excitement of buying something new I've forgotten to ask the stealership an obvious question.

I'm picking up a used-approved S1 tomorrow from Audi, with the new tax disc laws in effect does this mean I'm going to have to stump up the cash to tax the car immediately or should Audi sort this for me? Anyone bought a used car from Audi this month that might know?

ci_newman · 14 Oct 2014 at 21:55

Could be either / or depending on whether they want to tax it for you AFAIK. Did the advert say it included tax? Is it taxed currently?

Castiel · 14 Oct 2014 at 21:57

Audi normally sort it out for you. I can't see it being any different because of the rule change unless they can no longer buy the tax on your behalf...Did they not ask you?

Spleen Sauce · 14 Oct 2014 at 21:58

It's not been mentioned at all. As you can't transfer the tax on a used car to the new owner it got me wondering this evening...

[TW]Fox · 14 Oct 2014 at 21:59

They cannot sell the car with the existing tax on it and unless you've negotiated it into the deal they won't be purchasing tax for you, either. Be prepared to tax it.

Spleen Sauce · 14 Oct 2014 at 22:03

[TW]Fox;27054543 said:
They cannot sell the car with the existing tax on it and unless you've negotiated it into the deal they won't be purchasing tax for you, either. Be prepared to tax it.

Yeah thought this might be the case. I'm gonna have to put my special negotiation face on tomorrow when I pick it up and contest that they should have told me about it.... worth a go. They can afford it.

Spleen Sauce · 14 Oct 2014 at 22:06

Interesting - point number 11 here suggests the dealership can do it - so I've definitely got a case for them sorting this for me I think.

Castiel · 14 Oct 2014 at 22:09

Spleen Sauce said:
It's not been mentioned at all. As you can't transfer the tax on a used car to the new owner it got me wondering this evening...

Then I expect you will be buying road tax tomorrow before they let you drive away.

Spleen Sauce · 14 Oct 2014 at 22:11

Castiel said:
Then I expect you will be buying road tax tomorrow before they let you drive away.

Hmm, they could have done this for me already, see the link I posted above.

I guess I'll just have to wait and see tomorrow!

Castiel · 14 Oct 2014 at 22:14

Spleen Sauce said:
Hmm, they could have done this for me already, see the link I posted above.

I guess I'll just have to wait and see tomorrow!

They could, but like Fox says, I doubt it unless you negotiated the tax into the deal for the car.

Be prepared to buy tax in the morning.

Spleen Sauce · 14 Oct 2014 at 22:21

Yup, I'll try my best to blag it and get them to tax it, but I'll go there assuming I'm gonna have to pay.

I'll let you know what happens tomorrow night.

Castiel · 14 Oct 2014 at 23:58

Spleen Sauce said:
Yup, I'll try my best to blag it and get them to tax it, but I'll go there assuming I'm gonna have to pay.

I'll let you know what happens tomorrow night.

Good luck, if it's a decent dealership like Poole Audi you might be ok, if it's a rubbish one like a Reading, perhaps not.

iamtheoneneo · 15 Oct 2014 at 10:09

Dealers can do it for you now, but you will be charged unless you haggle. I dont understand why they didnt ask you at the point of sale....thats pretty sloppy.

Castiel · 15 Oct 2014 at 20:29

How did you get on?

Spleen Sauce · 16 Oct 2014 at 11:29

Sorry for the delay, been far too excited with the new toy!!

Audi now put 6 months tax on used approved cars for you as standard so that was a bit of a result.

andicole0 · 16 Oct 2014 at 11:37

Spleen Sauce said:
Sorry for the delay, been far too excited with the new toy!!

Audi now put 6 months tax on used approved cars for you as standard so that was a bit of a result.

Did you provide proof of insurance?

Andi.

snapdragon69 · 16 Oct 2014 at 17:52

andicole0 said:
Did you provide proof of insurance?

The motor trader would use their insurance and V5C/2 details over the phone - I don't think they can do it online.

[TW]Fox · 16 Oct 2014 at 18:15

snapdragon69 said:
The motor trader would use their insurance

Every single time a main dealer has taxed a car for me I have had to insure they had a valid insurance certificate from me before they could do so.

Basher · 16 Oct 2014 at 18:17

[TW]Fox;27064680 said:
Every single time a main dealer has taxed a car for me I have had to insure they had a valid insurance certificate from me before they could do so.

Every main dealer I've purchased from has some sort of '7 day free insurance' offer than they can use to tax the vehicle with.

Dis86 · 16 Oct 2014 at 18:18

[TW]Fox;27064680 said:
Every single time a main dealer has taxed a car for me I have had to insure they had a valid insurance certificate from me before they could do so.

Same experience here. 4 cars from dealers, all 4 required proof of insurance.