Getting a different car how do I deal with the half price tax?

Kizzie58
Kizzie58 Online Community Member Posts: 87 Contributor
I have the half-price tax and had to do that via snail mail do I have to do all that again or now I have it can I do it at the PO or online?   

Thank you  

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  • 66Mustang
    66Mustang Online Community Member Posts: 14,990 Championing
    You have to do it via the post sadly

    Only the 100% (aka free) tax can be done via post office

    Sorry :( 
  • Kizzie58
    Kizzie58 Online Community Member Posts: 87 Contributor
    66Mustang said:
    You have to do it via the post sadly

    Only the 100% (aka free) tax can be done via post office

    Sorry :( 

    Aww what a pain.  Thank you for letting me know.  
  • Kizzie58
    Kizzie58 Online Community Member Posts: 87 Contributor
    I got the car and paid 6 months' tax at full price.   
     when it is up for renewal will claim the half price and do it via post.    it's pretty stupid that you cannot drive without the tax and you can only get the tax via post.  I did email them and asked if there was another way but no one replied 
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,178 Championing
    There's no other way of applying for the 50% reduction. You need to apply this way each time you renew it. 
  • Kizzie58
    Kizzie58 Online Community Member Posts: 87 Contributor
    my post vanished and cant be bothered to re-type it out at the moment 
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,178 Championing
    Kizzie58 said:
    my post vanished and cant be bothered to re-type it out at the moment 
    It's most likely got caught in the systems spam, it happens sometimes. Admin will post it once they start work sometime today. 
  • Kizzie58
    Kizzie58 Online Community Member Posts: 87 Contributor
    There's no other way of applying for the 50% reduction. You need to apply this way each time you renew it. 
    Don't make any sense that you have to pay full price for 6 months if you change your car.  Or not use your car for the week or so it takes to go through.  

    Just received a refund for my other car tax and it's a cheque and I do not have a branch near me, Why not just refund into the account the money came out of?  

    They do not like to make it simple for people   😂
  • Kizzie58
    Kizzie58 Online Community Member Posts: 87 Contributor
    Ha its there now.  😂
  • OverlyAnxious
    OverlyAnxious Online Community Member Posts: 3,623 Championing
    If you use a banking app on a smartphone, some allow you to pay in cheques by taking a photograph of them.  I haven't been to a branch in over 5 years but can still pay in cheques this way.  :)

    As for the 50% tax hassle...I still don't understand why they haven't simplified it after all the years it's been going.  You can claim back half of what you paid by posting the form.  When I looked into it last year, they were recommending that as they were so far behind it was taking months for postal tax to get through.
  • Kizzie58
    Kizzie58 Online Community Member Posts: 87 Contributor
    another post vanished haha but my bank does do that through my phone.  So thank you so much for that   its saved me a hassle 
  • Kizzie58
    Kizzie58 Online Community Member Posts: 87 Contributor
    If you use a banking app on a smartphone, some allow you to pay in cheques by taking a photograph of them.  I haven't been to a branch in over 5 years but can still pay in cheques this way.  :)

    As for the 50% tax hassle...I still don't understand why they haven't simplified it after all the years it's been going.  You can claim back half of what you paid by posting the form.  When I looked into it last year, they were recommending that as they were so far behind it was taking months for postal tax to get through.
    Will look on my bank app and see
     will do another tax form with my evidence and see if they refund me 

    Thank you