I'm quite surprised by!
It was on the last renewal you must have received. It's been mentioned in newspapers, online,on websites and forums (including this one) Not that it matters, if your tax runs beyond October 1st you'll be told about the new system when you get your reminder to renew your tax.
If I had need to buy a s/h bike before then and not found out I would have been none the wiser.Hmm. If you buy bike before 1st October, old system still in force.Interestingly the DVLA site say direct debit can be annually, six monthly or monthly. You don't get a six monthly option at present with taxing bikes up to 400cc.
You must all be living in caves then. It was on the last renewal you must have received. Not that it matters, if your tax runs beyond October 1st you'll be told about the new system when you get your reminder to renew your tax. Taking your bullet points one at a timeIt's been mentioned in newspapers, online, on websites and forums (including this one) and, as said, on the last renewal you would have received.If you buy a bike on a Sunday not only can you not tax it if you don't have online access but the previous keeper can't cancel the tax either so it's still taxed until he tells them he's sold it. It's no different to now, he is still responsible until he tells them he no longer has it, the only difference is that as well as being responsible for speeding and parking tickets, he's responsible for the tax too.If the system is down the same applies as above, it's still taxed.Personally I think the new system is much better. No need to display a tax disc, the option to pay monthly by direct debit, the option to cancel the direct debit and declare sorn at any time so if you want to only tax something for a month you can. In other countries that have a road tax, almost all of them have the tax with the owner and not the vehicle just the same as the owner gets the plates issued to him for a particular vehicle and they stay with him when it is sold, they don't stay with the vehicle.
In Spain the plates stay with the vehicle
Quote from: lew600fazer on 27 August 2014, 10:54:12 pmIn Spain the plates stay with the vehicleFar better solution.
Quote from: b1k3rdude on 28 August 2014, 01:43:49 amQuote from: lew600fazer on 27 August 2014, 10:54:12 pmIn Spain the plates stay with the vehicleFar better solution.Just to add a bit more on my last post,The plates stays with the vehicle, the tax (Suma) stays with the previous owner until it is due renewal. You have to transfer the vehicle registration and new owner details with Traffico using a Gestor/Notaire and they will charge you € 250.00.That was well of topic But just a bit about declaring SORN. You need to declare SORN when you take a car/bike off the road, we all should know that. But is everyone aware that if the bike changes hands and you inform the DVLA that you are the new keeper if you are not taxing the bike there and then you still have to declare a SORN.When I bought my FZ1 earlier this year I bought it of a lad on the forum here. He lived in Scotland and it was already on SORN. As I live in Spain and I bought the bike at Christmas time I did not fancy riding it down here during the winter so he kindly kept it for me until April. It was only by chance I read that the SORN is not transferable to the new keeper. The penalties can be expensive as the DVLA can fine you for failing to notify them and either tax or SORN the bike again. I think it is £80.00 fine and then they can back tax the bike from the last time it was taxed?
Quote from: lew600fazer on 28 August 2014, 08:16:54 amQuote from: b1k3rdude on 28 August 2014, 01:43:49 amQuote from: lew600fazer on 27 August 2014, 10:54:12 pmIn Spain the plates stay with the vehicleFar better solution.Just to add a bit more on my last post,The plates stays with the vehicle, the tax (Suma) stays with the previous owner until it is due renewal. You have to transfer the vehicle registration and new owner details with Traffico using a Gestor/Notaire and they will charge you € 250.00.That was well of topic But just a bit about declaring SORN. You need to declare SORN when you take a car/bike off the road, we all should know that. But is everyone aware that if the bike changes hands and you inform the DVLA that you are the new keeper if you are not taxing the bike there and then you still have to declare a SORN.When I bought my FZ1 earlier this year I bought it of a lad on the forum here. He lived in Scotland and it was already on SORN. As I live in Spain and I bought the bike at Christmas time I did not fancy riding it down here during the winter so he kindly kept it for me until April. It was only by chance I read that the SORN is not transferable to the new keeper. The penalties can be expensive as the DVLA can fine you for failing to notify them and either tax or SORN the bike again. I think it is £80.00 fine and then they can back tax the bike from the last time it was taxed?There is no need to pay €250 to a gestor. It is common that the buyer goes by himself to a Tráfico office with the contract and paperwork -included the tax already paid by the previous owner- and then just pay a 50€ fee
A lot of folk ride on Brit Plates but no matter what anyone says they are breaking the law out here if they have residencia.