Likewise, not sure if you getting a new or used car so I’ll give info for both.
How to apply for free tax for the first time
Applying for the first free tax is different from renewing it every year.
For new vehicles, you should take the Certificate of Entitlement to the dealership to claim free tax.
For used vehicles, when you first apply for free tax you must also change the vehicle’s tax
class at a Post Office® branch that deals with vehicle tax. You need to take the following
documents:
• V5C vehicle registration certificate (logbook) or the green new keeper slip and
a filled in ‘Application for a vehicle registration certificate’ (V62)
• Certificate of Entitlement to DLA, PIP, CDP, ADP, AFIP or WPMS (please write the
registration number of the vehicle in the top right hand corner)
• vehicles registered with a NI address need a certificate of insurance or cover note
(downloaded or faxed copies are acceptable, photocopies are not), valid on the
day the tax starts
• an original MOT or GVT certificate (if your vehicle needs one)
Thinking about it, you could be right. Maybe if you apply for the certificate beforehand then you can put it on the new car right away, but I am not 100% sure.
Maybe someone else knows about thaton the forum but even if i did try to get it beforehand it probally wouldn’t of came in time from the dwp for me to give it to the dealer.
I know for sure you can only have it on 1 car at any time. Maybe best to check with the dealer. I got my new car 75 miles away. So was not close to just pop in and give document’s either, although he did ask if I had the letter and as i didn’t they had to put a year’s tax on, as it was a new car. I did hand my mb car back to them also.
My brother recently bought an ex mb car and he taxed it at the p.o straight after picking it up, as it was still listed as disabled with dvla. For ages he could not pay the dart charge as it was still listed as exempt and I know also that my new car even though at 1st it had normal tax on it.
As I had taken my private plate off the mb car on retention beforehand and dealer put it on it new one. I could not pay the dart charge either as was saying it’s exempt.
But once you hand back the mb car it’s not down to you and you will get a letter from dvla saying as much.
Dvla will also send you the refund of any full months road tax automatically once you tax as disabled, if you do have pay any. Plus I am sure you get a booklet with the certificate with info on it on how to tax a vehicle but it don’t mention transfering from one to another.