can you road tax a car

herbie777


Joined: 16/02/2011
Posts: 17

Message Posted:
24/02/2011 18:48

Hi does anybody know if you can tax a car for 6 months as i come to cyprus 6 weeks in may/june sept/oct thanks

yorgozlu



Joined: 16/06/2009
Posts: 4437

Message Posted:
24/02/2011 18:53

Yes you can.

herbie777


Joined: 16/02/2011
Posts: 17

Message Posted:
24/02/2011 19:01

thanks do you have to tax it for the 6 months in winter as it will be on my drive not on Road

yorgozlu



Joined: 16/06/2009
Posts: 4437

Message Posted:
24/02/2011 22:25

sorn it or there'd be a penalty.

ant33


Joined: 28/08/2010
Posts: 381

Message Posted:
24/02/2011 22:31

But you can only SORN it minimum of 12 Months.



If you decide to tax it before 12 Months they back date it minimum of 6 Months and as well as fine.

yorgozlu



Joined: 16/06/2009
Posts: 4437

Message Posted:
24/02/2011 22:58

I soppose there is no such thing as 'best of both'!

snd1966


Joined: 10/06/2009
Posts: 353

Message Posted:
25/02/2011 06:22

so if want a car for the summer make sure its registration date is march/april or september october



Maybe a new point to include when selling especially since car tax has gone up so much.

Good for swallows, car registration date

but remember if you use the car when it is SORN it really is a no no as you have signed you will not be using it therefore breaking legal paperwork. Not the same as not taxing it.

I advised customers to do it when ant33 advised how it could be done but the car's birthday did not suit their arrangements. I know they were without the car for a bit.

andy2b123


Joined: 21/12/2010
Posts: 141

Message Posted:
25/02/2011 12:04

In the U.K. you can cash in your road tax for full calander months only and sorn it. Retaxing it on your return to the U.K. and once again it starts on the 1st. of the month.



In the TRNC I think that you must tax the car for a full year and pay a fine it you are late renewing it.