Hi
I pay by monthly instalments for my car tax and I want to change my bank account direct debit details, so yesterday I cancelled the direct debit and will re-tax the vehicle on 1st August.
I have now received an email from the DVLA saying I need to re-tax it. The payment for July has been taken out already.
I read the gov.uk website (change accounts part) before cancelling the DD, which clearly gives an example:
Example You pay by Direct Debit every month, but want to pay from a different account.
You cancel the Direct Debit with your bank on 5 June. You can continue driving your vehicle until 30 June.
On 1 July, you have to tax the vehicle again using a Direct Debit from another account.
I just wanted to check that I'm doing it the right way right? According to the DVLA website I quoted it's all OK and I won't be untaxed. The email has unsettled me! I went to the link in the email to see about taxing it and it says it's still taxed and would be taxed again from 1st July if I continued, which obviously I don't want to do!
Anyone else had this experience and can confirm I'm doing it the right way? Thanks.