Petition · past parliament · Department for Transport
DVLA must refund partial road tax in full
Closed
91 signatures
What the petition asks
STOP DVLA FROM OVERCHARGING ROAD TAX IN UK
Why when taxing a car does the DVLA always win - surely in this day and age the DVLA could pro-rata the tax during the month?
If you tax on the last day of the month you are due to pay for the full month. If you sell a car on the first of the month, you don’t get any of your tax refunded for that whole month.
In an ideal world you could sell a car on the last day of the month and buy on the first but this will never happen.
I want the UK Government to change this system of always charging drivers the most amount of tax and to run a fair system.
If you tax on the last day of the month you are due to pay for the full month. If you sell a car on the first of the month, you don’t get any of your tax refunded for that whole month.
In an ideal world you could sell a car on the last day of the month and buy on the first but this will never happen.
I want the UK Government to change this system of always charging drivers the most amount of tax and to run a fair system.
Timeline
| 20 Jul 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 20 Jan 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
91
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Transport
Opened
20 Jul 2020
Closed
20 Jan 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.