Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will introduce a car tax scheme which enables people selling cars to claim back part-months of unused tax payments.

It has been a long standing feature that VED licences are issued from the first day of each month and refunds are issued for whole months of unused tax. Licensing on a date other than the first of the month would add administrative complexity and cost to the tax system. The Government has no plans to change the existing arrangements in place for Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) refunds.