Should i tax my car for 6 months or a year?

Question

Should i tax my car for 6 months or a year?

Answer 1

You pay an extra 10% handling charge if you pay for six months rather than twelve.

This is about four times what you would get if you saved the money in a building society for six months. So if you have the cash then buy 12 months at a time.

If you need to borrow the money (especially if it is on a credit card) then buy six months at a time as it will cost you more than the 10% handling charge to borrow the money.

Answer 2

a year unless things are really tight you can always get every full month thats left refunded if the car blows up or something

Answer 3

6 months, you only save a couple of quid by getting 12 months anyway.

Answer 4

dunno really, but if you can afford to do the whole year wouldn't it save you the hassle of doing it every six months?

Answer 5

If you plan on keeping the car long term and have the cash to pay for a full years tax then go for 12 months.

If not then I'd go for 6 months.

Answer 6

12 months for saving a few quid.  

Answer 7

mmmmm  depends me myself would not tax at all as i dont give a monkeys!!!!

Answer 8

12 months if you can afford it - prices go up in April next year, so you'll save money. It's also slightly cheaper per month to buy 12 months rather than six.

Answer 9

It is cheaper annually