I bought our 1 series from Imperial in July. Nobody mentioned that to me and ours didn't come with any tax, although for £30 a year it made no difference to me. I'd not recommend them to anyone though, turns out our car has had paint applied to every single panel. The wife bought the car, but the I didn't notice it at first either so it was only when filling with fuel I notice some sinking below the cap from a previous filler repair not done well. After looking closely I noticed every single panel showed signs of repair, confirmed by snows BMW who got a PDG on it, and told me my paint and corrosion guarantee is now void. Certainly not something you expect from a 3 year old car. Imperial wouldn't entertain any kind of refund or compensation as it doesn't affect the intended use, but we have 4k of the car on finance (list price was 12k) and we are in negotiations with the finance company for a refund. Imperial buy ex fleet cars at auction and make them look presentable, but I've heard they have gone through many finance and warranty companies as many now won't deal with them due to previous problems. The sales assistants don't know their arse from their elbow either, and they hide behind a couple of switched on cookies at middle management, and legal representatives. Steer clear in future is my advise.