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It has some kind of interference fit which won’t let it come off.
Usually just that, it's become very tightly bonded to the extent that what seems like an unreasonable force is all that will unfix it.
Try covering the tap chrome with a thick cover of some material and levering the cap with a crow bar. Might work, might mean new taps!
Airhead
dancing james
Struggling to get a tap handle off to replace a valve. I have unscrewed it and part of the handle has come off. There is a plastic part remaining on the tap which I can’t remove so I can not get into the tap to get to the valve. Any suggestions ? I have tried yanking, pleading and levering it but it just won’t budge. It has some kind of interference fit which won’t let it come off.