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Post by primenova on Sept 18, 2014 9:11:33 GMT
There isn't a thread on this already? Looked on first page on 2 sections.
But is having no tax disc on display a good thing? It's good for DVLA - now they can get 2 months tax on a car if you sell it mid month.
But one point on a tax disc is - you can't get one without a valid MOT. Also I expect they still charge you delivery cost if you pay for it online.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Sept 18, 2014 9:31:11 GMT
It'll be just the same as it is now: They won't allow road tax to be paid without a valid mot.
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Post by primenova on Sept 18, 2014 11:20:00 GMT
Just noticed says debit card payments are free online now. But shouldn't the cost of tax go down seeing they are no longer printing tax discs with the hologram foil on them.
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Post by primenova on Sept 18, 2014 19:45:06 GMT
It took 3yrs of people using the buses & reporting to the police ever other day for the police to get round to clamping a car that had no valid tax disc for over 3yrs. I wonder how long it'll take them now that people can't report cars. Considering that this car was parked on a road the police had to drive passed to get to their local mini police station. But 2 things would be why the car had no tax disc - didn't pay insurance or the car needed lots spent for mot repairs that guy dceided not to have done - meaning car is danagerous to other road users. That's why the old system was good because you could see if the car was safe but know you would need to check online.
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Post by primenova on Sept 30, 2014 9:05:21 GMT
Why is it there is £15 increase in cost if you get 2 6 months tax discs now you do not get the paper disc? they must be using an expensive postal service if it cost £7 to send a letter.
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Post by Dave on Sept 30, 2014 11:59:38 GMT
Material costs of tax discs/postage were never part of the cost. I know because even though my road tax is £0.00 I still have to apply for a disc each year and do not get charged postage for it.
Whatever the reasons for the costs going up, the fact they are no longer sending discs out was never going to send prices down.
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Post by primenova on Oct 30, 2014 9:42:54 GMT
Just heads up for anyone - seems DVLA have had system error with the 3rd party company that does all the direct debits. So had my nicely cancelled & you can't redo it online for a month even with tax running out tomorrow. So I'm going to try the old way in the post office.
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Post by Shockprowl on Nov 3, 2014 20:53:33 GMT
renewed out Tax Disk today. I don't like the thought of not having the disk in my car. I want something physical for my money!
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Post by primenova on Nov 4, 2014 10:02:05 GMT
I did it at the post office when on the phone DVLA stated that I could not tax my car for another month because there system had crashed.
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