Cheap-ass Blue Peter Tax Disc

[anonymous-user]

Ha! If you renew your tax disc in these dying days of the thing, the DVLA send you one that you get to cut out yerself. They are saving money on the perforations. This is very commendable. The disc looks like ONE BIG FAKE, but it's OK, because DVLA tell you that they have told Old Bill it's kosher, which was nice of them.

[anonymous-user]

[Shaw Tarse]

You're not the first to notice http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[Slidingpillar]

Worth pointing out that in the early days of tax discs (when it really was a Road Fund licence) the discs weren't perforated either.

[IanA2]

Slidingpillar said:

Worth pointing out that in the early days of tax discs (when it really was a Road Fund licence) the discs weren't perforated either.

Correct, and as any self respecting velologist will tell you, perforated discs were first issued in 1938. That said they were missing from discs issued between 1942 and 1952.

Wow...how interesting.

[Landshark]

Apparently it will be worth a decent amount to collectors?! (Apparently?!)

[IanA2]

Breadvan72 said:

Ha! If you renew your tax disc in these dying days of the thing, the DVLA send you one that you get to cut out yerself. They are saving money on the perforations. This is very commendable. The disc looks like ONE BIG FAKE, but it's OK, because DVLA tell you that they have told Old Bill it's kosher, which was nice of them.

I just renewed my G online a few minutes ago, and because it starts 1st October I don't get no disc. I am distraught.

[smegmore]

IanA2 said:

I just renewed my G online a few minutes ago, and because it starts 1st October I don't get no disc. I am distraught.

So you get a disc after all.

[IanA2]

smegmore said:

So you get a disc after all.

Yo bro...get wit da street cru.....

[daemon]

You could take a colour photocopy of it, and keep the document intact.

May be worth some money at some point in the future (ok a very long time in the future)

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

T reg Lancia eh? Can't be many of them left

[Osinjak]

smegmore said:

IanA2 said:

I just renewed my G online a few minutes ago, and because it starts 1st October I don't get no disc. I am distraught.

So you get a disc after all.

Innit blud!

[Duke147]

Hmmm... Mine was perforated and appeared normal. I just received the text of the letter attaced to BV's disc as a covering letter. Maybe they ran out of perforated discs?

ETA: yes, the tax due date is the same.

[Jobbo]

Should have renewed at a post office - they still have stock of the perforated discs.

[anonymous-user]

Yes, but then I might meet some poor people. Ugh.

[anonymous-user]

2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:

T reg Lancia eh? Can't be many of them left

There are two to four of this particular sub-variant left in the UK, according to Club chit chat.

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

Breadvan72 said:

2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:

T reg Lancia eh? Can't be many of them left

There are two to four of this particular sub-variant left in the UK, according to Club chit chat.

Well, I never knew they made submarines, bit risky for such a rust prone marque!

[shovelheadrob]

I received mine a few days ago, cut it out on the marked line & it doesn't fit in my tax disc holder, I've cut it down so it now looks like something I knocked up with photoshop & got the scale wrong!

[Osinjak]

Breadvan72 said:

Yes, but then I might meet some poor people. Ugh.

[109er]

Slight hi-jack.

As of the 1st October, tax disc not needed - yes

Would I be able/allowed to display a genuine replica of a tax disc as first
issued for my vehicle.
The disc will display the vehicle, class and correct date stamp and issuing office
for its first issue.

Will there be any problems/come back with DVLA/plod