Reminder - Older car tax rises to £205 from tomorrow
Discussion
mattmoxon said:
Still £205 isn't bad for a 4.6l V8 when you consider what you could be paying 
Matt
That's true. If I wanted to buy the new equivalent of my car the tax would be nearly three times what I pay now. A rise of £15 isn't too bad considering (although that's not a good mindset to have regarding the issue, I know).Matt
JonRB said:
Damn. Thank you for reminding me. My car tax expires today!
But all my paperwork is at home so I'm not sure if driving all the way home to save £15 is worth it.
Do it online tonight. All you need is the reminder and a credit card. It will check MOT and Insurance for you. Then sit back and wait...assuming you don't need the car until it turns up (2-3 days usually I think).But all my paperwork is at home so I'm not sure if driving all the way home to save £15 is worth it.
Dont think it really matters if you havent recieved the tax disk yet when you do it online for the first few days. Think you get a 14 days leeway when you're taxing your car, and the DVLA will have on there computer records that you've taxed your car, so it should be fine to tax online and have the disk delivered.
Munter said:
Do it online tonight. All you need is the reminder and a credit card. It will check MOT and Insurance for you. Then sit back and wait...assuming you don't need the car until it turns up (2-3 days usually I think).
Thanks for the tip-off. As it happens I do need the car, so I decided to pop home anyway and sort it out - I'm only 10 mins from home and the tax will be invalid tomorrow, so I realised it was worth doing.
I can confirm that it is still £190 today.
Jayho said:
Think you get a 14 days leeway when you're taxing your car, and the DVLA will have on there computer records that you've taxed your car, so it should be fine to tax online and have the disk delivered.
There isn't, and never has been, a 14 day grace period. You could be charged with "failure to display a valid tax disc" (or whatever the correct wording is) from tomorrow. However, it can take up to 14 days for the PNC / DVLA database to be updated, so perhaps that's what you're thinking. If the DVLA do update their database immediately when you renew online then you'd be safe from ANPR cameras, but not a Traffic Warden or Police Officer.
Edited by JonRB on Wednesday 31st March 13:58
Twincam16 said:
mattmoxon said:
Still £205 isn't bad for a 4.6l V8 when you consider what you could be paying
Matt
That's true. If I wanted to buy the new equivalent of my car the tax would be nearly three times what I pay now. A rise of £15 isn't too bad considering (although that's not a good mindset to have regarding the issue, I know).Matt
Would I have bought a 51 plate 2001 model? Would I b
ks.Have a look at first year tax costs for a new 4.6 litre - its nearly a grand.
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