Tax discs
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paulwirral

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3,815 posts

164 months

Thursday 6th June 2024
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When was the last time you saw one in a car windscreen , a normal run of the mill car ?
I’m only asking as i walked past a Suzuki x90 ,a curio itself these days , so I gave it a second glance and it was wearing a tax disc that ran out some time in 2015 , after I’ve looked it seems that tax discs were abolished sometime in 2014 ?
I’m guessing someone got one of the last paper discs ?

MDMA .

10,682 posts

130 months

Thursday 6th June 2024
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paulwirral said:
When was the last time you saw one in a car windscreen , a normal run of the mill car ?
I’m only asking as i walked past a Suzuki x90 ,a curio itself these days , so I gave it a second glance and it was wearing a tax disc that ran out some time in 2015 , after I’ve looked it seems that tax discs were abolished sometime in 2014 ?
I’m guessing someone got one of the last paper discs ?
I left the last issued one on my screen. That was a 2015 one.

Monster Mash

178 posts

172 months

Thursday 6th June 2024
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Seen an old W reg 306 estate with one in the windscreen recently dated some time in 2015. Had to double take as not seen one in so long

MDMA .

10,682 posts

130 months

Thursday 6th June 2024
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Just checked her car. Still got a 2015 one showing and all the old ones behind it.




J4CKO

46,836 posts

229 months

Thursday 6th June 2024
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Picked up my wife’s aunts old Focus to drag from North Wales to Cheshire to sit as a driveway ornament to look as. If the house is more occupied.

It’s a 2013 model and still has the tax disc holder and disc in.

Triumph Man

9,586 posts

197 months

Friday 7th June 2024
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My BMW still has the tax disc that expired in 2024 in it. Handwritten too.

Alex_225

7,774 posts

230 months

Friday 7th June 2024
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My RS Megane still has the old tax discs but the holder had fallen off the windscreen whilst it had been stored for 10 years! haha

AdeTuono

7,626 posts

256 months

Friday 7th June 2024
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Triumph Man said:
My BMW still has the tax disc that expired in 2024 in it. Handwritten too.
This year then?

Dog Star

17,593 posts

197 months

Friday 7th June 2024
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I’ve never thrown a tax disc away and had a fair few cars and bikes in the last 40 years, so have a fair old stash all in a ziplock bag. No idea why :rolf:


finlo

4,453 posts

232 months

Friday 7th June 2024
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Just got a fresh one on the 31st of May.

Triumph Man

9,586 posts

197 months

Friday 7th June 2024
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AdeTuono said:
Triumph Man said:
My BMW still has the tax disc that expired in 2024 in it. Handwritten too.
This year then?
Damn typo! 2014.

vikingaero

13,274 posts

198 months

Friday 7th June 2024
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Isn't there a guy on eBay or somewhere who produces replica/near authentic tax discs?

Bemmer

1,195 posts

231 months

Friday 7th June 2024
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There's loads for sale on the Bay....!! Various saying rare collectable last issue but with different dates...hehe

What month end was the very last issue.?

Biker's Nemesis

41,413 posts

237 months

Friday 7th June 2024
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One of my old R1's


Pica-Pica

16,582 posts

113 months

Friday 7th June 2024
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This was the last tax disc for my old BMW E36 2.5 petrol, I kept the lovely case for the cars documents to house my F30 335d documents. The tax discs became redundant in October 2014, I believe.
Note that the annual cost of that disc was £225; my current VED is £210 for the 335d

Klippie

3,608 posts

174 months

Friday 7th June 2024
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I kept my last tax discs from my cars as a memento.

Bemmer

1,195 posts

231 months

Friday 7th June 2024
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[quote=Pica-Pica] The tax discs became redundant in October 2014, I believe.[quote]

And I would tend to agree but on the Bay many are claiming Aug 2015 was the last issuing disc.? But surely Sep 2015 must be the last disc.?

the-norseman

15,781 posts

200 months

Friday 7th June 2024
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There is a BMW Z3 round the corner from me, car is absolutely immaculate, wheels have 0 curbing to them etc, the owner seems to give it a clean every weekend and I would say its been ceramic coated, paintwork is swirl free.

The only thing letting it down is the shrivelled up tax disc holder in the windscreen with a very faded tax disc in it.

Pica-Pica

16,582 posts

113 months

Friday 7th June 2024
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Bemmer said:
Pica-Pica said:
The tax discs became redundant in October 2014, I believe.[quote]

And I would tend to agree but on the Bay many are claiming Aug 2015 was the last issuing disc.? But surely Sep 2015 must be the last disc.?
If you bought an annual disc in Sept 2014, it would have a date of Aug 2015 on it. However you would not have needed to display it after October 2014

kambites

71,474 posts

250 months

Friday 7th June 2024
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I'm pretty sure there's still one in the window of our Skoda.