Road tax
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993db

Original Poster:

2 posts

40 months

Sunday 22nd December 2024
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Do the DVLA still send out reminders to renew your road tax just renewed mine 2 weeks late .

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R6tty

730 posts

44 months

Sunday 22nd December 2024
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They'll email you if you ask.

alscar

9,762 posts

242 months

Sunday 22nd December 2024
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I’ve never not had the usual letter reminder for any of my cars.

ferret50

2,869 posts

38 months

Sunday 22nd December 2024
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Of course in the olden days, when Pontius was still a pilot we used to display little round tax discs in the l/h corner of one's windscreen, As these changed colour each yesr it was very easy to spot a tax dodger, so the sly way that reminders being sent out seems to have stopped is just another stealth tax!

anonymous-user

83 months

Sunday 22nd December 2024
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ferret50 said:
Of course in the olden days, when Pontius was still a pilot we used to display little round tax discs in the l/h corner of one's windscreen, As these changed colour each yesr it was very easy to spot a tax dodger, so the sly way that reminders being sent out seems to have stopped is just another stealth tax!
It's hardly a stealth tax you know you have to pay it,it's not difficult, they'll email you if you ask.

cuprabob

19,594 posts

243 months

Sunday 22nd December 2024
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993db said:
Do the DVLA still send out reminders to renew your road tax just renewed mine 2 weeks late .

db
In my experience they still do. I normally receive it at the start of the month the tax is due to expire, although there was an issue in July 2023 when people, including me, didn't receive one.

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

98elise

32,565 posts

190 months

Sunday 22nd December 2024
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ferret50 said:
Of course in the olden days, when Pontius was still a pilot we used to display little round tax discs in the l/h corner of one's windscreen, As these changed colour each yesr it was very easy to spot a tax dodger, so the sly way that reminders being sent out seems to have stopped is just another stealth tax!
No need to spot tax dodgers by looking for bits of paper. 1000 's can be identified automatically without anyone needing to do anything.

If you feel the bit of paper on your screen was a better remider, just print one out yourself and stick it in your window. Personally I have mine on DD and it just gets renewed automatically.

POIDH

3,720 posts

94 months

Sunday 22nd December 2024
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Why anyone does anything but monthly Direct Debit on VED amazes me.

cptsideways

13,883 posts

281 months

Sunday 22nd December 2024
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POIDH said:
Why anyone does anything but monthly Direct Debit on VED amazes me.
It costs more on the drip

cuprabob

19,594 posts

243 months

Sunday 22nd December 2024
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POIDH said:
Why anyone does anything but monthly Direct Debit on VED amazes me.
I renew it every 12 months because I'm Scottish and it's the cheapest option. All other options, including DD, have an additional charge.

Edited by cuprabob on Sunday 22 December 12:07

ChocolateFrog

34,954 posts

202 months

Sunday 22nd December 2024
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POIDH said:
Why anyone does anything but monthly Direct Debit on VED amazes me.
Agreed. It costs a couple of quid more but worth it for the fit and forget aspect.

Earthdweller

19,305 posts

155 months

Sunday 22nd December 2024
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ChocolateFrog said:
POIDH said:
Why anyone does anything but monthly Direct Debit on VED amazes me.
Agreed. It costs a couple of quid more but worth it for the fit and forget aspect.
Is also great if you have cars you don't use all year round

Very easy to tax and then SORN and vice versa

Daytonagrey

52 posts

87 months

Sunday 22nd December 2024
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POIDH said:
Why anyone does anything but monthly Direct Debit on VED amazes me.
I'm not direct debiting £20 per year🥴

Rich Boy Spanner

1,875 posts

159 months

Sunday 22nd December 2024
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I have a very unpleasant and shifty neighbour who tried to rip me off by attempting to part of my garden. His car just got one of those DVLA wheel clamps put on it, I know this is childish but I did stand there, point at him and his car as he looked at it and laughed my head off.

J4CKO

46,824 posts

229 months

Sunday 22nd December 2024
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ferret50 said:
Of course in the olden days, when Pontius was still a pilot we used to display little round tax discs in the l/h corner of one's windscreen, As these changed colour each yesr it was very easy to spot a tax dodger, so the sly way that reminders being sent out seems to have stopped is just another stealth tax!
Or, maybe just set it up on a direct debit and it is taken without intervention until such time as you change the car ? Then you get a refund for unused months, the stealth tax there is the partial months they take, can be thirty days worth so in the higher bands that can be like £60. Could easily divide it by the days remaining, but why would they ?

Who really wants to dick about with tax disks ?

ANPR will spot anyone dodging it.

lastofthev8s

209 posts

119 months

Sunday 22nd December 2024
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cuprabob said:
POIDH said:
Why anyone does anything but monthly Direct Debit on VED amazes me.
I renew it every 12 months because I'm Scottish and it's the cheapest option. All other options, including DD, have an additional charge.

Edited by cuprabob on Sunday 22 December 12:07
If you’re paying it as a single payment DD there isn’t an additional charge

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/660...

Mine is due 1st Jan so saves needing to deal with it / potentially forgetting about it with the Christmas break by having it on DD.



Edited by lastofthev8s on Sunday 22 December 17:04


Edited by lastofthev8s on Sunday 22 December 17:05

cuprabob

19,594 posts

243 months

Sunday 22nd December 2024
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lastofthev8s said:
cuprabob said:
POIDH said:
Why anyone does anything but monthly Direct Debit on VED amazes me.
I renew it every 12 months because I'm Scottish and it's the cheapest option. All other options, including DD, have an additional charge.

Edited by cuprabob on Sunday 22 December 12:07
If you’re paying it as a single payment DD there isn’t an additional charge

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/660...

Mine is due 1st Jan so saves needing to deal with it / potentially forgetting about it with the Christmas break by having it on DD.



Edited by lastofthev8s on Sunday 22 December 17:04


Edited by lastofthev8s on Sunday 22 December 17:05
Fair enough, I forgot you could do an annual DD.

MakaveliX

666 posts

58 months

Sunday 22nd December 2024
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My "reminder" came through about 6 weeks after it was due. Thankfully I paid it online about the expiry time

Mr Tidy

31,395 posts

156 months

Sunday 22nd December 2024
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I pay annually (by card) and still get reminders for both of my cars.

Cliftonite

8,740 posts

167 months

Sunday 22nd December 2024
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POIDH said:
Why anyone does anything but monthly Direct Debit on VED amazes me.
If you overlook an MoT renewal, your car becomes untaxed within a month, risking fines and expensive temporary confiscation by the police doing the DVLA's work.