DVLA not sent tax notification

[750turbo]

cuprabob said:

sky2010 said:

That's the whole email

There's a few lines of the email obscured by the Thumbsnap stuff.

Anytime I've done tax online it gave a license start date but then again I've always done it in advance so it might be slightly different.

Not on mine. Bike was Sorn at the time.

[sky2010]

sky2010 said:

When I tried to.apply for tax it said you can't tax a sorn car! So called dealer back he said no your on wrong part choose option 3

Then he gave me the 11 digit number to add

[sky2010]

The only line I missed showing was card payment type

[cuprabob]

I would assume it's from the 1st May then. I know everytime I've done it it has said a license start date and duration.

I'm sure you'll be OK
Although I don't know why you would get the " unable to tax due to SORN" because firstly your car isn't SORN , it's untaxed, which is different.

Edited by cuprabob on Monday 29th May 20:11

[sky2010]

Thanks I'm sure I will be in to bloody honest for my own good! Can't stand this sort of thing " fines!" Such a scarey word. Not to self use a diary!

[cuprabob]

sky2010 said:

Thanks I'm sure I will be in to bloody honest for my own good! Can't stand this sort of thing " fines!" Such a scarey word. Not to self use a diary!

Not really any excuse these days as you can check both tax and MOT due dates online in an instant.

[Sheepshanks]

cuprabob said:

I would assume it's from the 1st May then.

Surely it'll have gone back to 1st March? I'll be amazed if it hasn't.

[Sheepshanks]

sky2010 said:

Thanks I'm sure I will be in to bloody honest for my own good! Can't stand this sort of thing " fines!" Such a scarey word. Not to self use a diary!

Only a court can fine you. DVLA may well issue a penalty.

[sky2010]

I never said I had excuse I'm human we make mistakes! ! I've owned cars for 20 yrs and this is the one and only time I've missed car tax!

[cuprabob]

Sheepshanks said:

cuprabob said:

I would assume it's from the 1st May then.

Surely it'll have gone back to 1st March? I'll be amazed if it hasn't.

That's what I would have thought, hence why I was asking what's the license start date as I know emails I've received and while going through the process it's been given.

[anonymous-user]

Sheepshanks said:

cuprabob said:

I would assume it's from the 1st May then.

Surely it'll have gone back to 1st March? I'll be amazed if it hasn't.

Shirley it won't, I'm afraid

[cuprabob]

sky2010 said:

I never said I had excuse I'm human we make mistakes! ! I've owned cars for 20 yrs and this is the one and only time I've missed car tax!

I wasn't implying you were making an excuse, I was just stating that it's very easy to check so you don't have to remember or rely on reminders.

Or just do it for 12 months next time and then it will coincide with your MOT unless they let you off with the couple of months.

[cuprabob]

sky2010 said:

I never said I had excuse I'm human we make mistakes! ! I've owned cars for 20 yrs and this is the one and only time I've missed car tax!

I wasn't implying you were making an excuse, I was just stating that it's very easy to check so you don't have to remember or rely on reminders.

Or just do it for 12 months next time and then it will coincide with your MOT unless they let you off with the couple of months.

[sky2010]

I'm sorry I was out of order just eextremely stressed

[cuprabob]

sky2010 said:

I'm sorry I was out of order just eextremely stressed

I wouldn't worry too much about it
There are people who get these types of letters all the time and nothing happens to them. The headline fines are just headlines to scare you.

Worst that will happen in you have to pay the back tax.

[sky2010]

I did state in the letter im more than happy to pay back what we owe. This forum has been brilliant you all make great agony aunts

[Sheepshanks]

cuprabob said:

Worst that will happen in you have to pay the back tax.

I think he'll get an £80 fixed penalty.

[sky2010]

She's absolutely fine with that too £80 is way better than £1000

[The Wookie]

I did something similar OP, taxed a privately bought car on the green slip and then didn't realise I hadn't received the V5 (post registered to my parents as the car often lives there and I move around a fair bit)

Phoned the DVLA when I realised I hadn't had a reminder about a month after the tax expired (car was in storage) and no one could find the V5, it turned out the address was slightly wrong. Taxed it there and then over the phone and the corrected V5 turned up a couple of days later

[sky2010]

The Wookie said:

I did something similar OP, taxed a privately bought car on the green slip and then didn't realise I hadn't received the V5 (post registered to my parents as the car often lives there and I move around a fair bit)

Phoned the DVLA when I realised I hadn't had a reminder about a month after the tax expired (car was in storage) and no one could find the V5, it turned out the address was slightly wrong. Taxed it there and then over the phone and the corrected V5 turned up a couple of days later

So what was the outcome did you get a fine or fixed penalty?