zaci Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 I wonder who came up with this good idea to save money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidley Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 dont know but it sure beats going to the post office with all your MOT papers etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parkydave Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 Best thing they ever did , used to be a pain now two minutes and done. Still prefer paper tax disc though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy1976 Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 I wonder who came up with this good idea to save money. I love it. I can't be bothered to work out where my MOT certificate is, to print my insurance etc and take it to a post office. Click online and it's done. Can't fault that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spilldig Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 Best thing they ever did , used to be a pain now two minutes and done. Still prefer paper tax disc though. There was an item on yesterday's news about a large increase in the number of untaxed cars since the demise of the paper tax disc. Now, does anyone know how that's possible when they say, that now it's on line we know instantly if a vehicle is untaxed ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alchresearch Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 It all depends on how many ANPR cameras there are to catch the untaxed cars being used. Here's the news story: http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/car-news/101368/government-loses-up-to-107million-as-750000-vehicles-go-untaxed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bottletop Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 I was in Sheffield just recently visiting a business near the train station and noticed several cars nearby all had big yellow stickers on their windscreens and were clamped. On closer inspection this was because they weren't taxed, interestingly they were all expensive Audi's and BMW's - I did wonder if they were all owned by the same person/business... Also strangely enough, I bought my car mid-November last year and assumed the tax would be due soon and I'd get a reminder letter. I also thought the MOT would need redoing. To confirm the expiry dates I checked online last week and found out I'd forgotten the car had been MOT'd last April so that wasn't urgent at all. But also the tax had run out at the beginning of the month! I quickly paid it online (which was backdated) and set up future automated payments so it wouldn't run out again - just so glad I checked when I did! At least with the old style discs it was a lot easier to keep an eye on when it ran out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidley Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 DVLA send you a reminder every time you need to tax your car, no excuse saying you forgot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peak4 Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 DVLA send you a reminder every time you need to tax your car, no excuse saying you forgot? Useful, but not foolproof, I've had a couple go missing. The DVLA also now do a reminder service for MOTs. https://www.gov.uk/mot-reminder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geared Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 There are various apps and stuff you can use to keep track of those important dates. I agree though the paper disc was a very in your face reminder, something you'd see every time you got in the car. The new system is fine though, I have no complaints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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