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Car tax discs end in six weeks, but motorists could be losing a good investment if they scrap their old discs with the rarest editions worth up to £1,000 to collectors

Paper tax discs will be worthless from October 2015 but for a few British drivers they could be an unexpected money spinner.

The rarest paper discs can be traded for hundreds of pounds each by enthusiastic collectors, sometimes known as “velologists”.

The priciest disc recorded is from December 1921 (picture, left, from britishtaxdiscs.co.uk) and sold for £810.30. According one collector, a pristine example of the disc could sell for up to £1,000.

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under the new tax rules, as my car is taxed until end of june 2015 do I have to make any arrangements, after the display of a tax disc is not required anymore from end of september ,

according to an article in the Scunthorpe telegraph motorists are obliged to register their cars online, is this a fact? or have they got it wrong?
does this apply to me?




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I recall years ago, My dad getting my mum to traipse upto the council offices in stratford(not on avon) to get the tax for his bike, as he was at work all day....
Myself for the last few years have dealt online......sorry, post office, but its easier that standing in a queue that goes on forever......

Can you tax the car without it being registered in your name , and doesn't that take time, or will you be able to do that instantly online. Or are they suggesting that you can just randomly buy a tax, and if it is the person who is taxed why can't he/she transfer that to their new car. Of course DVLA will make money from this as you have to tax from the beginning of a month no matter what the date but only get back full months

the new system also offers pay at post office or by phone (prem rate long wait) to dvla. There is also a direct debit pay monthly option. To tax instantly tho online is only option unless dvla have massively ug their phone support. People who try to stay with trad paper/phone systems are going to find life increasingly expensive and frustrating.

We don't have smart phones,and there are still a number of people who don't have Internet access. Neither do they trust it to pay bills. :-D

Just remembered that the inlaws tax is due to run out in November - as he is going to stop driving in the next 12 months, we'll have to 'educate' him about the changes. A monthly DDR might be best for him.

does Everyone have a smart phone? I don't!

The new system is all on line so supposedly you can tax it on the spot from say a smart phone. As to whether the smart people who design govt computer systems have fully allowed for the transaction volume only time will tell. Same for whether the ANPR system will suffice.

yeah, I always thought that the tax applied to the car, not the owner(or) driver.

but it will stop the " buy a car with tax on it" and run it without insurance or licence brigade......


note, the seller will only get a refund AFTER he has notified DVLA...for any FULL calendar months.

how often in the past, has it happened that notifying doesn't happen immediately its sold on?

Technically probably not, but as long as you have the paper work and are driving it home to park off- road, there is likely to be a bit of latitude. It does need to be insured.
We've driven cars from the dealer via the petrol station to the post office. But then our route doesn't take us passed any (known) cameras.

Small post offices in the back of shops are going to take a hit. Another revenue stream will dry up.

I was wondering about the buying and selling of cars from a private individual. Will you be able to buy a car and take it home the same day. If not where will it be kept

Tax exempt cars, reason disabled, do not pay London congestion charge. They are also able to park free in municipal car parks. Some commercial carparks also. Cars in this category may only be used for stuff related to the disabled person. For instance not for partner to get to work. The disabled person does not have to be present. When this is the case there are no blue badge privileges and the badge must not be displayed. The blue badge of itself has no free parking rights. If a ticket is issued because the warden did not read the tax disk it will always be cancelled.

By far the biggest impact will be on the second hand car market as it will no longer be possible to transfer remaining periods of the tax with the car as these are refunded back to the seller.

This means the buyer will need to make arrangements to tax the car before it can be driven away.

...Well, the new system seems succinct, to the point and soooooo much easier - NOT.
Bl**dy ex public school boys in suits attached to a mobile again - Hey, Tristam, I've got a wheeze..... :-| :-|

I have always thought you needed to show a blue badge..... But what do I know

Dvla is now considering issuing a Qr code for tax exempt vehicles which will be printed on a disk to be placed in the windscreen. the traffic warden will read the code with an app. Lo.

We pay our road tax by direct debit and don't have a disc or anything visible to say the tax is paid.

We do have a small sticker on the top of the windscreen, passenger side, saying when the next MOT is due. With so many rent a cars here at least you can see that they are deemed to be road worthy.

I do not pay car tax, I get it free with DLA.....I have never been able to park free with just my disc....how many traffic wardens are going to read that?

Don't think we'll bother to remove the current tax disc (unless it falls off again)

It might be a good idea to keep the receipt for the renewed one in the glove box...just in case of arguements.

It used to be an offence to display an out of date tax disc.
my car is taxed until end of june next year.

I DONT intend taking it out of the tax holder.......
and If I have it correctly online tax buying will result in a receipt being issued....if so, THAT will go into the tax disc holder,( if it'll fit!)

as said there are many ANPR cameras in MY area dotted all over the place, dual carriageways main routes into out of town, town bridge etc....I don't really see how "anyone" would get away with evasion for long.....