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Car Road Tax new rules
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Ron2 | Report | 27 Aug 2014 19:58 |
Are you clued up on the new rules due to take effect 1 Oct 14? If not could cost you money! |
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Sue In Yorkshire. | Report | 27 Aug 2014 20:27 |
My friend has a car through the DLA which comes off her DLA allowance every month. |
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Bobtanian | Report | 27 Aug 2014 20:46 |
From 1 October 2014, the paper tax disc will no longer need to be displayed on a vehicle windscreen. If you have a tax disc with any months left to run after this date, then it can be removed from the vehicle windscreen and destroyed. Customers with a Northern Ireland address will still need to display their MoT disc. |
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RolloTheRed | Report | 27 Aug 2014 21:17 |
What they haven't worked out is parking for tax exempt cars. Up until now the disk made it clear that the vehicle was exempt and thus eligible for free parking. So far dvla suggest parking wardens use some kind of on line lookup! They also leave each la does its own thing so tuf if u need to park in another town. Many rural UK drivers won't encounter ANPR in years eg Norfolk so expect an explosion in cars "off road" Yet another daft idea from the silly party. |
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Bobtanian | Report | 27 Aug 2014 21:29 |
It used to be an offence to display an out of date tax disc. |
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+++DetEcTive+++ | Report | 27 Aug 2014 23:08 |
Don't think we'll bother to remove the current tax disc (unless it falls off again) |
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jax | Report | 28 Aug 2014 00:14 |
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? |
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Tenerife Sun | Report | 28 Aug 2014 03:36 |
We pay our road tax by direct debit and don't have a disc or anything visible to say the tax is paid. |
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RolloTheRed | Report | 28 Aug 2014 20:50 |
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. |
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jax | Report | 28 Aug 2014 21:18 |
I have always thought you needed to show a blue badge..... But what do I know |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 28 Aug 2014 22:58 |
...Well, the new system seems succinct, to the point and soooooo much easier - NOT. |
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InspectorGreenPen | Report | 29 Aug 2014 06:03 |
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. |
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RolloTheRed | Report | 29 Aug 2014 08:16 |
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. |
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WoodfortheTrees | Report | 29 Aug 2014 08:40 |
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 |
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+++DetEcTive+++ | Report | 29 Aug 2014 09:42 |
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. |
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Bobtanian | Report | 29 Aug 2014 09:44 |
yeah, I always thought that the tax applied to the car, not the owner(or) driver. |
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RolloTheRed | Report | 29 Aug 2014 09:47 |
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. |
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Bobtanian | Report | 29 Aug 2014 09:52 |
does Everyone have a smart phone? I don't! |
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+++DetEcTive+++ | Report | 29 Aug 2014 09:54 |
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 |
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RolloTheRed | Report | 29 Aug 2014 10:42 |
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. |
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