Direct Debit to tax car annually?

[Six-cylinder]

I taxed my first car under the new system yesterday, the plan was to pay the year in full but I have been duped into agreeing to an annual direct debit. Did I miss the bit that said single payment or will they only let you pay by direct debit now?

[EssDeeWon]

You clearly missed the bit saying pay in full, the DD option is only an option for us skinters who drive big cars.

[barefoot]

 an annual direct debit.

 

That reads like they're going to be taking the full years money in one hit?

[Six-cylinder]

Yes 20th Nov one payment but I did not want to give them permission to do the same next year.

[EssDeeWon]

Ah I see what your saying now Six Cylinder, sorry 

 

Surely they cant do that?? (but wouldn't surprise me if they did)

[Pillock]

Yeah, the DD can be used for monthly and annual recurrences.

[garbaldy]

When I opened this I thought the way it was worded was a bit strange,

 

 

£1827.00 to tax for the year

 

maybe it is a one of mistake

 

 

nope it s not £1008 to tax a motorbike by monthly dd

 

[Richard]

Does that document carry the Crystal Mark? Report them if it does. I reported their website a few years ago.

[Pillock]

That reads fine by me, if you pay by monthly direct debit you pay £84.

 

You know full well if they put "Monthly - £7" then you'd get people moaning that they didn't realise the DD was more than upfront because they're too thick to times it by twelve.

[Richard]

Here's an idea. Put in a column showing the monthly charge and another showing the total cost. Like everybody else who offers monthly payments does.

[Six-cylinder]

Yeah, the DD can be used for monthly and annual recurrences.

 

But I only wanted to pay for one year year by debit card with no recurrences is there a way to do that?

[mat_the_cat]

Yes, second box down.You can cancel the DD from your bank account easily if you have online banking, and I assume also over the phone or in a branch.

[Taff]

I did the escort today, 20 dodgers a month.

 

the lovely Kerry at the post office informed me that by taxing it today, I was covered from the first of the month.

 

I was too busy looking at her bosoms to question this, should I have done?

[jakebullet]

One should always look at bosoms rather than ask sensible questions.

[overrun]

I taxed my new car by DD on Saturday (monthly installments, not Kerry's chebbs) and never even got a reciept.

 

Strange practice, now.

Handy, though!

[2MB]

I taxed mine a few days ago. It was cheaper to pay by DD but in one go than it was to use a debit card for a one off payment, so obviously I did that. Looking at other people's reminders it seems this hasn't been the case for anyone else though..?

[Six-cylinder]

I have found my mistake, I read one off payment but had not noticed that was under the DD heading.

 

So I have just taxed another car with a debit card this time one payment no DD.

 

[Taff]

can't help but notice that the last two posters managed to tax their cars without any bosom-interaction at all.

 

I didn't even know this was possible

[UmBongo]

I did the escort today, 20 dodgers a month.

 

the lovely Kerry at the post office informed me that by taxing it today, I was covered from the first of the month.

 

I was too busy looking at her bosoms to question this, should I have done?

 

Is she a looker or a dog with massive floppies?

[Taff]

Is she a looker or a dog with massive floppies?

 

she was ok, actually, had that MILF thing going on

[Six-cylinder]

can't help but notice that the last two posters managed to tax their cars without any bosom-interaction at all.

 

I didn't even know this was possible

 

I had noticed that people had dragged down my very serious thread about car tax down to a base level, now which post office should I use!