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Taxing a car, can;t be that hard can it?


Jimmycrackcorn

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Bought new car at the beginning of the month, got the new keepers slip etc. Mot'd last week and just sorted insurance out. I've gone to tax it as I need it to go down south day after Boxing day and it's saying the green keepers slip I currently have is invalid. Now I presume that it's because the new V5 has been issued but with Xmas post how the fuck can I tax it in time? (I would just go to the Post Office but at the moment I can't afford to do 6months I need to do it monthly)

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Exactly that computer says no, the only I can get round it is by paying 6 months at the Post Office. If I could speak to someone to find out when it was issued It would at least give me a clue as to when it might get here but I'm not optimistic. 

It is a ridiculous situation where I can't tax a perfectly road legal vehicle because there is no overlap with the V5 ref used for taxing it.

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Just spoke your actual real life Taff and the new V5 was sent our Friday, so there's a chance it'll be here for Thursday.

I asked about taxing it monthly at the Post Orafice and she said they wouldn't do it. 

So fingers crossed it will be here in time for a jaunt from Gateshead to Bracklesham Bay. 

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Thanks for that, do they not use the V5 (new keepers bit) reference then?

That's partly the reason why I hate these services, why did the lady I spoke to give me the same information or even direct me to it. I used to work for HMRC and it used to rile me up people being given the wrong information. 

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Try just mashing all the numbers and eventually it gives up and puts you though to a Welshman

 

No, don't do this!

 

Every automated phone system should have provision for those who don't have a touchtone phone, simply dial the number and when connected don't press any buttons at all.

The system will run through the menus and then put you through to a human when it can't detect your inputs.

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No, don't do this!

 

Every automated phone system should have provision for those who don't have a touchtone phone, simply dial the number and when connected don't press any buttons at all.

The system will run through the menus and then put you through to a human when it can't detect your inputs.

Not always, I use the don't press anything technique but sometimes it just repeats the list over and over until it cuts you off. Worth trying though.

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^^^ Same here IMHO. Just goes back to the 'press 1 for this, press 2 for that' etc. None of which is usually relevant. After 30 minutes I just fly into a rage and hang up, accepting* the fact that all this has cost me £1.37 because Sky Talk doesn't include Wales.

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When I taxed the Dyane, it was a ballache as I'd had to apply for the V5. I phoned up DVLA who confirmed the logbook had been processed and they were able to take an immediate payment, but only for six months minimum. I've not taxed at a Post Office for AGES but I'd certainly trust Monsieur Bickle on this one rather than the DVLA non-Post Office person.

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