High Jetter Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 32 minutes ago, myglaren said: Civic flew through the MOT Nothing needed. Trying to tax it online not so easy. Liked for the pass, obs. Why taxing so ...taxing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myglaren Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 Claimed the card type didn't match the number. Will try again later. Much later. Daughter had similar problems with the C3 I bought her last month. Had to go into a post office. Done in a trice and the best part was the tax is £0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 4 minutes ago, myglaren said: Claimed the card type didn't match the number. From my experience of taking card payments by phone and making them online, that is likely to be an input error - probably something as simple as clicking VISA instead of VISA DEBIT, or in the 16 digit number. myglaren and RoverFolkUs 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camryv6 Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 19 minutes ago, High Jetter said: From my experience of taking card payments by phone and making them online, that is likely to be an input error - probably something as simple as clicking VISA instead of VISA DEBIT, or in the 16 digit number. You don't need card details on a £0 payment ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horriblemercedes Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 36 minutes ago, camryv6 said: You don't need card details on a £0 payment ? £0 was for the daughter's C3 which was no problem The poster's Honda isn't a £0 tax payment Talking of which, I've been waiting for my tax letter to come as my tax is up on 1st August. I guess I'll have to dig out the V5 and do it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 Idly scouting Streetview in/around the place we're going to in France this year, this was just down the road in late 2021: Solara!?!?!?! OK, chances of me seeing it or even the Nissan D21 are slim, but there's hope. Looks to be two, possibly three, garages in the village so there should be some interesting stuff to watch out for. Also, Mrs SL was hunting for boot sales and markets and made the mistake (to her at least) of finding that an autojumble/show is on this weekend in Uzerche, when we get to our place less than 30mins up the road. Miss SL and BF are now somewhere between the Ardeche and Tarn in his LS400, haven't heard of any issues with it and they've been enjoying the non-autoroute drives. Remspoor, Lacquer Peel, Skizzer and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 1 hour ago, camryv6 said: You don't need card details on a £0 payment ? £0 applied to the C3, not the Civic, and @myglaren stated that a card discrepancy showed up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horriblemercedes Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 Just been online to tax my car. £240 for 12 months, that's fine. Thought I'd check out the direct debit. Works out at £252 every 12 months. 12 is the difference, which is 5% of 240 We aren't far from the point that you'd be better off paying direct debit and leaving the full amount gaining interest in an instant access bank account. That said, there are variables to that as the amount diminishes over the 12 months, the interest may be variable and subject to tax and you could probably have it on the interest free period of a credit card for a month or two. Then there's the fact that the credit card may have cashback deals etc. But it's not far off Not particularly a grin post, this just seemed like a place to put my thoughts on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camryv6 Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 3 hours ago, myglaren said: Claimed the card type didn't match the number. Will try again later. Much later. Daughter had similar problems with the C3 I bought her last month. Had to go into a post office. Done in a trice and the best part was the tax is £0. I only mentioned no card details for £0 payment because @myglarenstated daughter had similar problems and her would of been £0 payment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myglaren Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 4 hours ago, High Jetter said: From my experience of taking card payments by phone and making them online, that is likely to be an input error - probably something as simple as clicking VISA instead of VISA DEBIT, or in the 16 digit number. Quite probable but despite attempts to rectify it just kept insisting the card was incorrect. Nowhere else has a problem with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_FM Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 I've had some confusion knowing what card setting to use when inputting details, especially when they ask for a security code. My AmEx card has 2 for some reason! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EyesWeldedShut Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 Am Ex? Whooo - suits you, sir! (or was it Pamela Stephenson on Not the Nine o' Clock News saying something like ' that'll do nicely and you can feel my tits as well')? Maybe that was Diners? Anyways. At the risk of being boring (I've been programming online card payment integrations for 27 years now (fuck me!) so, yes, I am a boring fart). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Payment_card_number The first 6 or so numbers on the card identify the issuer and type - so any payment system that asks you to declare the card type then compares that to the number you have given will will foul of an unintentional error if you have a slightly unusual bank/card setup such as a 'skinned' or 'masked' card or third party processing. Maestro cards (remember those) used to be a right PITA until we figured out how to workaround their numbering. Revolut pre-paid cards more recently - big list. Similarly you can have a three or four (Amex usually) CVV number on the card - a lot of online stores used to bork on the fourth digit so you couldn't pay on AmEx. That's kind of a legacy thing these days now but may still trip up on some sites. It may be that the Gov are still using something legacy/old like WorldPay (RBS - Streamline - clunky but works; SagePay - now Opayo - ditto) that still runs a comparison on your ticked card type and the input number. It used to be a (very basic) security check but I'm guessing the DVLA are into old school, belt and braces stuff. The usual workaround was to link the non-acceptable card to a PayPal account but I have a feeling that HMG maybe does not take PayPal either? myglaren, Skizzer and GrumpiusMaximus 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 Sound. They all want to make it tighter, but who knows which is best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustybullethole Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 just got this from my mate. I imagine this happened on the way home from the job rather than the way too. myglaren 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Guru Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 18 hours ago, horriblemercedes said: Just been online to tax my car. £240 for 12 months, that's fine. Thought I'd check out the direct debit. Works out at £252 every 12 months. 12 is the difference, which is 5% of 240 We aren't far from the point that you'd be better off paying direct debit and leaving the full amount gaining interest in an instant access bank account. That said, there are variables to that as the amount diminishes over the 12 months, the interest may be variable and subject to tax and you could probably have it on the interest free period of a credit card for a month or two. Then there's the fact that the credit card may have cashback deals etc. But it's not far off Not particularly a grin post, this just seemed like a place to put my thoughts on it They will put the charge for credit up soon though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horriblemercedes Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 2 minutes ago, Metal Guru said: They will put the charge for credit up soon though. What credit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 On 7/19/2023 at 12:09 AM, Rustybullethole said: Race chaser dreams of doing that @chaseracer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 Just followed this for about a mile Vito, C R A B cab Limited edition , enables taxi drivers to see round corners for the next fare you ought to see it when it was moving , the front wheel looked a good 4-5 " out of line with the back one Remspoor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 Thank fuck some of us still have an imagination 😅 High Jetter, Rightnider, Remspoor and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merryck Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 It's my birthday today. I'm 36. Took the day off work and spent it with the family. Went out for a nice breakfast, then went to have a mooch around Faversham, then over to Whitstable for lunch (there's a decent burger place there called Please, Sir - I recommend it). After that we went and picked up stones off the beach for my son. I'm still not sure why, but we did. Stopped for an ice cream at a place that makes it in house (The Gelateria) then headed home to find a letter from HMRC. With a tax rebate of just over £600! Fuck yeah! Tickman, Remspoor, Sunny Jim and 24 others 27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S2000 Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 ^^ well done chap, sometimes the planets collide and the sun shines on the righteous .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 1 hour ago, Merryck said: It's my birthday today. I'm 36. Make the most of it, before you know it those digits will be reversed. Wibble, Merryck and myglaren 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulplom Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 Got a hot date tomorrow so I asked my neighbour for a car for the day. I picked the evo 10 fq 360 again. It's now had a few subtle mods and is over 420bhp now. It was the fastest thing I've ever drove standard never mind modded. It should impress/terrify her in equal measure. Coprolalia, loserone and AnnoyingPentium 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myglaren Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 Coprolalia, DSdriver, dome and 6 others 3 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horriblemercedes Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 4 minutes ago, myglaren said: I've also been surprised how many people think a fl. oz is a unit of mass or weight. I can't recall having ever used it though, so it does seem to be obsolete and therefore doesn't matter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Guru Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 32 minutes ago, horriblemercedes said: I've also been surprised how many people think a fl. oz is a unit of mass or weight. I can't recall having ever used it though, so it does seem to be obsolete and therefore doesn't matter I vaguely remember bottles labelled with fl oz when I was a kid (70s). To confuse things more, US have 16 fl oz to a pint , consistent with 16 oz in a lb, but we have 20 , sort of semi decimal. This results in a US gallon being smaller than an Imperial one, both 8 pints . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSdriver Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 21 hours ago, Merryck said: It's my birthday today. I'm 36. Took the day off work and spent it with the family. Went out for a nice breakfast, then went to have a mooch around Faversham, then over to Whitstable for lunch (there's a decent burger place there called Please, Sir - I recommend it). After that we went and picked up stones off the beach for my son. I'm still not sure why, but we did. Stopped for an ice cream at a place that makes it in house (The Gelateria) then headed home to find a letter from HMRC. With a tax rebate of just over £600! Fuck yeah! Going to Whitstable for a burger - no wonder the fishing industry is going down the pan. Merryck and Vantman 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merryck Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 Yeah sorry about that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 26 minutes ago, DSdriver said: Going to Whitstable for a burger - no wonder the fishing industry is going down the pan. His birthday, his choice, shirley? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSdriver Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 10 minutes ago, Merryck said: Yeah sorry about that! I was trying to think of something witty like "Going to Whitstable for a burger is like going to France for a pizza" but a tray of food was placed in front of me. So I have reset the equilibrium because it was a huge salmon steak, and I do realise that when taking kids out you have to make them happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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