dieselnutjob Posted July 4, 2011 Posted July 4, 2011 For the first time ever I forgot to renew car tax on my wife's car. It ran out end of June.The car is parked on the drive just in case.If I run round to the post office first thing tomorrow and buy a disc is the DVLA database likely to fine me?that would really suck
warren t claim Posted July 4, 2011 Posted July 4, 2011 I retaxed mine online at 23:57 on the last day of June just to be awkward. I still haven't received the disc from Swansea.
scaryoldcortina Posted July 4, 2011 Posted July 4, 2011 The database won't fine you, 4-5 days late is nothing but watch out for the roaming gangs of clampers... they will! Just realized I forgot to sorn the chevanne... I have paid out £400 in road tax this month though
dieselnutjob Posted July 4, 2011 Author Posted July 4, 2011 thanks guys I wish it could be paid monthly by direct debit, like the TV license
Luxobarges_Are_Us Posted July 4, 2011 Posted July 4, 2011 I wish it could be paid monthly by direct debit, like the TV license The difference being that the TV licence really is an optional tax (I don't watch TV, but that also applies to those who do)...
504GL Posted July 4, 2011 Posted July 4, 2011 For the first time ever I forgot to renew car tax on my wife's car. It ran out end of June.The car is parked on the drive just in case.If I run round to the post office first thing tomorrow and buy a disc is the DVLA database likely to fine me?that would really suck Why not pay online? You've got 5 days grace so I'd imagine that you'd be fine until midnight tomorrow night anyway so going to the post office should be fine I really do wish you could just do it by direct debit as was mentioned. Annoyingly when I tried to tax the 500 3 weeks early it would let me, but the tax would run from the start of June rather than the start of July. Of course when I tried to tax it with the reminder it complained that the insurance was going to run out before the tax disc started as the renewal was on the 28th and only on the 30th did the database actually update which was pretty annoying. Can't complain @ £30 for a whole years tax though Wifes car is over £200
dieselnutjob Posted July 4, 2011 Author Posted July 4, 2011 Why not pay online? You've got 5 days grace so I'd imagine that you'd be fine until midnight tomorrow night anyway so going to the post office should be fine ooh ooh I know that one I have not received the tax disc. Can I use the vehicle without the tax disc displayed? When you apply for a tax disc online or by using our phone service you are able to legally continue to drive your vehicle for up to 5 days after the tax disc has expired while you wait for the new tax disc to arrive. This will only apply when you have applied for a new tax disc before the current one expires. You should continue to display the expired disc on your vehicle, until the new one arrives.
504GL Posted July 4, 2011 Posted July 4, 2011 Why not pay online? You've got 5 days grace so I'd imagine that you'd be fine until midnight tomorrow night anyway so going to the post office should be fine ooh ooh I know that one I have not received the tax disc. Can I use the vehicle without the tax disc displayed? When you apply for a tax disc online or by using our phone service you are able to legally continue to drive your vehicle for up to 5 days after the tax disc has expired while you wait for the new tax disc to arrive. This will only apply when you have applied for a new tax disc before the current one expires. You should continue to display the expired disc on your vehicle, until the new one arrives. Oops! Didn't mean to give out shoddy information. Sorry! Post office it is then!
Alexg Posted July 4, 2011 Posted July 4, 2011 I've bought my tax almost 4 weeks late before, but nothing happened.
michael1703 Posted July 4, 2011 Posted July 4, 2011 Ive been late loads of times, you are back rated to your last expiry so they get their money either way You get a tax disc extra reminder about two weeks after your reminder now too
warren t claim Posted July 4, 2011 Posted July 4, 2011 On the subject of DVLA theft here's an ad on Gumtree......http://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-moto ... i/83440706 PEUGEOT 307, 2.0 XSI HERE IS MY BEAUTIFUL SILVER 2001 PEUGEOT, LOST MY JOB AND COULDN'T AFFORD TO PAY FOR TAX, SO THE CAR HAS BEEN TOWED AWAY. GOOD POINTS,HAS MOT UNTILL END OF JULY 2011ELECTRIC FOLDING MIRRORS5 CD CHANGERHALF LEATHER INTERIORMILEGE IS 78K BAD POINTS,NO TAX HENCE THE REASON WHY IT HAS BEEN TOWED AWAYNEED TWO RU3BBERS FOR THE WOBBLY EXHAUSTIT WILL COST £612 TO GET THE VEHICLE OUT INCLUDING TAXOR £452 IF YOU BRING YOUR OWN TAX. CAR NEEDS TO GOANY QUESTIONS PLEASE DON'T HESISTATE TO CALL WILL TAKE £400.00 ono Is this even legal? Could I turn up with my traders policy and enough money for the tax and drive it away?
Pete-M Posted July 4, 2011 Posted July 4, 2011 On the subject of DVLA theft here's an ad on Gumtree......Is this even legal? Could I turn up with my traders policy and enough money for the tax and drive it away? Apart from the fact that most trade policies have a specific clause that says "Not to be used for releasing cars from pounds" or something along those lines. I think it's ok if it's your car and has been for a while, but you can't turn up and get cars released with a lot of them. My old Tradex policy had the clause, and my current Aviva one does as well. Probably down to the Scallies releasing anything that moved using the "Just bought it" excuse. Which no longer works. To get that Pug out I suspect you'd have to insure it with a regular policy.
scaryoldcortina Posted July 4, 2011 Posted July 4, 2011 ^^ I doubt it, I think there is a specific exclusion saying you can't use a trade cert to get a car out of pound unless it was your car before they siezed it (ie named on v5...)
warren t claim Posted July 4, 2011 Posted July 4, 2011 What will happen to it? Will it be auctioned off or fragged?
scaryoldcortina Posted July 4, 2011 Posted July 4, 2011 The scrapyard opposite me gets unclaimed cars from the police pound. They wipe them off the dvla record with a COD first, which is why the cityrover I spotted had no numberplates. 6-8 weeks in the yard, then crush and frag. edit to add - you can't buy them back out whole. They are no longer cars at this point, they are waste and you need to be a licenced waste carrier/handler to deal with them.
meggersdog Posted July 4, 2011 Posted July 4, 2011 Thank's for reminding me.Read the OP then dived on to the doovla site to sorn mine.
michael1703 Posted July 5, 2011 Posted July 5, 2011 £612 at the time the ad was posted, got to be more on top of that?
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