New DVLA Database

[DR]

Whacks an auto 80 quid fine in the post to you if your car tax it out of date or not registered off the road.

eeek!

[3Dfx]

EXCELLENT IDEA!!!!

I hate gits with no insurance and no tax etc

[DR]

What are the changes?
The new car tax (vehicle licensing) rules mean that from 1 January 2004 the registered keeper of a vehicle (the person named on DVLA's record) remains responsible for taxing a vehicle (or making a SORN declaration) until that liability is formally transferred to a new keeper. To avoid liability for taxing it, the keeper needs to inform DVLA when the vehicle is sold, transferred, scrapped or exported. Once DVLA has been notified about a sale/transfer we will issue an acknowledgement letter, which should be kept as proof that the vehicle record has been changed.

What happens if you do not re-license your vehicle?
The new rules mean that keepers who fail to re-license their vehicle (or declare SORN) will incur an automatic penalty of £80 (reduced to £40 if paid within 28 days). Determined offenders will be faced with prosecution and could be fined a minimum £1000.

DVLA will carry out a computer check each month to identify those vehicles without a valid tax disc. Although the new rules mean that it is no longer necessary for the vehicle to be seen on a public road before a penalty is issued current on-road enforcement will still continue.

Why have the changes been introduced?
The new rules are aimed at cracking down on individuals who do not tax their vehicles. As you need an MOT (for vehicles over 3 years old) and an insurance certificate to buy a tax disc, the measures will reduce the number of unsafe and uninsured vehicles on the road. The new rules also reinforce the requirement for keepers to notify DVLA of changes, thereby improving the accuracy of the record, making it easier for the police to trace the owners of abandoned cars, and those used in criminal activities. This will benefit not just law-abiding motorists but the community as a whole.

To avoid a penalty you must make sure you do the following:

Ensure your tax disc is up to date.
You can keep your tax disc up to date by filling in the relevant section of the renewal reminder form V11 and taking it to a licence-issuing Post Office branch. V85/1s (for Heavy Goods Vehicles) must be submitted to a DVLA Local Office*) or

Apply for a new tax disc using form V10 at a licence-issuing Post Office branch or form V85 (for HGVs) at a DVLA Local Office*. You will need to show your Vehicle Registration Document/Certificate (commonly known as the logbook).

* To find your nearest DVLA Local Office (click here) or call 0870 243 0444 - you will be asked to provide your postcode.

Ensure you inform DVLA if you sell, transfer, scrap or export the vehicle, otherwise you will remain liable for taxing it even though you have disposed of it. Once DVLA is notified about a sale/transfer we will issue an acknowledgement letter which you should keep safe.
Keep your record up to date by filling in the relevant sections of the Vehicle Registration Document/Certificate and sending it to DVLA, SA99 1BA.

Make a Statutory Off Road Notification (SORN) if you do not intend to use or keep the vehicle on a public road. A SORN declaration is valid for 12 months (provided the vehicle is retained off-road) - failure to renew it (or re-license) will also incur a penalty.
You can declare SORN by filling in the relevant section of your renewal reminder form V11 and taking it to a licence-issuing Post Office branch (V85/1s must be submitted to a DVLA Local Office*).

Calling 0870 240 0010, if you are the registered keeper
Filling in a SORN declaration form V890 and sending it to DVLA. These forms are available from all DVLA Local Offices*, licence-issuing Post Office branches, www.dvla.gov.uk or by calling 0870 240 0010; or

Filling in the declaration on the application for refund forms V14 and V33.

For more information on SORN click here.

* To find your nearest DVLA Local Office click here or call 0870 243 0444 - you will be asked to provide your postcode.

Further Information
For further information check leaflet INF 183 click here or ring 0870 240 0010

[3Dfx]

eeek!

no ned 4 that if u tax ya car ... heh heh

[Stu]

Originally posted by 3Dfx
EXCELLENT IDEA!!!!

I hate gits with no insurance and no tax etc

For once, I agree with you

[DR]

I think it is a good idea, took them long enough

[3Dfx]

For once, I agree with you

first time 4 everything huh... goes to show Im not just a pretty face

[IainB]

While this is a good idea - it only effects the 'good guys' the ones who have given the DVLA address details - those who have cars not currently in their name will just be thumbing their noses at everyone.......
Hopefully the car thats been sitting in my close for the last 2 months untaxed might actually move at last

[5lab]

Originally posted by 3Dfx
first time 4 everything huh... goes to show Im not just a pretty face

you're a pretty face with a crap car??

[DR]

I have just shifted a car with a months Tax left on it - got to make sure I get the V5 sorted now

[Angus]

Where there's a will there's a way though.

How long before the crooks find a loop hole?

[Stringent]

I agree too. I only hope they send me my tax disk reminder in GOOD time though, so I can get to the Post office to get it sorted.

[3Dfx]

you're a pretty face with a crap car??

yep it is a crap car if your over 25 or have rich parents.

for an 18yr old i think its quite good, so id advise u to shut ya face.

[5lab]

it was a joke.

[Rave]

Well, I suppose after they introduced SORN this was the logical deveopment. I hope there's a short grace period (like a week) before they send the penalty.

<rant>

What I hate though is SORN itself. Why the **** shouldn't I be allowed to park my car in my garage if the tax runs out and I can't afford to renew it? It's yet more ****ing petty beaurocracy and timewasting. Yes, yes, it'll stop people driving around in untaxed cars, but are they really a massive problem? I doubt it. Knowing the history of Government computer system procurement schemes, I'm willing to bet that this one was so overdue and over budget that it'll take 50+ years to pay for itself. ****holes.

</rant>

Rich :¬)

[3Dfx]

it was a joke.

good.... uhm so was mine? ....