1st October Tax Discs are at last abolished - did you know?

[Kumagoro]

If you are involved in a crash I would want to know if they have tax and if not I would call the police as they are likely uninsured.

I don't see what major benefit not displaying it really has other than saving on printing and postage etc.

[MrComputerSaint]

If you are involved in a crash I would want to know if they have tax and if not I would call the police as they are likely uninsured.

I don't see what major benefit not displaying it really has other than saving on printing and postage etc.

Agree with the crash thought.
I think it'd be to save money, so they don't need to send tax discs out at all. Could you imagine the cost of printing millions of tax discs each year? And then posting them to post offices all over the country and having systems with the post office.

It'll stop people putting another cars tax disc in the window too, thus fooling the police until a closer look reveals it's for another car.

[Brian224]

Toll roads, tunnels and bridges in the UK are generally free if the user has a £0 disabled tax disc. Will all toll booths have access to a database, or is this to end?

[HalloweenJack]

tax refunds will be automatic

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/vehicle-tax-changes

If you have been paying your tax annually or every 6 months, you will get a refund for any full calendar months left on the tax period when you tell DVLA you no longer require tax.

DD monthly is `pay as you go` and you pre pay for the next month. pre pay 6 months and you get an automatic refund for any remaining full months left (as it is now).

When buying a used vehicle you will be able to use the V5C/2 - new keeper supplement to pay vehicle tax at a Post Office branch, along with the MOT certificate (if applicable) and fee. From 1 October 2014 you will also be able to pay vehicle tax using the V5C/2 online or by phone.

NO vehicle will be taxed - when you buy it you then register and purchase tax either at post office , online or on phone there and then.

[Butcher]

Toll roads, tunnels and bridges in the UK are generally free if the user has a £0 disabled tax disc. Will all toll booths have access to a database, or is this to end?

They probably already do. ANPR is common these days - even a lot of private car parks have it (though they don't have full database access).

As for the issue with crashes, I suspect that the number of untaxed motorists caught this way is so small that they're not really bothered. The majority are likely caught by police cars with ANPR or ANPR checkpoints.

[Zak33]

glad I mentioned it.....
don't want you lot getting confused.. now pls make sure you tell you mum. dad, sister, brother, aunty etc

OK?

[wasabi]

Glad they're going - on the motorbike they tend to get dirty and wet, so I end up having to triple wrap it in cling film before putting it in the holder.

[Tonka777]

On the subject of checking for a valid tax disc in an accident, i would expect my insurance company to run some checks as one of the first steps of investigation in a claim against a third party. I assume they could then pass details on to the police if a criminal investigation is required?

Anyway, soon to be gone are the days of finding a decent tax disc holder that works reliably after cleaning the inside of my windscreen.

[rox0r]

Glad they're going - on the motorbike they tend to get dirty and wet, so I end up having to triple wrap it in cling film before putting it in the holder.

I've always used Secur-i-Disc anti-theft holders on the motorbikes, stops pikeys nicking the disc and also seals it from moisture.

No need any more though. Thinking about it there's probably a few companies like Secur-i-Disc that'll vanish overnight once the need for tax disc holders evaporates.

[peterb]

So most private sales will need to take place at the end of month, refunds can only be claimed for remaining I'll months, and I expect new tax payments will start from the first day of the current month.

[finlay666]

And now no chance of picking up a banger for a few hundred with a decent amount of tax on it

[kalniel]

On the subject of checking for a valid tax disc in an accident, i would expect my insurance company to run some checks as one of the first steps of investigation in a claim against a third party. I assume they could then pass details on to the police if a criminal investigation is required?

Yes, but they'll have gotten quite far down the road by that point...

[mikerr]

And now no chance of picking up a banger for a few hundred with a decent amount of tax on it

Yes, that's a massive loss for many people IMO

[Ttaskmaster]

No reminder is the biggest kicker for me.
Are they going to email them out, or anything?

[kalniel]

No reminder is the biggest kicker for me.
Are they going to email them out, or anything?

That's what direct debits are for

But I presume they'll still send out letters if you don't have a direct debit.

[Ttaskmaster]

But I presume they'll still send out letters if you don't have a direct debit.

I haven't even had a reminder yet and it actually runs out in a week! I only thought to check because of thid thread!