The big road tax rip off.

[DaiRees]

Still more than 1 x 12 months though. Pay your utilities by DD and you get a discount, pay your tax by DD and get charged for the privilege, rip off!

[Doggy]

I was led to believe you pay 5% more by DD which I think is less than they charge you at the moment for 2 x 6 months?

Yep, my choices are £205/12 months, £112.50/6 months - that's 9.8% extra.

Still more than 1 x 12 months though. Pay your utilities by DD and you get a discount, pay your tax by DD and get charged for the privilege, rip off!

I guess the 'justification' is that by paying 12 months in advance you're giving them, (us?), an interest free loan for up to 11 months.

[Welly]

Question: Anyone who Taxes their car before 01 Octember (like what I did) and currently displays ye olde Tax discette can we actually remove it from the car as of 01 Oct? I guess we can?

I also think these online companies doing reproduction/period Tax discs will do a raring trade now in gifts etc.

[trem1]

Question: Anyone who Taxes their car before 01 Octember (like what I did) and currently displays ye olde Tax discette can we actually remove it from the car as of 01 Oct? I guess we can?

I also think these online companies doing reproduction/period Tax discs will do a raring trade now in gifts etc.

or can we all just remove the disc from the screen anyway??

[DaiRees]

Don't see why not Welters me old china. I'm going to find it a bit weird come the end of the month when the wife's tax expires, take the old disc out and.... well that's it!

[Doggy]

Time for a 406oc 'tax disc'?

[Welly]

I'm going to find it a bit weird come the end of the month when the wife's tax expires, take the old disc out and.... well that's it!

I've got her indoors' Astra to Tax at the same time, it'll be a sad day with a shed-tear, a heavy heart and a f*cking big whole in my Wallet.

You know how some enthusiastic owners keep all the expired Tax Discs in a folder ready to wow prospective buyers when they come to sell? well now the collection means f*ck all really? just a load of round-shaped papers

[grasmere59]

According to the DVLA after Oct 1st you can take all tax discs out of the windscreen,glad I don't run a company that makes tax disc holders!

[dirtydirtydiesel]

That poor gent was on radio 2 a couple of weeks ago

[dave406]

And the tax has been bumped up another £5 this year, its now £145 for the cheaper 110 HDi.

225.00 here mate

[Bailes1992]

I'm going to find it a bit weird come the end of the month when the wife's tax expires, take the old disc out and.... well that's it!

You know how some enthusiastic owners keep all the expired Tax Discs in a folder ready to wow prospective buyers when they come to sell? well now the collection means f*ck all really? just a load of round-shaped papers

I'm one of them 'owners'. I'm hoping we still get an email or something to verify the tax we bought. I can print the email out and add it to the service history then!

[Welly]

Part of paying the regular road Tax was actually receiving something in return for the payment in the form of a Tax Disc to display and also the reassurance that the car IS now taxed.

I think under the new scheme we should at least receive a novelty sticker or something

[lozz]

ive just got a nice envelope through the door,

My old car itraded in months ago..ileft the rent in the screen. didnt bother cashing it in,
ididnt expect anything back as it was before the tax change..

they sent it me back anyhow.. they must know im skint.

verynice of them..but they shouid still fix all these fecking holes in road.

[peugeot30v6]

My friend in South Africa only has to renew his registration once every year. No road tax or congestion charge!