Death of the tax disc: learn new rules or face ?1,000 fine

**super jumbe** · 13th August, 2014, 07:26 PM

The tax disc, which was first introduced in 1921, will cease to exist in paper form from October 1, with a new electronic system being put in its place.

Under new rules announced in the Autumn Statement last year, motorists will now have to register their car online to pay Vehicle Excise Duty, otherwise known as road tax. This can be done via Direct Debit on the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) website or at a Post Office branch.

Those who don't register for the tax, will be caught out by number plate recognition cameras which track each vehicle on the road.

While the move aims to streamline services and, it is claimed, save British businesses millions of pounds a year in administrative costs, motorists are being warned to brush up on the new rules or face possible fines.

The change mostly affects those buying or selling a used car.

Anyone who buys a used car will no longer benefit if there are months left on the tax disc, as the vehicle tax will no longer be transferred with the car. This means buyers will have to renew their tax disc straight away, or risk being caught out on the road in an untaxed car.

[The long-gone tax that everyone still thinks they?re paying]
The seller of the vehicle is responsible for informing the DVLA of a change of ownership, otherwise they could face a possible ?1,000 fine. This can be done by filling out a V5C form and sending it to the DVLA.

Vehicle sellers will get an automatic refund for any full calendar months left on the vehicle tax.

Paul Watters, head of roads policy at the AA, said: "This is a huge change and vehicle owners and drivers need to be aware of the rules. A driver, not registered owner, can be issued a non-endorsable fixed penalty for driving an untaxed car. An owner can be fined ?80 for using an untaxed vehicle (one not registered off the road) and can be charged any back tax."

Mr Watters said it was important all vehicle owners and motorists did their utmost to establish whether their vehicle was taxed or SORN?d (declared off the road) before driving the car. This can be done here .

Julie Daniels, head of motor at comparethemarket.com, said that the removal of the tax disc, which will in turn eliminate tax dodgers from the road, "should have a positive impact on premiums".

The paper element of the driving licence, which accompanies the credit card size photo-card, is also due to be axed in January 2015.

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https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/death-tax-disc-learn-rules-121928266.html

**super jumbe** · 13th August, 2014, 08:01 PM

A rip off, one hell of the scam!!! DVLA allow the car to be taxed by two people at the same time, so in practise you can buy the tax on the 25th of the month and loose 24 days worth of money and then sell on the 2nd of the month and loose another 29 days, I just can not get my head round it, you pay road tax on the car, the current tax disc has the cars details on it not the owners details, so its the car that is taxed for road use, why the hell a new owner have to re-tax the car before the end of that month?

**Mjolinor** · 13th August, 2014, 09:57 PM

They must not be making enough from speed cameras I suppose.

**ifred** · 14th August, 2014, 06:41 AM

Gonabe hard to take a fine off a driverless car!!
question is if you buy a car and the seller has to send of the V5 to register the new user ....How the Fk you going to tax the car you just bought, also how you going to drive to the post office that's 50 miles away without tax.....better off reporting it stolen
Another Dribbling Dave cock-up

**gmb45** · 14th August, 2014, 06:50 AM

hmm so they send the refund back to the original owner which will cost more in admin charges then you got to tax it again more admin charges

car tax be jumping up steeply soon to cover all this extra admin charges

**super jumbe** · 14th August, 2014, 11:03 AM

Don’t have to worry for disable drivers tax is free….. on the other hand there are some cars with tax as little as 20 brass for annum!!!

**rialto** · 14th August, 2014, 03:00 PM

What about people who don't use the internet

**nara** · 14th August, 2014, 07:01 PM

Originally Posted by rialto

What about people who don't use the internet

Well, if you could be bothered to read the original post, you'd have spotted that you could also sort this out at a Post Office.

**ifred** · 14th August, 2014, 11:10 PM

Originally Posted by nara

Well, if you could be bothered to read the original post, you'd have spotted that you could also sort this out at a Post Office.

Yeah but he don't use the internet so didn't read your post nara

**gopher7** · 14th August, 2014, 05:45 PM

Why not do it like USA, you buy a set of number plates every year. Hard not being spotted driving with no plates on the vehicle.

**Cod3waX** · 16th August, 2014, 07:27 PM

this is great news i cant wait

find some poor innocent sole who has the same model car as you then copy the plates and you are now insured taxed and MOT'd

Cod3HaX saving you money everyday

**GastonJ** · 24th August, 2014, 06:07 AM

Julie Daniels, head of motor at comparethemarket.com, said that the removal of the tax disc, which will in turn eliminate tax dodgers from the road, "should have a positive impact on premiums"

Can I have it in writing that my premiums will go down, so that my insurance company will take note?

While the move aims to streamline services and, it is claimed, save British businesses millions of pounds a year in administrative costs, motorists are being warned to brush up on the new rules or face possible fines.

and the savings will be passed on to the motorist in cheaper tax then?

Why not do it like USA, you buy a set of number plates every year. Hard not being spotted driving with no plates on the vehicle.

You mean those plates disappear off the planet after a year, the motorist doesn't get to keep them and so leave them on the car then?

It's a way of teh government keeping even more of teh money they rip from the motorist on a yearly basis, nothing more, nothing less.

**Meat-Head** · 6th September, 2014, 09:04 AM

W@nkers.

what non driving knob thought of this?

hope the goverment loose lots of money because no body reports them any more.

mc is covered in CCTV rumor states anpr, so don't matter.

now means having to go onto dvla to check, easy to find link, but what a hassle and shit idea. I hope Arnold gets stung

**super jumbe** · 6th September, 2014, 10:06 AM

Totally agree with you on this 1 meaty, waist of public money spending on some shite idea, I have been told if I do not register for vote I will get ?80 fine, is this free country any more?

**Meat-Head** · 6th September, 2014, 10:14 AM

Originally Posted by super jumbe

I have been told if I do not register for vote I will get ?80 fine, is this free country any more?

OFF TOPIC:-

WTF you got a link to that thread?

I got a letter from Meat-City Council as did my sister (DIFFERANT council)

Said "i've unregestared your vote" WTF

Susspose it would not hurt to do that every 5 years incase members move out etc