Road Tax

Post by **Tim Leech** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 9:53 am

Prices go up by a fiver as of friday so if yours is due get it done beforehand!

Tourist · Post by **Tourist** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 11:49 am

Nah don't tax at the end of the month, you'll be wasting more than a fiver if you do that

Post by **docchevron** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 1:46 pm

/\ how?
You can tax a car at the PO from the 15th of the month the tax expires.
And I believe it's earlier still online.

Philip Chidlow · Post by **Philip Chidlow** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 2:47 pm

If doing it online you can tax it the 5th day of the month that the tax expires at the end of. If you get what I mean!

Post by **docchevron** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 3:46 pm

Thought it was something thereabouts./
So there we go, no loss at all!

Tourist · Post by **Tourist** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 5:53 pm

I was told it's best to do it at the start of the month, and even if you can do it on the 5th of the month it expires, then it's too late now before the price goes up next month?

Way2go · Post by **Way2go** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 6:17 pm

Tourist wrote:I was told it's best to do it at the start of the month, and even if you can do it on the 5th of the month it expires, then it's too late now before the price goes up next month?

Confused, you are.....

If your Tax expires this month end then you can renew it tomorrow in the Post Office at the old rate.

If you wait till Friday (1st May) then you will have to pay the new rate for the same thing!

Simples...........

Vanny · Post by **Vanny** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 7:04 pm

I'm not sure you where explicit enough there W2G,

If your Tax expires this month end then you can renew it tomorrow in the Post Office at the old rate.

Tax it today, starting to day, but you only pay from next month onwards, effectively getting 5 days free. So you buy 360 days and get 5 free, its as good a deal as going to Woolies!

citronut · Post by **citronut** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 7:57 pm

what DVLA are actualy saying if say you buy online on the last day of this month, as long as you keep the old disc which runs out the end of this month on display, you will get 5 day exemption from displaying the new disc, but only to the 5th day of next month, it dose not mean you can buy online on the fith day of the next month,

this is DVLA.GOV they aint going to give you nufin not a penny

regards malcolm

Vanny · Post by **Vanny** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 8:04 pm

erm? i'm not sure anyone mentioned the 5th of next month, we are all talking about this month, ie within 5 days of the end of the month. Your right that you have to have an old disc to get a new one five days early(if that is what you where trying to say), but having checked up, you can indeed get two days free motoring;

DVLA Website wrote:When to apply
If your tax is due to run out at the end of the month, you can renew it from the fifth day of the month.

If your vehicle has been untaxed, because you’ve just bought it, the tax disc has run out or a SORN is in force, you can tax from the first day of the month in which you apply.

If you want the tax disc to start on the first day of the next calendar month, you cannot tax your vehicle more than two days in advance.

AWESOME!
(a word that STILL hasnt died in the US or Canada!)

RxBX · Post by **RxBX** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 9:00 pm

The road tax rate of duty will change as of the 1st May.
To view the new rates please note the CO2 Emission figure or Cylinder Capacity and click the link below to view:-

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/Ow ... /DG_172916

Vanny · Post by **Vanny** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 9:31 pm

BXies are not taxed on emmisions, they are all too old! Price will be £190 for the year for any BX over 1549cc, and £125 for the 1.4 litre engine

Post by **Tim Leech** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 9:37 pm

Way2go wrote:
Tourist wrote:I was told it's best to do it at the start of the month, and even if you can do it on the 5th of the month it expires, then it's too late now before the price goes up next month?
Confused, you are.....

If your Tax expires this month end then you can renew it tomorrow in the Post Office at the old rate.

If you wait till Friday (1st May) then you will have to pay the new rate for the same thing!

Simples...........

Thats what I meant, I think? Anyway Im off to tax the GT and TRS tomorrow as its payday

MULLEY · Post by **MULLEY** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 9:55 pm

I can live with only a fiver rise, i was half expecting to be told, that'll be £400 sir as we dont want you driving your polluting motor anymore

toddao · Post by **toddao** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 10:51 pm

So how much will it be then, after the fiver rise?

Mulley wrote

i was half expecting to be told, that'll be £400 sir as we dont want you driving your polluting motor anymore

That would still be less than I pay for the privelege of driving my TRD since they cut the the Catalyser tax reduction!

I've got to get my Yellow Break back on the road, though it's exactly the same engine, the Cat was registered before last Autumn so I'll pay €320 a year ( still more than Uk I'll warrant) and keep the TRD til it's a 'historic' vehicle in five years - €120 ( if it's in perfect condition and if they haven't abolished the thirty year rule by then)