No more tax discs from Oct 2014

[Dal]

The tax disc to show motorists have paid vehicle excise duty is to be replaced with an electronic system, Chancellor George Osborne is to announce in his Autumn Statement.

The disc was introduced in 1921 but officials say it is no longer needed with the DVLA and police now relying on an electronic register.

The new system will allow people to pay the charge by monthly direct debit.

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[yippeekiay]

Damn, you built my hopes up there. I was hoping they would scrap it and add more duty to fuel....a much fairer system.

 

[Dal]

They're proposing that the 6 month cost will be 5% more than paying upfront, where as it's 10% at resent. Direct debit will incur a 5% additional charge over a yearly upfront payment too.

 

[yippeekiay]

5% for DD?...that seems a bit rich when it would mean £24.50 for the tax I just bought.

 

[yippeekiay]

Ahh...just had a look, I was thinking by debit card when it says monthly direct debit....that makes sense now :lol:

I pay it all by CC currently and it cost me £2.50 but the cashback plus interest I get on keeping the money in my savings account outweighs that cost by the time I have to pay it :lol:

We're only talking pennies but you know what they say about looking after them

 

[yippeekiay]

What concerns me more is that I noticed at the bottom of that piece that the damn government are going to bring forward the increase in retirement age which may mean I have to wait another damn year :crazy:

 

[Neil]

The UK finally joins the rest of the 21st century!

 

[Midnight Blue]

That's a bugger ..... I just bought a black Richbrook ST disc holder !

 

[Puma Babe]

That's a bugger ..... I just bought a black Richbrook ST disc holder !

Put a photograph in it instead?

 

[Midnight Blue]

Good idea! k:

 

[hewy]

put it this way no more car tax discs being robbed and fakes being made.

 

[tuonokid]

Knowing the way things always work out in this country will it work out harder to get taxed and more expensive in the long run. Sorry to put a downer on it :grin:
Barry