Car Tax rant!

j2 lot · Post by **j2 lot** » Mon May 21, 2007 8:43 pm

I ended up with a fine for not advising DVLA I was no longer the keeper of my previous vehicle when I transferred the reg no off it - they take any opportunity to steal money off you for any reason possible. Make sure you check and double check everything - DVLA are out to get you

dezzy · Post by **dezzy** » Mon May 21, 2007 9:23 pm

So, Ed, if you've got rid of "Chewbacca", what's the new reg? . . .

LEIA ??

Post by ed » Mon May 21, 2007 9:29 pm

Its a non descript (should read harder to remember!) boring one......

Tom · Post by **Tom** » Mon May 21, 2007 10:26 pm

AJT wrote:Clarkie
you should get K series power, only £142 for a years tax

really?? is that a new price? i'm sure i paid £205 last year.....

Tom · Post by **Tom** » Mon May 21, 2007 10:29 pm

i transfered the plate off the volvo in december. plate was passed to third party, and then sold on. we're still dealing with it now. takes fecking forever....... went to nedland, and also had to wait and go out to livvy to get it inspected as it's more than 15yrs old

:rant

bloody bureaucracy.....

Skyenet · Post by **Skyenet** » Tue May 22, 2007 12:56 am

You must be on the wrong side of the country. I have used Glasgow DVLA loads and apart from the mistake in the registration on the tax disc recently I have found them very effecient. Personally I think the Glasgow DVLA office gets through customers in a very organised way. Even while I was sitting waiting to be called to the counter a clerk came round checking documents and took mine through the back and did some preparatory work on them so that when I went up to the counter all the other clerk had to do was stamp the V5s and issue the two tax discs. There were over forty people including loads of dealers in front of me but was dealt with in under an hour.

gorrie · Post by **gorrie** » Tue May 22, 2007 8:13 am

Tom wrote:
AJT wrote:Clarkie
you should get K series power, only £142 for a years tax
really?? is that a new price? i'm sure i paid £205 last year.....

£142 I think is the old price... which is now £165. I taxed mine for 1st April this year and it was in the E band (£165) anyway.

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/Ow ... G_10012524 for info on the bands.

Post by ed » Tue May 22, 2007 10:03 am

Well ive just been to the post office and there is nothing that they can do!

My insurance company also felt it necessary to charge me a £20 admin fee!

So i have to now go down to the fecking dvla office and stand in the fecking queue for half a hour.

/and breathe

Tom · Post by **Tom** » Tue May 22, 2007 11:30 am

do you need to eat something ed??

rossybee · Post by **rossybee** » Tue May 22, 2007 11:31 am

Tom wrote:do you need to eat something ed??

Valium?

Tom · Post by **Tom** » Tue May 22, 2007 11:33 am

rossybee wrote:
Tom wrote:do you need to eat something ed??
Valium?

Post by ed » Tue May 22, 2007 11:37 am

GregR · Post by **GregR** » Tue May 22, 2007 12:57 pm

sheesh

unlucky mate, that proper sucks I tell thee

gorrie · Post by **gorrie** » Tue May 22, 2007 9:35 pm

Ed... I heard today that my transfer is done. The V5's & retention certificate should arrive in the post next week and I'm heading down to DVLA tomorrow morning to pick up my new tax discs and a certificate that allows me to get plates made up.

That was just since Friday... so, if you didn't get anywhere with them today, hopefully you won't have too long to wait.

Andy.