On mobile so I can't quote easily, but here's the article: http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-25223631
Not sure how I feel about this. It's easy enough as it is to pay online right now, and I feel that being able to quickly and easily see when a car's tax expires is essential - especially when dealing with buying cars.
More CCTV survelleiance seems like the real reason for this.
That does seem shitty.
"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."
But it's not just for the benefit of the police and the DVLA....
"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."
But it's not just for the benefit of the police and the DVLA....
Aye, I'm hoping some sort of method will be available to the public for seeing this information.
'Government to spend trillions helping motorist scrape that little tax disc pocket off their car windscreen without leaving a mark.'
They can show you the receipt.
As you say the current way seems easy enough now it can be done online, its probably just a way to save on costs.
Isn't it still useful for normal police officers spotting inaccuracies.
Well, they can easily type in the number plate on their phones or call through to control for a check. I could use a smartphone myself to check. Either way, it makes things far less easy to spot.Originally Posted by Nevasleep
Isn't it still useful for normal police officers spotting inaccuracies.
However, thousands of people in the UK wouldn't have access to do so when buying a car, putting them at risk.
It's even harder to forge the data that comes back from the DVLA website when you do a tax check. If someone is relying on what could be faked to the average eye with an inkjet printer then I doubt this will make much differenceOriginally Posted by richisawesome
A receipt from an online transaction that can be easily edited?
No. The whole point of the tax disc was it's hard to forge.
Can't really see an issue with this, if the Police no longer need it as they claim, it'll probably save millions in sending out pointless bits of paper. Plus its a pain having to have a tax disc holder on a motorbike.
Um, you can take them to court if they forge a receipt, and you have to sign the car over, you can probably find out if they're lying before you hand over the cash.Originally Posted by richisawesome
A receipt from an online transaction that can be easily edited?
No. The whole point of the tax disc was it's hard to forge.
I don't see why they can't introduce more manageable payment methods AND keep the disc. How's my Dad going to report people now? :(
It's possible to check if the vehicle has tax or not on DVLA site at the moment but it does not provide dates.
Edit: oops, yes it does "Date of liability"
Edit: oops, yes it does "Date of liability"
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It's possible to check online when it will expire.
https://www.taxdisc.direct.gov.uk/Ev...execution=e1s1
About time it was %100 digital.
EDIT (updated link to main page -> click 'vehical enquiry'): https://www.taxdisc.direct.gov.uk/Ev...app/home/intro
https://www.taxdisc.direct.gov.uk/Ev...execution=e1s1
About time it was %100 digital.
EDIT (updated link to main page -> click 'vehical enquiry'): https://www.taxdisc.direct.gov.uk/Ev...app/home/intro
Last edited by blastprocessor; Today at 12:54 PM.
Yup, this show expiry dates (date of liability) so I don't see a problem with it going fully digital.Originally Posted by blastprocessor
It's possible to check online when it will expire.
https://www.taxdisc.direct.gov.uk/Ev...execution=e1s1
About time it was %100 digital.
why didn't they take the opportunity to scrap it completely and just put a few extra pence on petrol tax? less efficient engines will use more fuel, so it'll still increase costs based on CO2 like the current scheme.
Stop making sense, we need to bring back the plan for convoluted GPS trackingwhy didn't they take the opportunity to scrap it completely and just put a few extra pence on petrol tax? less efficient engines will use more fuel, so it'll still increase costs based on CO2 like the current scheme.
\o/Originally Posted by blastprocessor
It's possible to check online when it will expire.
https://www.taxdisc.direct.gov.uk/Ev...execution=e1s1
About time it was %100 digital.
EDIT (updated link to main page -> click 'vehical enquiry'): https://www.taxdisc.direct.gov.uk/Ev...app/home/intro
My Dad can continue yelling at clouds.
One of our clients is the DVLA. I wonder how this will affect our workload, if at all.
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