Direct Gov.co.uk!!!!!!

[lottie]

For fs sake!! I want to tax my car as of 1st April and the website and phoneline say it will be from 1st March!!! Am I missing something here???Or am I losing the plot! Surely I can tax my vehicle two days in advance! Am having a bad day so please be gentle with me if I am missing something glaringly obvious!LOL.

[ianash]

It might be that your existing tax ran out at the end of fab and you have not submitted a SORN. HTH

[lottie]

No, has been SORN since last November!!Thanks though!

[bazking69]

It gets impossible unless it is anything other than a continuation renewal.

[jammy_basturd]

Tax is always applied for whichever calendar month you are currently in. So no, you have to wait until April.

[lottie]

OK!Thanks for that. Will have to try and get to a post office on Wednesday then!

[Nolar Dog]

lottie said:

OK!Thanks for that. Will have to try and get to a post office on Wednesday then!

Tax it online on Wednesday instead of going to the PO.

[lottie]

Nolar Dog said:

lottie said:

OK!Thanks for that. Will have to try and get to a post office on Wednesday then!

Tax it online on Wednesday instead of going to the PO.

But then I have to wait five days for it to arrive!!And have not driven her since November!!

[bigTee]

lottie said:

Nolar Dog said:

lottie said:

OK!Thanks for that. Will have to try and get to a post office on Wednesday then!

Tax it online on Wednesday instead of going to the PO.

But then I have to wait five days for it to arrive!!And have not driven her since November!!

You are taxed as soon as you do it online.

Just print the receipt off in case you get stopped.

[rfn]

bigTee said:

lottie said:

Nolar Dog said:

lottie said:

OK!Thanks for that. Will have to try and get to a post office on Wednesday then!

Tax it online on Wednesday instead of going to the PO.

But then I have to wait five days for it to arrive!!And have not driven her since November!!

You are taxed as soon as you do it online.

Just print the receipt off in case you get stopped.

And get done for failure to display a valid tax disc...

[Nolar Dog]

You don't.

DVLA info

There is no specific menion of SORN in that press release but when I needed to do this I contacted DVLA and they confirmed I could drive the vehicle (preferably with an expired disc on display) whilst I was waiting for the new disc to arrive.

I printed off email confirmation of new tax and carried that and my SORN letter around with me until the disc arrived.

No issues whatsoever.

[Nolar Dog]

rfn said:

bigTee said:

lottie said:

Nolar Dog said:

lottie said:

OK!Thanks for that. Will have to try and get to a post office on Wednesday then!

Tax it online on Wednesday instead of going to the PO.

But then I have to wait five days for it to arrive!!And have not driven her since November!!

You are taxed as soon as you do it online.

Just print the receipt off in case you get stopped.

And get done for failure to display a valid tax disc...

It amazes me how many people are not aware of the current/correct "rules".

[Neil_H]

I think you will be fine without a disc as long as it's paid, since it's all checked digitally now.

[bigTee]

I think you get 5 days grace.

[Nolar Dog]

bigTee said:

I think you get 5 days grace.

Link above.