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HAL 1 - 28/3/09 at 10:24 AM

This may be a numpty question.
My car was sorned for the winter, do i need to do anything else but just go along and tax it next week ?

Weather report, it will p**s down next W/end

Paul TigerB6 - 28/3/09 at 10:26 AM

So long as you have an MOT and insurance, you should be able to tax it online. You dont even have to wait for the tax disc to arrive before you can legally drive the car!! You get a 5 working day grace period to allow DVLA to get the tax disc out to you!!

ReMan - 28/3/09 at 10:33 AM

You can't (shouldn't ) use the car on the road without a disc displayed, nthere is no grace period

mistergrumpy - 28/3/09 at 10:39 AM

With ReMan. There's no grace period. In all honesty if you get caught without displaying nowt'll probably happen but you should be displaying at all times.

owelly - 28/3/09 at 10:49 AM

Whilst I would have agreed with Reman and Mr Grumpy, the latest ad campaign for taxing online does say that you don't have to wait for the disc to arrive to use the car on the road!!!

mistergrumpy - 28/3/09 at 10:53 AM

I stand corrected then.I can't find anything on the DVLA site confirming it but I'm happy to go along with Owelly. Like I say, if you're not displaying a check will usually be done and the DVLA database will show it's covered and so you'll usually be let off.

Paul TigerB6 - 28/3/09 at 11:05 AM

quote:
Originally posted by ReMan
You can't (shouldn't ) use the car on the road without a disc displayed, nthere is no grace period


Sorry chaps but have to argue my point that there is a grace period as its there on the Directgov website. The wording does say though that its for the first 5 days of the month so not sure how it would be interpretted when taxing part way through the month off a SORN.

linky

"You can renew your tax any day from the fifth day of the month.

If you prefer to tax in the last few days of the month, there is now an exemption from the offence of not displaying a tax disc. This exemption covers the first five working days of the month and allows time for the new disc to arrive in the post.

The exemption only applies if applications are made before the current tax disc or SORN expires"



[Edited on 28/3/09 by Paul TigerB6]

mistergrumpy - 28/3/09 at 11:16 AM

You're right Paul. I'm wrong there. Cheers for that, my motorbike is at the end of its SORN soon too.

Paul TigerB6 - 28/3/09 at 11:21 AM

No probs - i remembered searching for the info in a previous thread a few weeks back.

ReMan - 28/3/09 at 11:57 AM

Fak u

This would'nt be the DVLA contradicting itself would it now?

Link don't want to play.
But common Qusestions, Payment and delivery, still says....
"It is an offence to use a vehicle on a public road without displaying a valid tax disc.
"

[Edited on 28/3/09 by ReMan]

HAL 1 - 28/3/09 at 12:01 PM

Right that's sorted, think i'll leave it till the 2nd, there's just something about 1st april

mad4x4 - 28/3/09 at 12:59 PM

quote:
Originally posted by mistergrumpy
I stand corrected then.I can't find anything on the DVLA site confirming it but I'm happy to go along with Owelly. Like I say, if you're not displaying a check will usually be done and the DVLA database will show it's covered and so you'll usually be let off.


YEAH I SAW THAT AS WELL

snapper - 28/3/09 at 01:13 PM

BEWARE taxin online Robbing Ba55tard DVLA warning.
If you tax online before the 1st of the month the DVLA will tax you from the begining of the month i.e March not April
I know cause they did this very thing on my Galaxy ba55tards

bonzoronnie - 28/3/09 at 02:15 PM

A lot less hastle just to pop down the post office & tax it in person.

You never know, you may even be helping to keep your local post office open.