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Dr Strangeglove:
Tried to find out how to transfer tax from one car to another!  You call the DVLA to try and get the information and you have to go through so many different menu’s to try and get to someone – you do not have the option to “hold for an operator”.  Then when you get to an operator accidentally and say:-

I am trying to sort out car tax on a vehicle for my mother, her car is out of MOT and she wants to change it to another vehicle (with an MOT) for the remaining 1 month and 8 days of the currents disc’s duration”  You end up with – “You will have to claim back the remaining full months tax from your old vehicle and get a new tax disc for your new vehicle!”

So I say – But she is a pensioner that cant afford to go paying an extra months tax for 8 days driving when she has already paid for it anyway, and she will only need 24 days worth of tax for next month as she is having major heart surgery, after that and she won’t be able to drive for months anyway”  And the Answer you get (as a brief summary) Sorry – But tuff!

Who is this country run for?  Because on occasions like this it is not run for me or those dear to me!

When I bought my Range Rover last year (an old car – only cost me £560 – sold as spares or repairs!!) to get it from where I bought it to home (as it still drove, and had 5 months MOT) I had to put tax on it (not a problem as I intended to tax it for 12 months anyway).  Due to the car having been registered to a disabled driver I had to go to a DVLA office, not a post office or on line).  So I had to leave work for 3 hours to go and get it taxed, then travel back to get the vehicle – or just break the law and risk getting the car crushed.  As an honest working bloke, every time I tried to get help I hit a brick wall.  I wanted to speak to someone at the local DVLA office to get a bit of advise: - if parking was available and how long to expect to have to wait (could I get to them at 4.45 p.m. etc), but you have to speak to someone at Swansea – they refuse to put you through to a local office (even though they have a local number on the DVLA website!!).

It seamed like however much I tried to pay my road tax I hit obstacle after obstacle.  Why can’t we have the country run for the people that live here?  I would like to think that if I moved the vehicle the 50 miles and did get stopped, the policeman would have the discretion to say OK just get it taxed! – but I do not want to rely on discretion!  Why can’t we just have a system that works with the people that want to adhere to the law?  When you try to contact the DVLA to ask them something out of the ordinary it is an absolute nightmare.  Why can’t we tax a vehicle (say for 3 days for £15 or similar) over the phone or on line to move a vehicle   By the time I had finished trying to sort it out my blood pressure was so high I could have caused a near miss with a 747 to Barbados!

I pray that one day we might live in a country that is run by a common sense government, with common sense laws – and working for the common man.  But whilst politicians make a career out of politics and won’t let you see how much they claim in expenses, it seams it is all going further from us – not nearer!


Rant –rant – rant!!!

07DefenderSeb:
I've removed what I put because clearly some people can't take a <edit> joke </edit>.

My amended and TOTALLY serious suggestion is:

Cough up and lump it, or borrow someone's bicycle.

And for the avaoidance of doubt in those who find sarcasm a tricky concept - I mean 'borrow' as in 'take with the express permission of the owner with the full and express intention of returning the item'.

SB (annoyed)

Ralph:

--- Quote from: "07DefenderSeb" ---Just put the old disc in the new car.

For 24 days it's bound to fool a passing traffic warden if they're not too busy clamping cars to check the small writing with the number plate on it. At a glance the date will fit, and that should be enough. Does she go out much in the car? What are the chances of her having a crash?

If you get pulled up, you have a solid defence in your rant above. You can hardly say you didn't try to transfer it, and your Ma hasn't got the cash to splash out on two discs when she only has one car.

Small print: I'm not suggesting anyone breaks the law! (I'm a lawyer!)
--- End quote ---


Dont bother. I did this a few years ago and ended up in court had a fine and ended up with a criminal record for fraud.

Daz800:
Why risk your car being impounded and having a fine + storage fees.

We have a car impound by us and some of the cars inside are worth 1000s and they are in there for no tax.

daz

Yoshi:
Also with the dvla computer now being connected with the MDT units in police cars, all that has to happen is the Number Plate Recognition System catches anyone with no tax disc and your gonna have real problems!

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