car tax

arch50

hi thanks for the help with the bank (happy new year)
i have been redundant now for the last 4 months and just like every one i have to pay my bills but the thing that gets to me is the fact i pay my road tax 6 monthly and i see i have to pay £18.50 a year extra for this, now the courts told the banks that this was not on ! so how is it allright for the dvla to do this, should we not take them to court to or go straight to the house of lords !!
the banks tried to say it was for late payment but with the dvla the payment you must pay up front so whats the extra monies for or is it just one of there stelth taxes
so we should all email our mp`s and get this unfair and unjust situasion put right
yours a feed up tax payer

mark5

If you tax your car every 6 months you pay a 10% admin charge on top of the usual fee.A bit like if you pay your car insurance monthly you get charged a large apr on top of your premium, I cant see you winning with that one!

Mikeyorks

arch50 wrote: »

yours a feed up tax payer

So - at least you're eating well.;)

If you double the amount of admin .... you pay extra for it? You take your choice - and pay your money accordingly. How does that read across to bank charges.

Ian_W

arch50 wrote: »

i have been redundant now for the last 4 months and just like every one i have to pay my bills

Sorry to hear that hope you get lucky and find a job soon.:D

but the thing that gets to me is the fact i pay my road tax 6 monthly and i see i have to pay £18.50 a year extra for this, now the courts told the banks that this was not on !

Quite right too, banks shouldn't be selling you road tax, no matter how hard up they are!

so how is it allright for the dvla to do this, should we not take them to court to or go straight to the house of lords !!

Well if you've got a nice big bribe the House of Lords does seem like a good starting point :eek: but otherwise I don't believe the courts have yet ruled on Bank Charges so they might still be a bit busy.

the banks tried to say it was for late payment but with the dvla the payment you must pay up front so whats the extra monies for or is it just one of there stelth taxes

But I thought the argument was banks could make an admin charge but not impose a "penalty charge". Do you really think there isn't any extra expense to be paid for 2x6 monthly renewals than a 12 month one?

so we should all email our mp`s and get this unfair and unjust situasion put right

If you really think those over-paid and over-opinated half-wits would really give a toss - then that's a really good idea. :rolleyes: