Tax Disc runs out today - OK to drive tomorrow?

soolin

Hammyman wrote: »

The law has changed. As long as you have applied for one online, you can drive on the road without displaying a valid licence. However if you've not taxed it online, you can't drive it on the road until you've taxed it.

Not entirely correct.

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/OwningAVehicle/HowToTaxYourVehicle/DG_10021514

If you use the electronic vehicle licensing service or tax by post at the end of the month, there’s now an exemption for not displaying a tax disc. This exemption covers the first five working days of the month to allow time for the new disc to arrive in the post. While you are still waiting for your tax disc you will need to display your current tax disc. The exemption only applies if applications are made before the current tax disc or SORN expires.

So OP needs to apply today while his current tax is still valid and hope it arrives by Saturday

far2812

Why don't you just tax it online?

http://www.taxdisc.direct.gov.uk/EvlPortalApp/application?origin=vnav_bar.jsp&event=bea.portal.framework.internal.refresh&pageid=Apply+for+a+tax+disc+NOW

nuttyp

Well i will be driving to the post office in the morning to go and get my tax disk, i would do it online but they make an additional charge - and thats not money saving!!!! Hopefully i wont get stopped, but i will have the paperwork with me, so fingers crossed.

caeler

spike7451 wrote: »

Not strictly true according to the website:
http://www.taxdisc.direct.gov.uk/EvlPortalApp/application?origin=vnav_bar.jsp&event=bea.portal.framework.internal.refresh&pageid=Common+Questions#QUESTION_8

Awesome - so if you were able to tax it online you could drive it legally for 5 days without displaying, ie waiting for the new disc to turn up.

far2812 wrote: »

Why don't you just tax it online?

http://www.taxdisc.direct.gov.uk/EvlPortalApp/application?origin=vnav_bar.jsp&event=bea.portal.framework.internal.refresh&pageid=Apply+for+a+tax+disc+NOW

As OP has said, because the insurance hasn't registered on the DVLA website yet.

Kavanne

bluefuzzybug wrote: »

As OP has said, because the insurance hasn't registered on the DVLA website yet.

Exactly, I put my reference in and it says it's been unable to detect my insurance even though I renewed over a week ago.

Inactive

nuttyp wrote: »

Well i will be driving to the post office in the morning to go and get my tax disk, i would do it online but they make an additional charge - and thats not money saving!!!! Hopefully i wont get stopped, but i will have the paperwork with me, so fingers crossed.

What additional charge would that be?

News to me..

spike7451

Inactive wrote: »

What additional charge would that be?

News to me..

£2.50 surcharge for using a credit card.

have a debit or credit card - a £2.50 service charge applies when using a credit card, there’s no charge for using a debit card

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/OwningAVehicle/HowToTaxYourVehicle/DG_10034732

Inactive

spike7451 wrote: »

£2.50 surcharge for using a credit card.



http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/OwningAVehicle/HowToTaxYourVehicle/DG_10034732

Yes I knew that Spike ( thanks ) but nobody is forced to use a Credit Card, surely.

So no difference to the cost at the Post Office then.

(using a Debit card )..

nuttyp

i thought it charged you the 2.50 reguardless of what type of card of card it was, i only have a debit card. Will go and look on there now.

far2812

Have you entered your insurance details on the taxing page?

Once you tax it your car online - they give you a reference number - all databases are immediately updated - ie ANPR so it won't flash up with the tracing police cars. I got mine in 2 days through the post.