taxing car help please?

red_devil

I did not have a car taxreminder bought second hand car this time last year tax was arranged and was waiting for a reminder in the post?

Checked car today and tax ran out on 31 october 2010. Tried phoning to do it online but cantget through. Tried the online service but it wont accept as it says im applying to late now?

help how does one tax the !!!!!!! car without a reminder and why didnt i get one? This has never happened before?

Is car alright to drive also?

jools27_2

go to post office with registration document, mot and insurance, and fill in the appropriate form, mind you if car bought this time last year you should have got reminder....did you register change of owner?

red_devil

yes i beleive i did? why didnt i get a reminder?

[Deleted User]

I got my reminder today as my current tax runs out at the end of this month.

Parva

red_devil wrote: »

yes i beleive i did? why didnt i get a reminder?

You "believe" that you registered the change of owner? It's a kind of important fact and something that you really should know! As to why you didn't get a reminder, it could be because you actually didn't change the owner details or maybe it got lost in the post, I have no idea. Regardless, as per an earlier post you could have taken everything along to the Post Office and filled in the relevant form and got your car taxed this way. As for driving the car untaxed (as it is currently) of course you can't!

gordikin

red_devil wrote: »

I did not have a car taxreminder bought second hand car this time last year tax was arranged and was waiting for a reminder in the post....

Please breathe!

sassy_one

OP please calm down, the worst case you will end up in court and be fined up to £1000 and be made to pay for 6 months road tax!

wealdroam

red_devil wrote: »

yes i beleive i did? why didnt i get a reminder?

OP, you haven't said whether you have the registration document in your name.

If you do have it, then clearly the change of owner has been registered.
Is your current address on the registration document?

red_devil

still trying to sort this. We sent off the vehicle change. We didnt have a reminder and we dont have the registration document!

Cant get through to the dvla on the phone its a nightmare not sure what to do? Why havent we got the document with the reference number on thats what i need i believe to tax it online:eek:

Hammyman

red_devil wrote: »

I did not have a car taxreminder bought second hand car this time last year tax was arranged and was waiting for a reminder in the post?

Why, was the big round disc in the window with the expiry date on it in bold numbers 1 inch high not enough?

Is car alright to drive also?

Not until its taxed nor is it alright to keep it parked on the road either. You can only drive it without displaying a current tax disc if you've applied for tax BEFORE the 1st of the month.

You don't have the registration document. Didn't it occur to you at any time in the last 11 months that it'd taken a long time to arrive?

red_devil

Hammyman wrote: »

Why, was the big round disc in the window with the expiry date on it in bold numbers 1 inch high not enough?



Not until its taxed nor is it alright to keep it parked on the road either. You can only drive it without displaying a current tax disc if you've applied for tax BEFORE the 1st of the month.

You don't have the registration document. Didn't it occur to you at any time in the last 11 months that it'd taken a long time to arrive?

no forgot all about it, assumed it would be sent and tax reminder would be sent!

how do i know get this document?