CAR road tax

Heidim

Hi everyone

Does anyone know if you can pay car road tax via stamp saving scheme of monthly instalments.



Many Thanks

Heidi xx

forgotmyname

You could collect stamps to pay for it. Buy as many or as few as you want. My sister used to collect the.

Not sure if you still can. But you cant pay for it by installments.

Payment in advance.

Heidim

hi There

Thanks for that I have heard of the stamps but cant seem to find them anywhere:(

moodydonkey

http://www.postoffice.co.uk/portal/po/content1?catId=94800755&mediaId=115700767

Hope this helps.

flutterbyuk25

There used to be specific stamps for Car Tax that you could buy at Post Office but these were done away with approx 4 years ago when the PO introduced their general saving stamps that moodydonkey has put the link up for. The PO general ones can be used towards car tax and many other things.

HTH

x

moodydonkey

The general savings stamps are no more either, the link I put up is for the budget card which is the new way of doing things. Might get one myself actually.

sonyhamster

Yea - they've been withdrawn so they don't no longer sell them. But the 28th Feb is the last date that you can use them.

Apparently there's over £1m of them outstanding...
Consumers have been urged to use or cash in around £1 million of outstanding Post Office Savings Stamps.

The stamps, which can be used to budget and pay bills over the counter, are being phased out, and people will no longer be able to use them at post office counters from the beginning of next month.

After this date consumers will still be able to get a full cash refund for the value of the stamps, but they will no longer be able to put them towards bills.
The Post Office stopped selling the stamps in May last year after the introduction of the Post Office Budget Card, which it claims offers greater security and convenience to people looking to spread the cost of their bills.
But the group estimates that there are still around £1 million of the stamps across the country that have not yet been redeemed.
It is encouraging customers to use the stamps to pay their bills this month, or to take the stamps into a branch and have their value transferred on to a Budget Card or obtain a cash refund.

Michael Birchall, of the Post Office, said: "Savings Stamps ceased to be sold in May 2010 when the new Budget Card scheme was introduced.
"However, any customers still in possession of Savings Stamps can be reassured that the money will always belong to them.

"We believe the majority of customers have now transferred to the new Budget Card or redeemed their stamps. Stamps are of course still currently being redeemed and there is around £1 million still to be used to pay bills this month or be refunded."

People who cash in their stamps after February 28 will receive a payout letter 28 days after they hand in the stamps at a post office branch. They can then take the letter to a post office and exchange it for cash.

Strider590

Heidim wrote: »

Hi everyone

Does anyone know if you can pay car road tax via stamp saving scheme of monthly instalments.



Many Thanks

Heidi xx

No, you can't........ Because "Road Tax" does not exist

Roads are paid for by your council tax, whilst "vehicle excise duty" is simply a tax on owning a vehicle

Tilt

Strider590 wrote: »

No, you can't........ Because "Road Tax" does not exist

Roads are paid for by your council tax, whilst "vehicle excise duty" is simply a tax on owning a vehicle

Your'e not related to Gene Hunt by any chance are you?

:rotfl:

Gordon_Hose

Whats the difference between saving up with stamps and just saving up cash?

Lum

You get no interest with the stamps or budget card.

If it's for annual bills you might be better with a fixed 1 year savings account of some sort.