Tax disc renewal - date

book12

Today I have received a reminder from the DVLA, regarding renewing the tax disc. The tax disc will run out a the end of this month.

If I renew it tomorrow, will the tax disc say 14/09/2012, or 30/09/2012?

TeaCake

Your new tax disk will have 30/09/2012 on it as they run till the end of the month.

agrinnall

book12 wrote: »

Today I have received a reminder from the DVLA, regarding renewing the tax disc. The tax disc will run out a the end of this month.

If I renew it tomorrow, will the tax disc say 14/09/2012, or 30/09/2012?

It always shows the last day of the month, so in this case it will be 30/09/2012.

masterlumps

equally it will not be VALID until 1st october

Wig

Will you be able to do it tomorrow? I'd have thought the 15th is the earliest.

Quentin

Wig wrote: »

Will you be able to do it tomorrow? I'd have thought the 15th is the earliest.

Nowadays you can renew from the 5th of the month when your current tax expires.

Gloomendoom

I just tried (and failed) to renew my tax online and it told me that my car was uninsured.

A quick check of my insurance certificate backed up with a search on askMID confirms that it is. :huh:

Quentin

Gloomendoom wrote: »

I just tried (and failed) to renew my tax online and it told me that my car was uninsured.

A quick check of my insurance certificate backed up with a search on askMID confirms that it is. :huh:

Is your policy about to expire?

The insurance needs to be in force on the day the tax comes into force - not the day you buy it.

If the policy is not due to renew this month, then you could short circuit this issue by renewing the tax at a post office with your documents.

Gloomendoom

Quentin wrote: »

Is your policy about to expire?

The insurance needs to be in force on the day the tax comes into force - not the day you buy it.

If the policy is not due to renew this month, then you could short circuit this issue by renewing the tax at a post office with your documents.

Yes, I had another look at it and it and I suspect that is the reason. A bit daft really as I already have the follow on policy in place but the system isn't quite clever enough to pick that up.

amibovvered

Quentin wrote: »

Is your policy about to expire?

The insurance needs to be in force on the day the tax comes into force - not the day you buy it.

If the policy is not due to renew this month, then you could short circuit this issue by renewing the tax at a post office with your documents.

I used to have a similar problem with the MOT so ended up paying for 6 months tax one year so they didn't clash. Not really MSE I know as it cost more that way, but it's much easier renewing the tax online than trying to find my insurance certificate (never can remember what safe place I put it in!) then trying to find a parking space at the nearest PO that does car tax

loracan1

amibovvered wrote: »

I used to have a similar problem with the MOT so ended up paying for 6 months tax one year so they didn't clash. Not really MSE I know as it cost more that way, but it's much easier renewing the tax online than trying to find my insurance certificate (never can remember what safe place I put it in!) then trying to find a parking space at the nearest PO that does car tax

I always make sure they're separate, it makes it a heck of a lot easier to budget for! (which is mse as far as I'm concerned)