MSE News: The end is nigh for tax discs - how will it affect you?

AdrianC

phone_angel wrote: »

I always thought that the revenue from tax discs was meant to repair the roads

That stopped in 1936...

I think they should get rid of road tax altogether as it is now a nonsense and tax you on road usage through fuel

The small problem with that is that it'd raise costs on businesses - especially haulage - MASSIVELY.

patm_2

This is going to be a pain when buying and selling a car. Will there be a big rush to complete sales on the last day of the month?
I wonder how it will work for used car dealers.

999pez

AdrianC wrote: »

The small problem with that is that it'd raise costs on businesses - especially haulage - MASSIVELY.

What's wrong with that? Surely it makes sense for those that use the roads more to pay more tax, rather than lower mileage users subsidising them.
It would also mean it would be impossible to dodge paying the tax.

AdrianC

999pez wrote: »

What's wrong with that?

Well, apart from putting them out of business where they can't pass those cost increases to the customer, of course...

laroc

They tell us the road tax will be enforced by ANPR cameras
Now living in rural suffolk we have no fixed cameras as in cities or main A roads, so thats out then
I also believe that on police traffic cars have these cameras, not the rural patrol car.
To me its recipe for massive tax avoidance, ridiculous idea !

Rover_Driver

laroc wrote: »

They tell us the road tax will be enforced by ANPR cameras

It will also be enforced as it is now. The DVLA will (or should!!)know from their database if a vehicle is licensed or not, and if it should be.

red_flump

Alfie01 wrote: »

1) No more snooping for untaxed cars-damn!

Just go to: https://www.gov.uk/check-vehicle-tax

enter the reg and make..

red

dekoder

What happens when you buy a car and want to drive away from the seller's location? You can't because you haven't paid the tax yet?

Ectophile

dekoder wrote: »

What happens when you buy a car and want to drive away from the seller's location? You can't because you haven't paid the tax yet?

I suspect, in practice, that the DVLA aren't actually going to know that the car's been sold until the V5C turns up in their postbox. So the old tax won't be cancelled for a few days. This will give you time to pop down the Post Office and buy a new one.

jaydeeuk1

AdrianC wrote: »

That stopped in 1936...

The small problem with that is that it'd raise costs on businesses - especially haulage - MASSIVELY.

Simple solution for haulage and taxis is let them claim the extra 10p / litre cost from HMRC.