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VED scam

Pincher
Pincher Posts: 6,552 Forumite
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£10 to "remind" you to pay road tax and MOT.

http://vehicleinformation.uk/

Just in time for the new VED system.

Don't fall for it.
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  • motorguy
    motorguy Posts: 22,601 Forumite
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    Pincher wrote: »
    £10 to "remind" you to pay road tax and MOT.

    http://vehicleinformation.uk/

    Just in time for the new VED system.

    Don't fall for it.

    Its not a scam, its a service

    Are we really going to go down the route on here on listing every car related website that offers a service?
  • facade
    facade Posts: 7,398 Forumite
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    The DVLA have had an MOT reminder scam running for years. You text your reg. to a number, and they text you back when your MOT is due, and rip you off for £1.50 plus standard network charges. :D (And you find that you have "subscribed" too so it isn't a one-off ;))

    Must cost them a fraction of a micropenny to do as well.
    I want to go back to The Olden Days, when every single thing that I can think of was better.....

    (except air quality and Medical Science ;))
  • Aylesbury_Duck
    Aylesbury_Duck Posts: 15,178 Forumite
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    How is it a scam? No one's forcing you to pay for it and it isn't misleading.
  • System
    System Posts: 178,240 Community Admin
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    Its not a scam, its a service for those too stupid to remember when their MOT and tax is due, look online to see when its due or put it on a calendar.
    This is a system account and does not represent a real person. To contact the Forum Team email forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com
  • zagfles
    zagfles Posts: 21,325 Forumite
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    Are the DVLA no longer sending reminders in the post? I got one last year.
  • facade
    facade Posts: 7,398 Forumite
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    yeah,I suppose a scam is basically dishonest, and works by deception. (Although the MOT one does tell you you will subscribe, I bet most people who pay £1.50 for something they can do for free won't know what subscribe means......)

    Rip-off would be a better description. (grossly over-priced/not worth what you pay for it)
    I want to go back to The Olden Days, when every single thing that I can think of was better.....

    (except air quality and Medical Science ;))
  • boliston
    boliston Posts: 3,012 Forumite
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    Many people are unable to use a calendar so this is not a rip off if it saves a penalty charge
  • TadleyBaggie
    TadleyBaggie Posts: 6,478 Forumite
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    boliston wrote: »
    Many people are unable to use a calendar so this is not a rip off if it saves a penalty charge
    Not having VED or MOT will not result in a penalty charge, more likely a fixed penalty/summons from the police or DVLA.
  • jimmy_cricket
    jimmy_cricket Posts: 382 Forumite
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    I've left my last car tax disc in the car and just look at it on occasion as a reminder. Dvla do still send a reminder for this.
    The mot, sometimes the garage lets me know but I also check online
  • mcpitman
    mcpitman Posts: 1,267 Forumite
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    Pincher wrote: »
    £10 to "remind" you to pay road tax and MOT.

    http://vehicleinformation.uk/

    Just in time for the new VED system.

    Don't fall for it.

    Not a scam, mearly a tax on idiots.
    Life isn't about the number of breaths we take, but the moments that take our breath away. Like choking....
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