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Vehicle Tax fine..

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  • Carrot007
    Carrot007 Posts: 4,534 Forumite
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    Our £20 VED is paid monthly, it's £1.75 per month.


    Aye me too, I care little about the extra quid it costs!
  • adonis
    adonis Posts: 1,072 Forumite
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    Carrot007 wrote: »
    Aye me too, I care little about the extra quid it costs!


    The danger is if the direct debit fails for any reason, you could end up being clamped if you don't realise it hasn't been paid.


    Unlikely but possible.
  • nickcc
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    adonis wrote: »
    The danger is if the direct debit fails for any reason, you could end up being clamped if you don't realise it hasn't been paid.


    Unlikely but possible.

    You get plenty of warning prior to the DD payment which also gives the date payment will be taken. Like most cautious people I check my bank account at least once a week so if payment hadn't gone through I would soon know.
  • iolanthe07 wrote: »
    Or possibly cut out a round piece of paper, preferably in a different colour for each year, displaying the date of expiry in large bold numbers. You could then sellotape it onto the inside of the windscreen, the bottom left hand side would be a good place, and anyone passing, including yourself, could see that the car is taxed.

    It is a puzzle to me why the government never thought of such as easy and logical system...….

    One reason I keep my last tax disc stuck in the windscreen.
    I'd rather be an Optimist and be proved wrong than a Pessimist and be proved right.
  • nickcc
    nickcc Posts: 2,265 Forumite
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    One reason I keep my last tax disc stuck in the windscreen.

    You mean you've not changed your car since 2015 😉
  • nickcc wrote: »
    You mean you've not changed your car since 2015 😉

    There's nothing unusual or wrong with that.
    I've not changed my car since 2011 and to be honest, I can't see me changing it for another few years yet.
  • nickcc
    nickcc Posts: 2,265 Forumite
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    There's nothing unusual or wrong with that.
    I've not changed my car since 2011 and to be honest, I can't see me changing it for another few years yet.

    My comment was meant to be amusing as I often keep cars far longer than that.
  • nickcc wrote: »
    You mean you've not changed your car since 2015 😉


    2012 actually and its running so well there is no need to change. :)
    I'd rather be an Optimist and be proved wrong than a Pessimist and be proved right.
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