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[Jimbob]

Been covered several times recently...

An offence not to have a disc, seperate offence not to display one.

Covers situation where there is a current disc, but its face down on the floor and TW cannot see it and so issues a ticket.

Taxing online is fine, as far as it goes, but you are still liable for a ticket for failing to display a disc if its 'in the post', Rodders....  

Not any more, providing you have a receipt from the last day of the month, you have 5 days grace, has recently changed iirc.  Think it was when they let you buy tax from the 5th instead of the 14th, trying to encourage more to do it online I think.

here it is....
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/OwningAVehicle/HowToTaxYourVehicle/DG_10034732

[HGV mechanic]

a question i have,,, can i tax a vehicle (and pay only a years duty), that i have bought, with no tax, and has not been sorned for a few months, or do i have to pay th amount it ows since last tax ran out?

TIA

[hotel21]

Been covered several times recently...

An offence not to have a disc, seperate offence not to display one.

Covers situation where there is a current disc, but its face down on the floor and TW cannot see it and so issues a ticket.

Taxing online is fine, as far as it goes, but you are still liable for a ticket for failing to display a disc if its 'in the post', Rodders....  

Not any more, providing you have a receipt from the last day of the month, you have 5 days grace, has recently changed iirc.  Think it was when they let you buy tax from the 5th instead of the 14th, trying to encourage more to do it online I think.

here it is....
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/OwningAVehicle/HowToTaxYourVehicle/DG_10034732

That only applies if you are displaying the disc that expired at the end of the previous month, eg expiring 31/01/2009, 5 days for new one to arrive in post so exempt until 5th/6th Feb.  

If no disc on display (or lying face down on the floor/dash) then a ticket is still issued......

[hotel21]

a question i have,,, can i tax a vehicle (and pay only a years duty), that i have bought, with no tax, and has not been sorned for a few months, or do i have to pay th amount it ows since last tax ran out?

TIA

You would only be liable back until the date of the receipt you got when you purchased the car.   If its registered to you already then, liable back until date of aquisition, potentially with a failing to SORN fine as well, as far as I understand things.

[Entwood]

I believe this explains all ...

You can renew your tax any day from the fifth day of the month.

If you prefer to tax in the last few days of the month, there is now an exemption from the offence of not displaying a tax disc. This exemption covers the first five working days of the month and allows time for the new disc to arrive in the post.

The exemption only applies if applications are made before the current tax disc or SORN expires.

HTH ..

[hotel21]

I believe this explains all ...

You can renew your tax any day from the fifth day of the month.

If you prefer to tax in the last few days of the month, there is now an exemption from the offence of not displaying a tax disc. This exemption covers the first five working days of the month and allows time for the new disc to arrive in the post.

The exemption only applies if applications are made before the current tax disc or SORN expires.

HTH ..

Exactly...  You still need to display the recently expired disc.  Its the only way that continuity - no breaks in taxation or SORN - are confirmed.....

[amigov6]

I thought since online taxing failure to display had finished as cameras can tell as can traffic wardens looking at a parked car with thier tech2 gameboy gizmo. Either way went to local P.O. this morning armed with relevant doccies & came away with a hand written disc (like in the old days).
   Starts @ midnight so we can take the retro cortina mobile to Newark auto jumble tomorrow. Looking forward to it, cracking day out.

[HGV mechanic]

a question i have,,, can i tax a vehicle (and pay only a years duty), that i have bought, with no tax, and has not been sorned for a few months, or do i have to pay th amount it ows since last tax ran out?

TIA

You would only be liable back until the date of the receipt you got when you purchased the car.   If its registered to you already then, liable back until date of aquisition, potentially with a failing to SORN fine as well, as far as I understand things.

to through a spanner in the works, the v5 has supposedly been sent away . but a month later still nothing,so what im thinking is if i send away for another v5, and then sorn?

[hotel21]

I thought since online taxing failure to display had finished as cameras can tell as can traffic wardens looking at a parked car with thier tech2 gameboy gizmo. Either way went to local P.O. this morning armed with relevant doccies & came away with a hand written disc (like in the old days).
   Starts @ midnight so we can take the retro cortina mobile to Newark auto jumble tomorrow. Looking forward to it, cracking day out.

Sounds like you got a result Guy.  Glad someone at the PO saw sense....  

[hotel21]

a question i have,,, can i tax a vehicle (and pay only a years duty), that i have bought, with no tax, and has not been sorned for a few months, or do i have to pay th amount it ows since last tax ran out?

TIA

You would only be liable back until the date of the receipt you got when you purchased the car.   If its registered to you already then, liable back until date of aquisition, potentially with a failing to SORN fine as well, as far as I understand things.

to through a spanner in the works, the v5 has supposedly been sent away . but a month later still nothing,so what im thinking is if i send away for another v5, and then sorn?

Might be better to go into your nearest LVLO and see what the state of play is, rather than sendng for another V5.  You might have to pay for that....   :-/

[Tony H]

I thought since online taxing failure to display had finished as cameras can tell as can traffic wardens looking at a parked car with thier tech2 gameboy gizmo. Either way went to local P.O. this morning armed with relevant doccies & came away with a hand written disc (like in the old days).
   Starts @ midnight so we can take the retro cortina mobile to Newark auto jumble tomorrow. Looking forward to it, cracking day out.

Ah that brings back memories Guy car colour Ford dysentry beige!