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[skyblue]

The thing that would worry me more is the fact the insurance company could void ya insurance if it was involved in an accident while it was untaxed  :-/

[moggy]

Thanks to all you guys for your advice and comments,did it on line last night.Always like to be legal

[bigboykarl]

Thanks to all you guys for your advice and comments,did it on line last night.Always like to be legal

snap.....found my log book mixed in with my daughters college stuff??? did it last night on line 

[TheBoy]

Thanks to all you guys for your advice and comments,did it on line last night.Always like to be legal

Its not so much that warm feeling of being legal, its just the system is (possibly rightly, but thats another discussion) one sided, if you don't comply, you're in the wrong. And with electronics and computers making the decisions, not Police Officers, its very black and white...

[moggy]

I agree TB but i would be a lot happier,and a lot of others.If everyone in the uk had a full driving licence,mot,and tax.Obviously in an ideal world

[Bent valve]

The burning question is.. why the break dont they put car tax on the price of petrol? and sod all this dvla boll0cks :-?

Couple of reasons, the major one being cost.  Last time I was involved in a DVLA/Police VEL consultation process it was explained that it would increase the cost of fuel (talking 5+ years ago now...) by a factor of 2.5 to 3 which would elevate todays circa £5 gallon to £12.50 or £15.  And thats without the Gov't adding anything else in the budget.

And, as said by others, it is one method of ensuring that insurance and car roadworthieness is correct at least once per year.

And you could bet that the incidence of fuel thefts would go through the roof virtually overnight!

And cut fuel lines, and screwdrivers through fuel tanks etc etc etc.....   

A Tax Disc is just a piece of paper in the window now due to the use of ANPR at roadsides as well as in enforcement vehicles.

That is utter crap. At todays prices someone doing 10000 miles a year at 30 mpg would have to pay a max 15 pence a litre extra in order to compensate for 250 quid a year road tax. We are being conned!!

[hotel21]

Car duties are one thing, lorries quite another. As is their fuel consumption.

Never said I agreed with it, just quoting wot wos quoted. 

Try the sums again with an extra zero or two on the mileage and the consumption dropped considerably into wagon units......      

[davethediver]

The burning question is.. why the break dont they put car tax on the price of petrol? and sod all this dvla boll0cks :-?

Couple of reasons, the major one being cost.  Last time I was involved in a DVLA/Police VEL consultation process it was explained that it would increase the cost of fuel (talking 5+ years ago now...) by a factor of 2.5 to 3 which would elevate todays circa £5 gallon to £12.50 or £15.  And thats without the Gov't adding anything else in the budget.

And, as said by others, it is one method of ensuring that insurance and car roadworthieness is correct at least once per year.

And you could bet that the incidence of fuel thefts would go through the roof virtually overnight!

And cut fuel lines, and screwdrivers through fuel tanks etc etc etc.....   

A Tax Disc is just a piece of paper in the window now due to the use of ANPR at roadsides as well as in enforcement vehicles.

That is utter crap. At todays prices someone doing 10000 miles a year at 30 mpg would have to pay a max 15 pence a litre extra in order to compensate for 250 quid a year road tax. We are being conned!!

And someone doing  3000 in a car doing 30mpg would pay what 45 pence a litre extra :question How do the pumps know how many miles a year you do to "compensate" for the duty you HAVE to pay :-? :-?