The quick question thread

[jenks69]

Why can't I sorn my bedford bambi online

It comes up, due to the taxation class of this vehicle that I have to do it at the post office...and my V5 is red not green and blue

The V5 for my new pug is red, and got the landy swapped to my new flat - the V5 that came back for that is now red, same for the hyundai I just assumed all V5's were now being done in red.....

 

[missey]

o I thought maybe was that, cos checked them against each other and seemed same in writing...But with red being warning, silly people, makes you think something is wrong!

 

[dave]

I just assumed all V5's were now being done in red.....

i thought that to

edit ah ha http://www.snows-commercials.co.uk/pdf/regdoc.pdf

 

[JustAndy]

i thought that to

edit ah ha http://www.snows-commercials.co.uk/pdf/regdoc.pdf

Same, especially when i had such a problem getting my v5 from the guy i bought it off.

 

[jenks69]

Buying road tax at the post office!!!

The post office says that my insurance certificate has to be printed with a lazer printer however the directgov site says it doesn't, that says as long as it's the certificate and not a photocopy it's fine!

Anyone had any experience with this?

Couple of years back I had this exact same issue, I tried to explain that it was from an online only insurance company that wouldn't send anything out, the clerk was having none of it, I got asked to leave by security even though I hadn't kicked off in any way. Following day differant postoffice and it was fine.

 

[missey]

edit ah ha http://www.snows-commercials.co.uk/pdf/regdoc.pdf

I wonder how much that cost road tax payer's to change it

 

[dave]

I wonder how much that cost road tax payer's to change it

i was because of all the dodgy old ones they lost being used to clone cars

 

[missey]

Best get me felt tips out and start colouring them in then

 

[DaveMcT]

Road tax is now all electronic yet its still an offence to not display an easy-steal paper ticket in the windscreen. I might move mine to the back window. Its still displayed innit

 

[Kier]

Road tax is now all electronic yet its still an offence to not display an easy-steal paper ticket in the windscreen. I might move mine to the back window. Its still displayed innit

Displaying your tax disc
Your vehicle tax disc must be displayed on the passenger side (kerb side) of the vehicle’s windscreen. If there’s no windscreen or you have a motorcycle or sidecar, you should display the tax disc on the kerb side of the vehicle.

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/OwningAVehicle/HowToTaxYourVehicle/DG_10021514

I very nearly gave a ticket last night for not displaying tax, but it turned out it was private land. Got all excited for a minute lol.

 

[Eklipze3k]

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/OwningAVehicle/HowToTaxYourVehicle/DG_10021514

I very nearly gave a ticket last night for not displaying tax, but it turned out it was private land. Got all excited for a minute lol.

If someone's taxed their vehicle online do they get a grace period from placing the order? ie. can they get away with not displaying a disc if they only paid for it yesterday?

 

[DlightSwitch]

Road tax is now all electronic yet its still an offence to not display an easy-steal paper ticket in the windscreen. I might move mine to the back window. Its still displayed innit

Maybe in the future when we have Robocops they can scan our numberplates and check our tax and we can finally get rid of that unsightly sticker on our windscreens

 

[dronenrs]

If someone's taxed their vehicle online do they get a grace period from placing the order? ie. can they get away with not displaying a disc if they only paid for it yesterday?

i dont think so as the whole idea is you buy the tax before you need it so that it comes by the time yours runs out. not 100% sure though

 

[DaveMcT]

Maybe in the future when we have Robocops they can scan our numberplates and check our tax and we can finally get rid of that unsightly sticker on our windscreens

We already have it called ANPR. Its on all police controlled camera systems and its on their patrol cars. Regardless of what's on your screen they call it in or look at their in-car system. Discs can so easily be scanned and photoshopped they are pointless but no-one bothered to change the law.

SORN is another pointless exercise in central control. It makes work for everyone and of course the DVLA who thought it up Jobs for the boys - Oh yes!
But its only illegal to use an untaxed vehicle on public and with APNR they soon get caught. So why have SORN at all?

 

[DlightSwitch]

We already have it called ANPR. Its on all police controlled camera systems and its on their patrol cars. Regardless of what's on your screen they call it in or look at their in-car system. Discs can so easily be scanned and photoshopped they are pointless but no-one bothered to change the law.

SORN is another pointless exercise in central control. It makes work for everyone and of course the DVLA who thought it up Jobs for the boys - Oh yes!
But its only illegal to use an untaxed vehicle on public and with APNR they soon get caught. So why have SORN at all?

Yeah from my many hours spent watching road wars I know of ANPR I just meant for a policeman walking about on his own really. (Yes it does happen, I was once PULLED OVER by a policeman on foot..)

Yeah SORN is a waste of time and a massive unnecessary hassle.

 

[ChrisUK]

If someone's taxed their vehicle online do they get a grace period from placing the order? ie. can they get away with not displaying a disc if they only paid for it yesterday?

Yes it's 5days from when the tax has expired. If you renew late and it's outside the grace period your leaving yourself open to prosecution for failure to display.

 

[Eklipze3k]

Yes it's 5days from when the tax has expired. If you renew late and it's outside the grace period your leaving yourself open to prosecution for failure to display.

What about new tax on a SORN vehicle though? Not everyone has the opportunity to get to a post office (moreso with them all closing) during opening times and might need to urgently get a car back on the road.

 

[Kier]

If someone's taxed their vehicle online do they get a grace period from placing the order? ie. can they get away with not displaying a disc if they only paid for it yesterday?

You get 5 days at the start of the month. No idea about SORN as I don't understand it.

 

[neeny09]

Yeah, half of them don't know what they're talking about. Ask them how they go about those insured with SwiftCover who only send documents Via eMail meaning they have to be printed at home

Got it no problem woman at the post Office didn't even know how to tell the difference anyways

Or wonder why you don't do it online from the comfort of your own home ...

It's my first car and it has been SORN'd near enough since I got it so I was all excited about going and buying a tax disc and putting it on my car the same day I got it back from it's MOT. I was like a kid on Christmas morning never been so excited spending £71.50 on a wee bit paper before lol


And am I right thinking that once you buy tax for a car then it automatically comes of the SORN'd list you don't have to fill in any silly forms?

 

[Fiatpuntomk2b]

just bought a sporting steering wheel out of a mk2 punto and its a greyish colour,are they all this colour is it just really faded