my tax is due the end of this month and my letter has either been lost in the post or my cat has eaten it:w00t:
What can i do as i dont want to get a fine come the 1st of june? ive looked on the website but there is no is info about if you dont have this letter.
Cant you just put the reg/no in and apply?
Apply for a Tax Disc
Please read and confirm the following statements:
I am the registered keeper of the vehicle. I have the V5C Registration Certificate (Log Book) and the address on it is correct. Please note, this service cannot change your address. Yes No
The vehicle has an MOT/GVT test certificate valid on the date the disc starts or is under 3 years old - this will be electronically checked. Yes No
I confirm that there is valid insurance covering the use of the vehicle when the tax discs starts and that the policyholder has given permission for this to be checked electronically. Yes No
I am aware that if I choose to pay by credit card, an additional charge of £2.50 will be applied. There is no charge for using a debit card. Please note you cannot use a credit card at the Post Office to buy a tax disc. Yes No
I understand that the tax disc will take up to a maximum of five working days to arrive by post. Yes No
Once you have answered all questions, click next to continue.
You may find the following links useful:
The Motor Insurance Database (MID) holds insurance details of vehicles. You can check if your vehicle is on the database today by visiting their website at www.askmid.com. Please note, to complete a relicensing transaction valid insurance needs to be on the database on the day the new tax disc comes into force.
The Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) maintains the database of all MOT test results. You can check if your vehicle is on the database by using their website at www.motinfo.gov.uk. Please note, to complete a relicensing transaction the MOT will need to be valid on the first day the new disc comes into force.
You need the ref no. On the letter to do it online
You can renew by taking your documents to the nearest main post office (not sub-post office) and completing a blank form there.
Taxing a car, motorcycle or light goods vehicleYou can tax online, by phone, in person or by post.
Tax online or by phone
If you’re the registered keeper, you can renew your tax by using the reference number on your Registration Certificate (V5C).
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/OwningAVehicle/HowToTaxYourVehicle/DG_069680
They SAY you can do it by phone without the reminder document but I’ve never managed it - without the reference number on the reminder letter you keep being put back to the start.
Shiver - try a Post Office - take your reg doc as well as the usual insurance & MOT. Do it ASAP and if they can’t do it make them give you a number to phone for help. As MRC said above, it has to be a “main” Post Office.
I would of but my MOT went walkies awhile back so needed to do it online.
Luckily you can just use your reg and log book ref no. to do it.
You can deffo do it online without the reminder, but you’ve got to have the registration document as that has the reference number they’ll ask for. Have been there myself and it’s fine.
Stuart
go down the post office ,thats where i get my tax from…
strangely enough I got a “last reminder” from DVLA that one of my cars should have been taxed as of the end of LAST month yesterday! needless to say I got online and taxed it ASAP never saw any previous reminders though?
As the other guys have said, you can either use the reminder or the document ref humber of the V5. If you don’t have the V5, you can get one within a week, then tax it immediately.
That’s not to say that the evil untaxed bike snatchers won’t nick it in the meantime, so careful where you park it.
