Car Tax

[Frikkin Evil]

"The government totally sucks, you mother ****er."

The four has been SORNed for a few months now, but the time has come to get her on the road once more.

My problem with this is that every time I take a look on the Car tax online website, it indicates the start of tax to be 1st March, even when I checked today! I thought that if I applied within X days of the end of the month they'd start it from April 1st, but it would seem this is only the case if it's already taxed.

So in other words, they want nearly a month of tax out of me for the privilege of choosing to drive it today (which I obviously won't be doing, but that's not the point).

Outdated, draconian, officious, burecratic, *BLEEP*e... (sp?)

[fifegt4]

And then there's the price of it!

[Coyoteboy]

And there's the fun fact that if you try to tax a car online whos tax runs out at the end of the month at the same time as the insurance, you can't tax it online as there's no insurance for the coming period. Called DVLA to confirm, all you can do is ring your insurance company and get them to extend your cover by a month, or pay the extra for 6 months tax.

[silverspeed]

I went today to re-tax some of our fleet of lorries..  had £140,000.00 Cheque in my pocket.

[ChrisW]

I went to renew mine on Monday and it said I had no insurance, WTF? Insurance was renewed in September, plus I had the whole SORN thing as well so I'll be off down to the Post Office in the morning.........

[Frikkin Evil]

I nearly had the insurance problem, as yesterday it said I wasn't insured (policy just started 2 days ago). Fortunately, checked askMID today and i'm green-light good to go for the morrow.

It'll be nice to take her to work tomorrow and blast, er gently swish, the cobwebs off. How much is optimax these days? 

[fifegt4]

It's expensive if you can get any apparently the plant where its made has been change management and shell weren't happy with the quality of petrol so they've closed it. Don't know how true this is. 

[Frikkin Evil]

Wow. Never mind... 99 RON Tesco super for me in Dunfermline tomorrow.

[fifegt4]

meant to say closed it for a week or so till they can get back on spec with the product no closed it for good as it may have sounded lol

[ChrisW]

NOTE TO ALL!!!

If you are renewing your car tax online, be sure that your insurance company has updated your details at www.askMID.com or you won't get your car taxed.

I will be having several words with Sky tomorrow, as they haven't updated my details. Not a happy bunny!!!!!

Cheers

[Frikkin Evil]

NOTE TO ALL!!!

If you are renewing your car tax online, be sure that your insurance company has updated your details at www.askMID.com or you won't get your car taxed.

I will be having several words with Sky tomorrow, as they haven't updated my details. Not a happy bunny!!!!!

Cheers

Funny that, the same thing happened to me when I was with them. Now i'm with Admiral, and they did it within 2 days.

On a separate note, just filled the Four up at Sainsbury's with their Super Unleaded (meh, it's closer than Tesco)... And it cost me £75! Six months ago when I last filled up it was about a tenner less! Cock.

[ChrisW]

I was gonna fill mine up today, and use it all, hehehehe, however, seeing as I can't get any tax cos everywhere is shut, I won't 

[Frikkin Evil]

Well if it's any consolation, I've been having awesome fun in the four today. I've just been driving around doing my job, but it's been so much better with 210 more ponies. The weather has been great too... how weird. 

[ChrisW]

Glad you enjoyed it mate It's gonna be more fun waiting longer for me, hehe

[Driveby]

Funnily enough, it cost me £205 to tax my 205 today 
Cock.