Vehicle tax collected fell £200m after paper discs axed

[AtW]

"The amount of vehicle excise duty collected from motorists fell by more than £200m in the six months after the tax disc was abolished, figures show.

The data, obtained by the Financial Times, showed £2.7bn was collected in the six months after an online system was introduced in October 2014.

Critics had warned the change would lead to confusion among motorists.

The National Audit Office said the change had likely caused "an initial increase" in non-payment.

But it added that "overall non-compliance remains very low".

The figures obtained from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) show that between October 2014 and March 2015 some £2.7bn was collected in vehicle tax - £223m lower than the same period a year earlier."

Source: Vehicle tax collected fell £200m after paper discs axed - BBC News

Just paid mine today, £515

Fookers should have kept the old system - buying car with tax already on it made sense, even those tax disks were nice to have for yer money.

[SueEllen]

Get a more CO2 efficient car.

[Intel]

Get a more CO2 efficient car.

Why would anyone want to do that? No fun in low co2.... :-p

[Cliphead]

If they fixed the potholes...

[DimPrawn]

Get a sexy girlfriend and stop stressing over crap.

FTFY

[DimPrawn]

Why would anyone want to do that? No fun in low co2.... :-p

Almost always true.

[AtW]

Get a more CO2 efficient car.

I am planning on doing so, however it will still be £ 515

[The_Equalizer]

If I were the DVLA I would have a new section on the V5C for the new owner to apply for tax and/or make it very obvious the new owner needs to do so. Not an instant fix - it would only work once the new V5Cs were in issue - however it would surely help.

You could also include a reminder when a new V5C was issued or do they now do that?

Thought I'd share my idea!

[SueEllen]

If I were the DVLA I would have a new section on the V5C for the new owner to apply for tax and/or make it very obvious the new owner needs to do so. Not an instant fix - it would only work once the new V5Cs were in issue - however it would surely help.

You could also include a reminder when a new V5C was issued or do they now do that?

Thought I'd share my idea!

V5C take ages to come.

[FatLazyContractor]

Fookers should have kept the old system - buying car with tax already on it made sense, even those tax disks were nice to have for yer money.

A piece of paper for £515? What are you? MF?

They sell dozen for a pound in Bradford