DVLA mad Red Tape

[Florence]

I have fallen foul of one of the DVLA's rules.

In May I bought a car due to the new rules the old owner has to send up the details... the old rules was beter as when I taxed it the log book would have been kept by the post office and a new one sent. The new rules he has to send it up. When he don't and if you don't realise you havent had the book you are off the road for 4 to 6 weeks while trhey check out who should own the car. I have the money to tax it but they will not let me. This is red tape out of control.. If I have to wait 6 weeks it might aswell be 8 weeks as it is then xmas and all the jobs I needed it for it will be to late to do.

So the bottom line I taxed it 6 months ago but this will not help me to be allowed to tax it again now... I have the car or I wouldn't be wanting to tax it.

This new method isn't the best way the old method was the best.

[Chris W]

when i taxed my new car in may, i didn't have the renewal form, or the logbook because it had just been sent off by the previous owner, but he gave me the green slip (the part of the log book that he is supposed to give me) and i took this to the postoffice, filled in the appropriate form and got tax. Do you not have your green slip?

[Florence]

I taxed it 6 months ago using that they will not let me tax it a second time with it..

The problem is on hte old method I would have had the log book and when I taxed it they would have kept it and sent it to DVLA. This new method relies on the old owner sending up the log book and if they don't and you havent had nothing else to do but sit watching for a log book then you are screwed!

[Mick]

Well I got my shiny new V5 Registration form and can I just say its got a whole lot bigger...

[Florence]

Originally Posted by Mick

Well I got my shiny new V5 Registration form and can I just say its got a whole lot bigger...

I only wish I had mine.... Looks like on the run upto xmas I am of the road when I need the car most and work isn't on a bus route so in the worst weather I have a long walk

[iain_herts]

hi i have a new car got it 5 weeks ago and no sign of it i foned up dvla and they have not recived it so wot u need to do is fill in a v62 form cost's £19 but if you have the green slip send that and u dont have to pay.but the green slip is only valid for the first 2 months im afrain.

iain

[Florence]

I have just been told that but in 5 days I have no tax on a car I need I wouldn't have bought it if it wasnt needed. public transport cannot get me to work without a diverting away then back on another road

[Escapee]

Originally Posted by iain_herts

hi i have a new car got it 5 weeks ago and no sign of it i foned up dvla and they have not recived it so wot u need to do is fill in a v62 form cost's £19 but if you have the green slip send that and u dont have to pay.but the green slip is only valid for the first 2 months im afrain.

iain

I didn't realise they had started charging for V62's now, I used to fill them in quite regular.

The new system along with continuous taxing that I am sure will come into effect is what you get with this Labour government, don't forget this government also stopped the rolling 25 year exemption for classic cars.

The idiots appear to think things like making it difficult to obtain a new numberplate for your car, or making it almost impossible to tax your car will deter criminals.

Criminals do not give a s**t, it only affects law abiding citizens.

[Florence]

Originally Posted by Escapee

I didn't realise they had started charging for V62's now, I used to fill them in quite regular.

The new system along with continuous taxing that I am sure will come into effect is what you get with this Labour government, don't forget this government also stopped the rolling 25 year exemption for classic cars.

The idiots appear to think things like making it difficult to obtain a new numberplate for your car, or making it almost impossible to tax your car will deter criminals.

Criminals do not give a s**t, it only affects law abiding citizens.

Yes they charge £19 for them but the person I spoke to said they would wave that if I had the green slip. What I want to do is have the use of my car during the run up to xmas and stay legal. But no I have to be made to feel a criminal that I cannot use it until they have finished their security checks and sent out the log book.. it will be xmas if I am lucky and all the xmas shopping without the car even the money sitting in the bank waiting to pay could end up being used wrong time of year to refuse the money..

Originally Posted by Mick

Well I got my shiny new V5 Registration form and can I just say its got a whole lot bigger...

I had one of those a few months ago, its a whole lot bigger with nothing more on it than was on the old one!! Why did they bother replacing them for cars already on the road. They should have just issued them for new cars. Waste our money why not!!

Kits, Surely if your car is insured and has a valid MOT (if it needs one) then your ok to drive whilst the investringate the Tax issue. Its not as if your not willing to pay or that the car is dangerous or not insured.

I'd call the local police station an ask them if you can drive without tax until its sorted by the DVLA. At the end of the day its not a problem caused by you.

Another point is

Ensure you inform DVLA if you sell, transfer, scrap or export the vehicle, otherwise you will remain liable for taxing it even though you have disposed of it. Once DVLA is notified about a sale/transfer we will issue an acknowledgement letter which you should keep safe.

sounds like your not responsible for taxing it

[Russ]

Originally Posted by gary_580

I had one of those a few months ago, its a whole lot bigger with nothing more on it than was on the old one!! Why did they bother replacing them for cars already on the road. They should have just issued them for new cars. Waste our money why not!!

Out of the DVLA's hands I'm afraid - all V5s had to be replaced to bring us in to line with European directives.

Originally Posted by Russ D

Out of the DVLA's hands I'm afraid - all V5s had to be replaced to bring us in to line with European directives.

We always fall in line with european directives at our expense whilst other countries dont bother. Who are the mugs?

[Russ]

Originally Posted by gary_580

We always fall in line with european directives at our expense whilst other countries dont bother. Who are the mugs?

Usually us when we're the last country to comply, as in this instance

Originally Posted by Russ D

Usually us when we're the last country to comply, as in this instance

id quote many other things like farming, fishing etc but that would be off topic. Too late already quoted