DVLA lose £93 million a year after abolition of tax discs.

Kawasaki Jimbo · World Chat Champion Joined: 09 Oct 2015 Karma :

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/07/20/dvla-lost-out-on-93million-a-year-after-abolition-of-tax-disc-am/

Who'd have thought it?
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Skudd · Super Spammer Joined: 01 Oct 2006 Karma :

I would have thought it would be the other way round.
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raesewell · Traffic Copper Joined: 22 Oct 2012 Karma :

I don't know how much it cost to administer the tax discs but it has to be offset.
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M.C · Super Spammer Joined: 29 Sep 2015 Karma :

I'm sure a lot of people forget when its due without the little bit of paper. TBH I forgot until I got a threatening 'reminder', mainly cos they stole 20 days off me when I taxed it previously, and as all the bike stuff was due at the end of the month it slipped my mind.

Polarbear · Super Spammer Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Karma :

Just scrap it. Put the Taffys on the dole and increase the tax on petrol.
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SW Motech Shop UK · Scooby Slapper Joined: 22 Nov 2004 Karma :

Best to just pay. ANPR cameras going up all over London, you soon wont be able to go anywhere without getting seen. Not worth the hassle.
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skatefreak · World Chat Champion Joined: 06 Feb 2010 Karma :

Am yet to see an ANPR camera in Cambridgeshire... Rolling Eyes

moonzoomer · World Chat Champion Joined: 01 Jul 2012 Karma :

Wonder how much they lost on the MOT Discs

recman · World Chat Champion Joined: 26 Mar 2012 Karma :

Why do people still sell the holders?

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supZ · World Chat Champion Joined: 03 Feb 2009 Karma :

I really don't see how it's possible to lose money on this.

They don't have any additional admin costs dealing with paperwork, printing discs, making sure they're security checked, inks, etc..

And they now double charge you when you sell your car.

Tax evasion is no easier or harder. ANPR on cars is basically all they've done for years. Just because you don't have a disc in the car saying it ran out last month (which I used to do routinely as I never get round to swapping the disc) doesn't make you any more likely to get caught.

Also, everyone relies on the reminder coming through the post to tell them it's due. No one I've ever known as 'kept an eye' on their tax disc as it's coming up for renewal soon.

I call BS on the whole thing tbh.
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weasley · World Chat Champion Joined: 16 Oct 2010 Karma :

Maybe this represents the money that people didn't reclaim for part-used VED when they could have. Now you get it back automatically whereas before you had to apply for it and, sod it I can't be bothered.

There's also no mention of the vehicle parc mix - maybe there are more vehicles in lower VED bands than there were?
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Piercee100 · Trackday Trickster Joined: 07 Mar 2011 Karma :

Could it be based on people selling that £250+ per year Mondeo for that £35 per year Focus?

Three of my cars are now tax exempt, which is nice Very Happy

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