DVLA

[athywhite1958]

Looks like the DVLA are having a major push on clamping untaxed vehicles, loads around Athy the last few days, one near me, serves the freeloading fuckers right

[Whitestar]

Am i right thinking that you can't tax a vehicle that hasn't got MOT valid from the time the tax runs out??

Eg, both tax & MOT run out 01/09/24 but you tax it say 20th Aug, that's a no isn't it???

[athywhite1958]

I know you can't insure a car without MOT and tax and you can't tax a car without MOT

[Whitestar]

Its just around this time last year i wanted to buy my old works van off the organisation when it got replaced, id had it from new and always treated it with respect, it had 12 months tax & MOT, of course the tw*ts went and got rid of it behind my back.

 

Coz I'm a bit sad i keep looking on DVLA website to see its tax status and it has been taxed up to sept25 but the MOT is still expired 1/09/24 

How???

[freds dad]

1 hour ago, Whitestar said:

Its just around this time last year i wanted to buy my old works van off the organisation when it got replaced, id had it from new and always treated it with respect, it had 12 months tax & MOT, of course the tw*ts went and got rid of it behind my back.

 

Coz I'm a bit sad i keep looking on DVLA website to see its tax status and it has been taxed up to sept25 but the MOT is still expired 1/09/24 

How???

Renew the tax in mid August 24 for 12 months when the MOT is till valid

[Whitestar]

12 minutes ago, freds dad said:

Renew the tax in mid August 24 for 12 months when the MOT is till valid

In the old days when you had to go to a post office and show the documents I'm sure i tried that, they told me that the MOT was not valid, i explained that at THAT present time it was, however the answer was that from the time i was renewing the RFL (lets say 1st sept) the current MOT would not be valid.  

 

 

[ZiggyStardust]

5 hours ago, Whitestar said:

In the old days when you had to go to a post office and show the documents I'm sure i tried that, they told me that the MOT was not valid, i explained that at THAT present time it was, however the answer was that from the time i was renewing the RFL (lets say 1st sept) the current MOT would not be valid.  

 

 

99% of the time then, no-one would be able to tax a car, as its pretty unlikely any car over 3 years old would have the required 12 months plus leeway.

IE if you tax a car to start on 1st Oct now, how many would have a MOT valid until 30th sept 2025 ?

 

You simply need a valid MOT for the date the tax starts, not necessarily the day you physically renew it. (you couldnt tax a car to start 1st oct if your MOT ran out this Friday, but you could if your MOT ran out next Friday).

[DazBob]

Aye, you just need to have a valid MOT, regardless of its length.

 

[Dimron]

I knew there was going to be an upside to knocking around in a 50 year old car 🙂