Saturday, 9 August 2014

Drivers warned to brush up on new road tax rules or face £1,000 fine as the disc disappears from windscreens in October Daily Mail

Disc death: Drivers will no longer need to have a tax disc displayed from October. Pictured, an original from 1921 and how they look today

  End to practice whereby car sellers include remaining tax in sale
  Drivers will no longer need a tax disc from October
  Onus is on the seller to inform the DVLA of ownership change

The tax disc with months left to run has long been a handy money-saving perk when buying a used car, but new rules will see that benefit axed from October when they vanish from our windscreens.

And motorists need to be aware of impending tax disc changes or face a £1,000 fine as well as potential penalty charges against a car they no longer own, experts warn. 

Automatic number plate recognition cameras enforcing road tax will end any tax disc is in the post excuses and spell penalties for those who forget to renew, while those buying and selling used cars will need to make doubly sure everything is done by the book.


The death of the tax disc has been well documented. This is Money revealed the Government was plotting its demise back in 2012 and the change was officially announced in last year’s Autumn Statement.

Yet experts at hpicheck.com say many drivers are likely to get caught out and now realise that the end of the tax disc will also see a tightening of enforcement.



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