I know this is all irrelevant later this year but it wasn't doing my OCD any good. So, Oberon Tax disc holder purchased, new bracket made, fitted to bike with equal weight distribution and relax.... Let the flaming begin. :tongue:
I hate to mention it, but you do realise you won't be needing that tax disc holder to last for more than a few months? https://www.gov.uk/government/news/direct-debit-and-abolition-of-the-tax-disc On second thoughts...I'll try to take more care reading posts in future...
I learned today that along with the demise if the Tax Disc it will also no longer be possible to sell a vehicle with Tax on it, so it is no longer transferable to the new owner....
Is that true?!? They'll be taking it in from the lazy people that don't transfer it. I bet that idea earned someone a pay rise
That sounds like a sneaky way to increase revenue by getting the tax paid twice in the typical case where a vehicle changes hands part-way through a month. Unless the rules are changing to allow you to pay for a day at a time. perhaps. Currently you only receive a refund for whole unused months, and you can only tax a vehicle from the beginning of the month.
I believe you'll be able to pay for it by direct debit on a monthly basis. It's all a money making exercise as you'd expect.
Not directly related but relevant -- like many people I have several bikes in various stages of repair so have problems keeping up to date with SORN status. I decided to review and update my spreadsheet today and when I checked against the DVLA database I found that the SORN status no longer had a date against it - I had heard that this change was planned but at least it is one thing to worry about (I got fined once for forgetting to renew SORN on a bike that had not been on the road for several years).
if your bike has a previous SORN on it then it may automatically get renewed so no need to advise, record will be updated when you apply for tax and or mot and insurance. as for changes, they are considering automatic refunds for unused tax when selling vehicles BUT only for the full month, likewise if you buy a bike mid month you have to tax it from the start of that month. further good news is that vehicles pre Jan 1 1974 are now tax exempt!!!
I hadn't realised that the last budget changed the exemption date, but I'm disappointed to see that whereas the original idea was a 25 year "rolling" exemption, which Gordon Brown scuppered pretty well as soon as he got into power (so the 25 years idea stopped for vehicles made before 1973, in 1998), this new date change (only for 40 year old vehicles this time!) is not something where the intention is to change it every year, so if you have something like a nice 1975 750SS, there's no guarantee that it will become tax-free next year!
