UK Tax Discs To Be Axed

L.A.B. said:

A shame they won't be axing the ruddy road tax as well, though.

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Rohan said:

L.A.B. said:

A shame they won't be axing the ruddy road tax as well, though.

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So its a feel-good exercise, rather than a do-good one.

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Cheshire bloke said:

I think a little bit of the nostalgia will be lost for the future generation of owners (if that makes sense :? ) I have wads of old tax discs for the Norton and my Triumph, it adds a bit to the history of the bike, same as the old style MOT test sheet which is now electronic

CB

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1. No requirement to renew a Statutory Off Road
Notification (SORN) on an annual basis
Subject to law change, from 16 December 2013 DVLA will remove
the requirement for customers to renew a SORN on an annual basis.
This means that a SORN will remain in force until a vehicle is either
taxed, sold or scrapped. Once a vehicle keeper has notified DVLA
that their vehicle is SORN’d, they will no longer have the burden of
annual SORN renewals.

2. Evidence of insurance no longer required when
taxing a vehicle
Subject to law change, from 16 December 2013 motor
insurance policies will no longer be checked at the point when
a vehicle is taxed. This change simplifies the taxing process for
millions of motorists. Motorists will not need to provide motor
insurance policy evidence when they:
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tax online or by phone
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register and tax through a motor dealer
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tax at a Post Office® branch
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register and tax through the post to DVLA.
Motorists will still need to ensure they have a valid insurance
policy, but this will not be checked when a vehicle is taxed.
This change will not apply to motorists in Northern Ireland.
They will still need to produce evidence of a valid insurance
policy when a vehicle is taxed.
DVLA’s ‘continuous insurance enforcement’ scheme ensures
vehicles are insured.

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Al-otment said:

Cheshire bloke said:

I think a little bit of the nostalgia will be lost for the future generation of owners (if that makes sense :? ) I have wads of old tax discs for the Norton and my Triumph, it adds a bit to the history of the bike, same as the old style MOT test sheet which is now electronic

CB

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Yeah, I know what you mean......I keep all my petrol receipts and have them chronologically mounted on a display board. In the past I've given presentations to friends and family who called around, purely based on the petrol receipts date, volume of fuel, prices, location, vat number etc. The winter evenings would simply fly by.....but don't seem to get many visitors now . I blame the internet :?.

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Cheshire bloke said:

Al-otment said:

Cheshire bloke said:

I think a little bit of the nostalgia will be lost for the future generation of owners (if that makes sense :? ) I have wads of old tax discs for the Norton and my Triumph, it adds a bit to the history of the bike, same as the old style MOT test sheet which is now electronic

CB

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Yeah, I know what you mean......I keep all my petrol receipts and have them chronologically mounted on a display board. In the past I've given presentations to friends and family who called around, purely based on the petrol receipts date, volume of fuel, prices, location, vat number etc. The winter evenings would simply fly by.....but don't seem to get many visitors now . I blame the internet :?.

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I think you forgot a few of these :wink: :lol: in your post Al lotment

A classic bike like most of us on here have got, surely needs some sort of provenance to prove it is a 'classic' and also it's history. Old tax discs and MOT certs are just a couple of ways to do this.

CB

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