mikebeaches
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Not sure if this has already been mentioned, but the forthcoming changes that - according to the Daily Mail - will commence from next Monday, should be helpful to motorhomers.
The requirement to display a valid tax disc caught us out when we were away in the van a couple of years ago. I'd forgotten the tax was going to expire while we were away. In the event, we cut short our trip in the UK (as it happened) and drove home early with an expired disc so I could get the van re-taxed.
And the existing process can be especially inconvenient if travelling long term abroad, particularly on an extended trip.
With the new arrangements not only does the requirement to display a current disc disappear, but renewal can be automated using a direct debit arrangement. :thumb:
I know some folk don't like or trust DDs, but it will work well for us. Set it up and forget it (as long as we own the vehicle ).
And as an aside, but slightly different topic, I see a SORN will only have to be submitted once instead of each year, if vehicle is to be off the road long term.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/ca...d-insurance-certificate-buy-car-tax-axed.html
Mike
The requirement to display a valid tax disc caught us out when we were away in the van a couple of years ago. I'd forgotten the tax was going to expire while we were away. In the event, we cut short our trip in the UK (as it happened) and drove home early with an expired disc so I could get the van re-taxed.
And the existing process can be especially inconvenient if travelling long term abroad, particularly on an extended trip.
With the new arrangements not only does the requirement to display a current disc disappear, but renewal can be automated using a direct debit arrangement. :thumb:
I know some folk don't like or trust DDs, but it will work well for us. Set it up and forget it (as long as we own the vehicle ).
And as an aside, but slightly different topic, I see a SORN will only have to be submitted once instead of each year, if vehicle is to be off the road long term.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/ca...d-insurance-certificate-buy-car-tax-axed.html
Mike