Getting Road Tax from the Post Office....

Virdi · 31 May 2013 at 11:07

Hi guys,

If I take the renewal letter to the local Post Office to buy Road Tax

Do I still need to take MOT and Insurance documents? or do they just scan it and check electronically nowadays?

Thanks

mattyprice4004 · 31 May 2013 at 11:12

The DVLA make things easy? Don't be silly!

death_looms · 31 May 2013 at 11:12

I have to take them with me, might be different in NI though.

-westy- · 31 May 2013 at 11:19

Yes, you still need to take them.

Virdi · 31 May 2013 at 12:53

Thanks guys

Sasso · 31 May 2013 at 16:28

well it's been answered but here's something i chuckled at

I completely forgot last year when attempting to get the tax to bring my insurance (was doing it on the way from the MOT) and the guy just looked at me blankly and said i had to bring in some paper, i did have my insurance number written down but he needed to see it on paper.

next day come back with a print out i did myself of the .pdf from admiral and he just glanced and gave me the tax.

funny thing was.... i then looked at my insurance on the paper and the dates were wrong xD they stated and finished on the same date last year xD so technically from that document i didn't have insurance

(phoned up admiral to tell them and they just said it much have been a glitch and my cover was vaild, just the pdf generation must have screwed up xD)

Havana_UK · 31 May 2013 at 16:51

Why bother with the post office and the hassle of providing documents when you've got an internet connection and can just tick a few boxes?

www.taxdisc.direct.gov.uk

davido_labido · 31 May 2013 at 17:00

Havana_UK said:
Why bother with the post office and the hassle of providing documents when you've got an internet connection and can just tick a few boxes?

www.taxdisc.direct.gov.uk

you get your tax disk there and then at the post office?

Havana_UK · 31 May 2013 at 17:08

davido_labido said:
you get your tax disk there and then at the post office?

Fair enough, but actually makes no difference in practice.

/edit BTW, your signature makes me feel like my eyesight is failing badly!

davido_labido · 31 May 2013 at 17:13

Havana_UK said:
Fair enough, but actually makes no difference in practice.

/edit BTW, your signature makes me feel like my eyesight is failing badly!

aye, but some people prefer to pay in cash and grab things there and then.

and thats my best picture i did of my backplate, an actual picture, not photoshop!!!! (mainly because i cant use photoshop =( )

used paint to trim the bad boy down to size, and boom instant orange and white siggy

i really should learn to use photoshop....