DVLA website down?

hopeful_builder · 1 Jul 2012 at 15:40

trying to tax my car (admittedly one day late)
https://www.taxdisc.direct.gov.uk/taxdisc
All I'm getting is down for maintenance and trying to phone them is futile too

can I still drive around today? even though it expired on 30/06/12

Liquidfox · 1 Jul 2012 at 15:44

No, you don't have tax. You won't be able to phone them as I don't imagine they work weekends. You'll need to pop to the post office in the morning with your documents and buy one, because if you order it online the grace period doesn't exist so you'd have to wait for it to arrive.

hopeful_builder · 1 Jul 2012 at 15:46

Liquidfox said:
No, you don't have tax.

is that 5 day extra thing, only when you bought tax but it hasn't arrived yet then?

hopeful_builder · 1 Jul 2012 at 15:57

well i dont know what happened, but using the link above which is on the reminder letter it doesnt work, yet i used this link https://www.taxdisc.direct.gov.uk/EvlPortalApp/app/home/intro
and it worked fine!

sorted!

thanks for your reply anyway liquidfox

ci_newman · 1 Jul 2012 at 16:31

His point about the 5-day grace period is correct though, you are still technically still unable to drive the car until the tax disk arrives through the post.

Fr0dders · 1 Jul 2012 at 16:55

ci_newman said:
His point about the 5-day grace period is correct though, you are still technically still unable to drive the car until the tax disk arrives through the post.

Have to be careful with the wording here :

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/OwningAVehicle/HowToTaxYourVehicle/DG_10021514

If you use the electronic vehicle licensing service or tax by post at the end of the month, there’s now an exemption for not displaying a tax disc. This exemption covers the first five working days of the month to allow time for the new disc to arrive in the post. While you are still waiting for your tax disc you will need to display your current tax disc. The exemption only applies if applications are made before the current tax disc or SORN expires.

Key bit here is that you had to have made the application before the current tax disc expired. the OP has only made his application today after it expired so it doesn't apply.

daelo · 1 Jul 2012 at 17:09

https://www.taxdisc.direct.gov.uk/Ev...app/home/intro

Also just used the link above, yeah i'm one day overdue and have to wait for it to come through in the post towards the end of the week but I very very very much doubt i'll get in trouble during that time!

Rich1988 · 1 Jul 2012 at 17:39

Just used that link where it was failing otherwise for the gf's car

cheers guys

hopeful_builder · 2 Jul 2012 at 13:33

Rich1988 said:
Just used that link where it was failing otherwise for the gf's car cheers guys

np

I was getting rather annoyed! Fair enough its down, but for several hours :confused:

boom found that link and worked straight away

hopeful_builder · 2 Jul 2012 at 13:35

MrLOL said:
Have to be careful with the wording here :

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/OwningAVehicle/HowToTaxYourVehicle/DG_10021514

Key bit here is that you had to have made the application before the current tax disc expired. the OP has only made his application today after it expired so it doesn't apply.

thanks. A little bit confusing - I wonder how many people just go for it thinking that they have 5 days after expiration regardless

Reality Bites · 2 Jul 2012 at 14:38

you can phone....works the same as on the website. I did it this morning.

Peerzy · 2 Jul 2012 at 15:33

On my lunch walk I was amazed at how many cars had a tax disc that ran out last month (although I'm aware most will have ordered a new one).

I was even more amazed to see a car with no tax disc, and a car with a red tax disc on display that ran out in July 2010. All parked on Guildford high street!