DVLA are going to start charging £4.50 for you to have a registration document that THEY insist you must have

This will apply to all cars including those exempt from paying road tax also vehicles on sorn etc

This is on top of the £19 fee for documents if you don't have any W.T.F

when are they going to stop seeing motorists as cashcows?

 

I've just SORN'd my MX5 for the winter and got the new document for FREE!!

Maybe its in return for my unstinting support for our leaders??

Pete

 

Maybe there free for OAP's....

 

Thats a bit too complex for your senile old mind is it Pete?

 

No this is just in the works but it will affect everyone

just think 2 cars on road one for track days one being worked on in garage thats £18 a year for paper!!

we should do something now

 

Wotcha Felstie

 

Hey up Mr T-S. Hope you are well mate. I need to knick your wine again some time!

 

I heard they were going to charge a fee for declaring your car SORN. So ok, your taxed to keep your car on the road, and your taxed to keep it off the road. WTF?

For example, I buy a road car, and convert it to a race car - so it's not street legal and will never set foot on a public road ever again.
Ok, so if it's not going back on the road and I don't want to pay the SORN "administration fee" what do I do? Get a fine?

Oh I know, I'll send back the V5 and de-register my car. No sir, can't do that...has to be broken up by an authroised scrapper. Arrrgghh!
I know, I'll "sell" it to Joe Blogs (picks address out of phone book and sends off V5) - his problem now

Out with the grinder, and off with the VIN and engine numbers

 

Mr F - Yo matey

You passing through? Better make it quick, i'm moving in about three weeks (fingers crossed)

 

Unless I'm missing something, surely you'll only have to pay when they issue you a new one i.e. when you buy a car or change your address? It's still crap, though.

Maybe sales of registrations are falling?

 

Might have to make an effort then! I'll be in touch.

 

Did the sale registrations not net 75 million for the powers that be last year and are they not gonna make everyone get the photo driving licence aswell which will cost £20 every 10 years x 30 million motorists

 

No they are going to charge you £4.50 every year whether you sell or not even on sorn you STILL PAY free tax on your classic STILL PAY

They will charge you when you tax the car just to keep THEIR records up to date

 

link to the info?

 

Try any classic mag they are not going to make it readily availlable till its to late are they

Just like the £19 fee for lost docs they sneaked that in so they will sneak this in

 

Never mind, found it.

OK, 1st of all let's edit your original statement to reflect the truth:

DVLA may start charging a £4.50 annual re-registration fee for you to have a registration document that THEY insist you must have, however at the moment it's only 1 option mentioned in a consultation document and may well never happen. You are invited by the DVLA to comment on their proposals.

This will apply to all cars including those exempt from paying road tax also vehicles on sorn etc

This is on top of the £19 fee for documents if you have lost the original and require a replacement, which is £6 less than most banks would charge you for a replacement statement

when are they going to stop seeing motorists as cashcows?

http://www.dvla.gov.uk/public/consul...df_summary.htm

 

MAY is the operative word this is how the government spell will

 

Of the 4 options, option 1 would have no annual fee, option 2 and 3 propose £2.50 annually and option 4 suggests £4.50. They say they're doing it to pay for the extra cost of photocard licences and the 10 year renewal.

Personally, I'm against an annual fee but have no problem with forcing people to pay for lost V5 documents.

Maybe they should direct more money from our VED to cover the shortfall, or is that too obvious actually using a transport tax to pay for transport matters?

 

Yes i agree in principle you should pay fo LOST docs licence etc but if you buy a damaged car from auction you don't always get the docs you then have to pay for new ones for something you have no control over.

Option 1/2/3 propose a change of owner fee of £7.50 another stealth tax on owning a car