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Old 03 March 2011, 08:52 PM
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Paid my £435 fee online on 22nd Feb and still no disc.
Phoned the DVLA who said we'll send you a duplicate and if the original one turns up i have to send it back and wait for the duplicate as the original is now invalid f.f.s.

Now, if the duplicate doesn't turn up by Monday i have to either take the car off the road or go to a post office to apply for another duplicate, what a pain in the ****.
Its the first time i've tried online and it will be the last.
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Old 03 March 2011, 08:57 PM
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i had the same problem a couple of years ago mate, in the end i had to buy another disc from the post office as both never turned up. i never got my money back even though i argued i'd never got it and i swore i'd never buy one online again.
Old 03 March 2011, 09:12 PM
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On a serious note, it is an offence to not display your tax disc, however if it is paid for (ie your car is licensed) and you are unable to display your tax disc, then im sure the law will turn a blind eye. The Traffic plod will run checks against your reg number and see that you are taxed .....

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Old 03 March 2011, 09:18 PM
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Added:

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Old 03 March 2011, 09:34 PM
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My discs arrive within 3 days - I'm always shocked at how quick.

I will never do it any other ay!!
Old 03 March 2011, 09:38 PM
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It's no help but ours came in 3 days, it'll be registered as taxed so wouldnt worry too much
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I ordered mine on the 27th Feb and it arrived yesterday.......

There is a note on the form that states as long as your paid and ordered your tax disc online by the 28th February you have a additional 5 days until you must display it or something like that..........can't find the form now......lol
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I use DVLA online all the time. No problem thus far.

Had one tax disc go walkabout, phoned, had another disc posted two days later....turned out I did have the orginal tax disc, but it got mixed up inbetween a load of junk mail.

Obviously the disc is always sent to the address on the v5...so if the v5 address is wrong in any way, then your disc can go walkies.
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Originally Posted by Rob Day


...then im sure the law will turn a blind eye.
What, proper sure?

Originally Posted by pslewis
My discs arrive within 3 days - I'm always shocked at how quick.

I will never do it any other ay!!
Find myself having to agree with you there.

Old 03 March 2011, 09:51 PM
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Originally Posted by pslewis
My discs arrive within 3 days - I'm always shocked at how quick.

I will never do it any other ay!!
Yup, same here
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What's shocking is how long it takes them to send out new V5's after a transfer of ownership. I called up, and their automated message actually says "if your new registration documents haven't arrived within 4 weeks of purchasing the vehicle, ... ".

Do they chop down and pulp the trees by hand to make the paper for these bl**dy things?
Old 03 March 2011, 10:15 PM
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Sorry to hear. Hate to say it to you, but my discs come within a couple of days it seems. Wouldn't do it any other way.

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Old 03 March 2011, 10:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Rob Day


On a serious note, it is an offence to not display your tax disc, however if it is paid for (ie your car is licensed) and you are unable to display your tax disc, then im sure the law will turn a blind eye. The Traffic plod will run checks against your reg number and see that you are taxed .....

Rob
Like hell they will !!

I didnt display my tax disc,car was in an NCP,i was 10 seconds away from having those sticky/hard to peel off notices of prosection posters stuck on my windscreen,luckily i turned up and told them the disc was at home and they said they`d be back tomorrow to check (it was parked in the same ncp/space at night

ive done my tax online since it was available,finny enough,recived mine today for the start of march
Old 03 March 2011, 10:29 PM
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Originally Posted by markjmd
"if your new registration documents haven't arrived within 4 weeks of purchasing the vehicle, ... ".
Considering the amount they earn from tax discs compared to V5's then I'm surprised they get done full stop.
They probably put them in a pile and get the trainee to spend 1 day per month to get them done.
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