DVLA reminders

[BBROWN1664]

These may not be being sent out now. I certainly don't recall getting one for my bike last month. It was only because I used the following link to check when the MOT expired I found out the tax had expired.

https://www.vehicleenquiry.service.gov.uk/Default.aspx

[taylor]

I didn't have one for my car, untaxed for 3 months lol, did I pay back tax lol, no way hoseay. are the still supposed to send them still,?

[midden]

They actually state you may get a reminder or you may not. The responsibility is with the individual

[Grahamm]

I used the following link to check when the MOT expired I found out the tax had expired.

https://www.vehicleenquiry.service.gov.uk/Default.aspx

Useful site! I've just added reminders for these in June :thumbup

[darrsi]

http://www.auto-reminder.co.uk/

[mtread]

You are still meant to get a paper reminder (V11) in the post. I would imagine not getting one isn't an excuse though.
"To drive or keep a vehicle on the road you will still need to get vehicle tax and DVLA will still send you a V11 or V85/1 renewal reminder when your vehicle tax is due to expire. This applies to all types of vehicles including those that are exempt from payment of vehicle tax or have a nil rate of Vehicle Excise Duty (VED)."
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/vehicle-tax-changes

[Dave48]

You are still meant to get a paper reminder (V11) in the post. I would imagine not getting one isn't an excuse though.
"To drive or keep a vehicle on the road you will still need to get vehicle tax and DVLA will still send you a V11 or V85/1 renewal reminder when your vehicle tax is due to expire. This applies to all types of vehicles including those that are exempt from payment of vehicle tax or have a nil rate of Vehicle Excise Duty (VED)."
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/vehicle-tax-changes

If the thinking behind abolition of paper discs was to save costs then why dont they send email reminder"VED due" to registered keeper to save more postage cost?

[darrsi]

[quote author=mtread link=topic=16367.msg188411#msg188411 date=1427239028]
You are still meant to get a paper reminder (V11) in the post. I would imagine not getting one isn't an excuse though.
"To drive or keep a vehicle on the road you will still need to get vehicle tax and DVLA will still send you a V11 or V85/1 renewal reminder when your vehicle tax is due to expire. This applies to all types of vehicles including those that are exempt from payment of vehicle tax or have a nil rate of Vehicle Excise Duty (VED)."
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/vehicle-tax-changes

If the thinking behind abolition of paper discs was to save costs then why dont they send email reminder"VED due" to registered keeper to save more postage cost?
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Or even a text will do.

[Robbie8666]

I got caught out by this too. I knew my car tax was end of December but I bought my cage as an ex demonstrator so didn't know when it was orginally registered. I had been waiting for a MOT reminder last year & in November we were talking in office bout tax reminders etc and someone said that they don't send MOT reminders out any more..
checked on that link & sure enough cage should've been MOT'd in May!!! :eek :eek
quick call to local garage & got it done that day but i'd been driving without MOT for 6 months!! therefore no tax or insurance as invalid without MOT!! 22k miles .. phew i was lucky!! at least i won't forget again!!

as for tax  I pay monthly on bike so as long as i have it MOT'd i'm covered ( and thats due day before my birthday so wont forget that lol)