{"id":23309,"date":"2015-03-22T14:00:04","date_gmt":"2015-03-22T07:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/new-dvla-rules-have-rendered-my-car-tax-disc-invalid\/"},"modified":"2016-08-18T23:09:54","modified_gmt":"2016-08-18T16:09:54","slug":"new-dvla-rules-have-rendered-my-car-tax-disc-invalid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/new-dvla-rules-have-rendered-my-car-tax-disc-invalid\/","title":{"rendered":"New DVLA rules have rendered my car tax disc invalid"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nI have had to buy a new tax disc, have been wheel clamped and am in line for a \u00a3171 penalty chargeI write to highlight the absurd situation I find myself in at the hands of the DVLA. Last October my sister-in-law, who was leaving the country, gave us her car. On the windscreen was a tax disc valid until end of this month. Despite this, last weekend it was clamped for non-payment of car tax. It seems that the DVLA has changed the rules about tax discs but hasn\u2019t told anyone about it \u2013 I certainly knew nothing of the new rules.Trying to buy a new tax disc (at a cost of \u00a3255), it took two hours to get through to get the correct reference number. We also went back to the automated service and paid the \u00a3260 clamp release fee. After another long time trying to get through to an operator, we asked for our car to be unclamped as we needed it immediately. Guess what? They are happy and able to clamp you on a Saturday morning but can\u2019t unclamp you until Monday at the earliest. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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