Saw a glimpse of a worrying TV advertisement from DVLA that my car would be illegal if I didn't get a new log book by 1'st July 2005. This is the first and only notification I've had about this requirement.
I find it astonishing that DVLA rely on this method of communication for such an important issue. What happens if you don't have a TV? If you have a TV but don't see that particular advertisement? If you generally don't pay attention to TV advertisements?
I saw that and I have no recollection what-so-ever of being told about it. Its a typical Labour Government poly - making everybody else guilty of doing something / non doing something, when you know nothing about.
And apologies for my poor English/grammar - hangover!
See link, you probably have this one already.
Johannes ( snipped-for-privacy@spamblock100023sizefitter.com) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :
It's sent out automatically about a week or two after you tax or SORN your car - and has been for about 13/14 months - so everybody should have one by now, except for cars that haven't been taxed for about five years since SORN came in.
Presumably, it's only sent out if if you pay road tax by post to DVLA?
No. I pay mine at the post office and I've had a new V5C form.
David.
Johannes ( snipped-for-privacy@spamblock100023sizefitter.com) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :
No. I've had V5Cs for all of my fleet within a week or two of SORNing or Taxing them at the local PO.
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i get my tax disc from the local office for disiablity, never knew that, dont have a tv
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I paid my car tax in April and *didn't* get one.
Layezee ( snipped-for-privacy@thisaddress.com) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :
I suspect it's a post office cockup rather than a DVLA one.
When it comes to incompetence, though, that one's a real "Battle of the Giants". Add Barclays, and you're into real World Class stuff...
I haven't had one for my estate I wonder if I would be able to get one, seeing as it's been off the road for the past 18 months or so ????
What is your fleet?
T. ( snipped-for-privacy@zen.co.uk) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :
Oh dear. Doesn't that get boring?
T. ( snipped-for-privacy@zen.co.uk) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :
Nah, not really.
They're all very different - vans, saloons, jeeps, 2-pot, 4-pot, 4x4.
Some even work.
The new Citroen C6 sounds/looks good on paper. I'd worry with all those electronics though.
T. ( snipped-for-privacy@zen.co.uk) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :
Indeed. Can't wait to see it in the flesh. CitUK are, erm, "realistic" about likely sales...
Why? It'll be the same multiplexing as on the rest of the PSA range - slightly different software for slightly different functionality, but it's pretty much reliable (now...)
The message from Adrian contains these words:
"Pretty much reliable" really ain't good enough, is it? The curse of modern cars is the electrics, whether traditional or mux.
As Flanders and Swann said forty years ago "These new car tests car ten years, then six and now five, perhaps even three. Soon they might start testing them before they leave the factory".
Guy King ( snipped-for-privacy@zetnet.co.uk) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :
You may think that, I may think that, the car makers would beg to differ.
Not a unique PSA thing, at all.
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