car tax increase

[dothawkes31]

I read the thread from Bob about the increase and this happened to me yesterday morning at our towm post office, i gave the clerk the right money and she said it had gone up, i argued (of course, this was me you understand) and told her it quite clearly gave the price on the renewal notice, but she smartly pointed out the clause on the notice that was a disclaimer saying they could alter the amount at any time, she went on to lecture me about the budget increase blah blah, then. she said it hadn't been increased at this last budget, but at the one before. I then asked her why, if the DVLA had been aware or so long that the cost was going up, had they continued to print the wrong cost on the renewal forms, she said she had no idea. Does anyone know why the Government had increased the road tax but the DVLA had continued to post renewal notices out with the old price on? It was hardly a snap decision to put it up apparently?

[factor-fiction]

Seems lile incompetence but I feel sorry for the PO counter staff who get the complaints

[dothawkes31]

I have just sent the DVLA a stern and succinct email explaining their failings in the matter , in retail if we make errors with price lables, though in law we do not need to sell an item at the labelled price i it is incorrect, it is usually sold at the erroneous price as usually it is an error on the part of the staff and so the customer has been misled. I have explained this to the DVLA and told them at the same time that their websire is rubbish.

[dothawkes31]

Where on this list does it say £112?
http://www.direct.gov...YourVehicle/DG_172916

[dothawkes31]

£112.75 she's charged me instead of £104.50, I get it now, it's the yearly rate halved and an admin charge added, I've now found out that Alistair Darling announced this increase in April 2008, I wonder how long it will take the DVLA to change the prices on their renewal notices?

[4getmenot]

Oooh you just reminded me to put my tax in. Mine wasnt any different thn th renewal notice

[123everton]

Just noticed that mine's gone up £25 for the year, an expensive 4 week S.O.R.N.

[carlton23]

Hey dothawkes, are you Doris Day?

[dothawkes31]

No I'm not but it is calamity jane';s birthday today! Well it would have been had she been alive lol

[dothawkes31]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calamity_Jane

[dothawkes31]

4 get the tax went up from 1st April, you can only get it after the renewal notice arrives, or 14 days before i think it is, so if you haven't put yours in and you paid the old rate you must have been driving around with it out ot date!

[4getmenot]

I put it in today as it arrived last week

[sleepy1j]

i got my tax the other day mine had come down by £6 ;0