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How can I renew my road tax online when my insurance expires on the same date?
For the last two years I have tried without success to renew my road tax online. The problem is that my insurance runs out on the same date as the licence. On both occasions I had renewed the insurance well in advance and was in possession of a valid certificate starting on the date of the new tax period. Whether this is the fault of the DVLA or the motor insurance industry, I do not know, but it should surely be possible sort the system out without too much problem. There must be thousands of motorists in the same position as myself.
Asked on 15 February 2011 by PB, Moulsford
Answered by
Honest John
I did it on Thursday and the disc arrived on Saturday. But I have taken the precaution of staggering my insurance, tax and MoT. It’s easy to stagger the tax against the other two. Just renew the tax a month earlier one year. You lose a month's tax (in my case a mere £2.50). But then you have no hassle.
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