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My partner has a Volkswagen Eos 2.0 TDI 140 PS DSG and I have a Volkswagen Passat Estate 2.0 TDI 140 PS Manual. She pays £200 a year car tax and I pay £155. We did wonder why the car tax should be different....
hip, hip, hooray. The despicable, rip-off stealth tax on property HIPS scheme is being abolished by Cameron and partners. I had one done when we wanted to sell. The inspector spent all of five minutes...
I've bought a motorcycle and the registration document has arrived from the DVLA, but it's saying its black and the bike is pearl white. What should I do?
I'm in the armed forces, currently based in Germany. I sold a tax-free car to a Ford dealer in the UK, completing the correct paperwork. I was then told by the dealer to send the change of owner paperwork...
I'm looking at buying a 1970 ex-military Land Rover Series IIa 2.25 litre petrol Ambulance. It was used by the army from 1975-1995, covering only 32,500 miles, and has since been sitting on an inland...
My wife and I still have the old style green paper driving licences, of which mine expires when I am 70 in January 2014, and my wife's in 2018. I have been told by several people that we will have to renew...
Having persuaded my 93 yr old father to give up driving, his 14 yr old car has been parked up in the garage for 10 months (still seems to run well and in good nick) but is not insured, MoT'd or taxed (SORN)....
My partner recently moved to the UK from the US and is insured on my car under her US licence. I understand that driving on a foreign licence is permissible for a period of up to 1 year from the date of...
Knowing your views on the DVLA and the requirement to chase them up at all times, this story on The Register deserves a wider audience. (www.theregister.co.uk/2010/05/03/dvla_court/) Or have you already...
I now live in Switzerland but plan to return to the UK in the next 4 years. I have a current Swiss licence, but they took away my English licence when they gave me the Swiss one. Will I need to go through...