Whilst this isn't solely to do with A3 or S3 8V vehicles I'm sure there are many like me that only look on this aspect of this wonderful forum.
The forthcoming changes to vehicle taxation will become effective on October the first.
I hope you find this interesting, all the detail can be found on the DVLA website.
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Buying a vehicle
From 1 October, when you buy a vehicle, the vehicle tax will no longer be transferred with the vehicle. You will need to get new vehicle tax before you can use the vehicle.
You can tax the vehicle using the New Keeper Supplement (V5C/2) part of the vehicle registration certificate (V5C) online or by using our automated phone service - 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Alternatively, you may wish to visit a Post Office® branch.
Selling a vehicle
If you sell a vehicle after 1 October and you have notified DVLA, you will automatically get a refund for any full calendar months left on the vehicle tax.
Vehicle tax refunds
You will no longer need to make a separate application for a refund of vehicle tax. DVLA will automatically issue a refund when a notification is received from the person named on DVLA vehicle register that the:
â¢vehicle has been sold or transferred
â¢vehicle has been scrapped at an Automated Treatment Facility
â¢vehicle has been exported
â¢vehicle has been removed from the road and the person on the vehicle register has made a Statutory Off Road Notification (SORN)
â¢person on the vehicle register has changed the tax class on the vehicle to an exempt duty tax class
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Driving licences.
From January 2015, DVLA will no longer issue the paper counterpart to the photocard driving licence.
You can check your driving licence record online, by phone or post.
What this means for you
You do not need to take any action, just keep your current photocard driving licence.
If you have an old style paper driving licence issued before the photocard was introduced in 1998, this change wonât affect you, and you should keep your licence.
The next time you need to update your name, address or renew your licence, you will be issued with a photocard only.
Entitlements, penalty points and the status of your driving licence wonât change.
What to do with your paper counterpart from January 2015
If you donât think youâll need it, then you may destroy it. You should not destroy the counterpart before 1 January 2015.
Youâll still be able to use the counterpart driving licence to change your address with DVLA. You can also change your address online.
Organisations and businesses that check the driving licence counterpart
DVLA is developing a new digital enquiry service for launch later this year that will allow organisations and businesses (such as employers and car hire companies) to view information they can currently see on the driving licence counterpart.
This new service will be offered in addition to the existing services, but is designed for those who have a business need for real-time access to the information and may not wish to call DVLA or be in a position to use an intermediary.
The forthcoming changes to vehicle taxation will become effective on October the first.
I hope you find this interesting, all the detail can be found on the DVLA website.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Buying a vehicle
From 1 October, when you buy a vehicle, the vehicle tax will no longer be transferred with the vehicle. You will need to get new vehicle tax before you can use the vehicle.
You can tax the vehicle using the New Keeper Supplement (V5C/2) part of the vehicle registration certificate (V5C) online or by using our automated phone service - 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Alternatively, you may wish to visit a Post Office® branch.
Selling a vehicle
If you sell a vehicle after 1 October and you have notified DVLA, you will automatically get a refund for any full calendar months left on the vehicle tax.
Vehicle tax refunds
You will no longer need to make a separate application for a refund of vehicle tax. DVLA will automatically issue a refund when a notification is received from the person named on DVLA vehicle register that the:
â¢vehicle has been sold or transferred
â¢vehicle has been scrapped at an Automated Treatment Facility
â¢vehicle has been exported
â¢vehicle has been removed from the road and the person on the vehicle register has made a Statutory Off Road Notification (SORN)
â¢person on the vehicle register has changed the tax class on the vehicle to an exempt duty tax class
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Driving licences.
From January 2015, DVLA will no longer issue the paper counterpart to the photocard driving licence.
You can check your driving licence record online, by phone or post.
What this means for you
You do not need to take any action, just keep your current photocard driving licence.
If you have an old style paper driving licence issued before the photocard was introduced in 1998, this change wonât affect you, and you should keep your licence.
The next time you need to update your name, address or renew your licence, you will be issued with a photocard only.
Entitlements, penalty points and the status of your driving licence wonât change.
What to do with your paper counterpart from January 2015
If you donât think youâll need it, then you may destroy it. You should not destroy the counterpart before 1 January 2015.
Youâll still be able to use the counterpart driving licence to change your address with DVLA. You can also change your address online.
Organisations and businesses that check the driving licence counterpart
DVLA is developing a new digital enquiry service for launch later this year that will allow organisations and businesses (such as employers and car hire companies) to view information they can currently see on the driving licence counterpart.
This new service will be offered in addition to the existing services, but is designed for those who have a business need for real-time access to the information and may not wish to call DVLA or be in a position to use an intermediary.
