ticky661
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Registered: 26th Feb 01
Location: nr newcastle upon tyne
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As if we don't pay enough, the DVLA plans to charge for administering change of keeper, for driving licence renewal and an annual vehicle registration fee, which could raise £130 million. Motoring industry body the SMMT has taken -- well, a mildly tough line in response to the Government's request for responses to its proposals.
Drivers should not be forced to fund upgrades to DVLA systems or the renewal of photo licences. That's the line taken by the SMMT in response to the DVLA's fee proposals, currently out for consultation. The Society goes on to criticise the licensing body for failing to absorb costs by improving efficiency.
SMMT chief executive Christopher Macgowan said, 'This doesn't make sense. No business would survive if it passed the costs of going online to the customer, so why does the DVLA think this is acceptable?
'The government takes £4.4 billion a year in road tax and just got an extra
£32.5 million from last year's massive hike in the new car registration fee.
Continuous licensing also means fewer road tax dodgers and more income. So where is all the extra money going?'
The DVLA plans to increase income include:
The introduction of a 'change of keeper' fee set at anything up to £7.50, for the 7.5 million used car transactions each year.
Ten year photo card licence renewal set at a cost of around £19.00.
An annual registration fee for the UK's 29 million cars of between £2.50 and £4.50, generating an additional £130 million.
Christopher Macgowan added, 'the introduction of photo licences should be delivering benefits to society through reduced crime. If there were cost implications, the process should have been subject to an impact assessment.
With proper scrutiny, the industry believes that costs could have been absorbed without hitting drivers in the pocket.'
Last year, DVLA raised a record £74.9 million from the sale of personalised number plates.
shocking, as if they dont take enough money off us anyway.
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Ditch
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Registered: 29th Nov 02
Location: St Albans Drives: JDM Celica GT4 WRC
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cunts
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3CorsaMeal
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Registered: 11th Apr 02
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why can't they just sell drugs 
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MatthewR
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Registered: 21st Oct 02
Location: Rickmansworth
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quote:
Originally posted by Ditch
cunts
same thought as me!
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Happy_2008
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Registered: 13th Mar 01
Location: Kent
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quote:
Originally posted by Evisu
quote:
Originally posted by Ditch
cunts
same as me!
 
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Dean_H
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Registered: 19th May 02
Location: Rhondda Cynon Taff
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fuk it we should all do it illegally
Sell your car, get a shitty nova for £50
dont register it and drive it all day long....
no tax
no mot
no insurance
no nothing
and if they catch me ill just pay the £100-200 fine?
save me the £1500-2000 a year im spending at the moment
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Jamie
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Registered: 1st Apr 02
Location: Aberdeen
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Buy a car - get taxed (VAT)
insure a car - get taxed (IPT)
fuel a car - get taxed (VAT)
use a car on the road - get taxed (VED)
don't use a car on the road - get taxed (SORN charge)
Sell a car because you can't afford all the tax - get taxed
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cargraphics4u.com
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Registered: 4th Feb 04
Location: Tonbridge, Kent Drives : J7 00RSA
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The DVLA have to be the worst, most irrating, useless, not have a clue about anything that is going on, unefficient goverment agency I have ever had the displeasure to deal with.
phew....rant over
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cargraphics4u.com
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Registered: 4th Feb 04
Location: Tonbridge, Kent Drives : J7 00RSA
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quote:
Originally posted by Welsh_SXi
fuk it we should all do it illegally
Sell your car, get a shitty nova for £50
dont register it and drive it all day long....
no tax
no mot
no insurance
no nothing
and if they catch me ill just pay the £100-200 fine?
save me the £1500-2000 a year im spending at the moment
you could get a free house aswell if you have 10 kids this country is becoming a joke!
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leeshez
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Registered: 3rd May 01
Location: Great Harwood, Lancashire
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What a load of W4NKRS
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Git
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Registered: 3rd Apr 03
Location: Swansea
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Wonder if i'll get staff discount.
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