Check if a vehicle is taxed

General discussion of the BMW R1200RT/R1250RT
User avatar
David.
Subscriber
Posts: 8006
Joined: Fri Nov 07, 2014 7:29 pm
Location: North Yorkshire
Bike Model and Year: R1200RT (Camhead) 2012
Been liked: 332 times
Great Britain

Check if a vehicle is taxed

Post by David. »

Having removed the Tax Discs from my Vehicles on 1st October 2014, this GOV.UK Vehicle enquiry can be used to check Tax & MOT details, https://www.vehicleenquiry.service.gov.uk/.
Last edited by David. on Tue Feb 24, 2015 9:41 am, edited 1 time in total.
User avatar
BeeJay
Posts: 299
Joined: Fri Jan 30, 2015 8:52 pm

Re: Check if a vehicle is taxed

Post by BeeJay »

A very useful link, quite amusing if you type in the incorrect registration.
Thanks
User avatar
David.
Subscriber
Posts: 8006
Joined: Fri Nov 07, 2014 7:29 pm
Location: North Yorkshire
Bike Model and Year: R1200RT (Camhead) 2012
Been liked: 332 times
Great Britain

Re: Check if a vehicle is taxed

Post by David. »

Interesting if you look up some vehicles you have previously owned, I found a Honda VFR which was "Written Off" but now back on the road.
User avatar
beemerbaz
Posts: 220
Joined: Sat Jul 26, 2014 10:55 pm
Been liked: 1 time

Re: Check if a vehicle is taxed

Post by beemerbaz »

DaygloDavid wrote: Interesting if you look up some vehicles you have previously owned, I found a Honda VFR which was "Written Off" but now back on the road.
I found myself going back over all my bikes in the last 40 yrs !!

Could you tell I was bored [emoji12]
Love my family almost as much as my 90th anniversary RT
User avatar
David.
Subscriber
Posts: 8006
Joined: Fri Nov 07, 2014 7:29 pm
Location: North Yorkshire
Bike Model and Year: R1200RT (Camhead) 2012
Been liked: 332 times
Great Britain

Re: Check if a vehicle is taxed

Post by David. »

beemerbaz wrote:I found myself going back over all my bikes in the last 40 yrs !!

Could you tell I was bored [emoji12]
It's called being retired Baz.
User avatar
beemerbaz
Posts: 220
Joined: Sat Jul 26, 2014 10:55 pm
Been liked: 1 time

Re: Check if a vehicle is taxed

Post by beemerbaz »

DaygloDavid wrote: It's called being retired Baz.
That's me sussed lol
Love my family almost as much as my 90th anniversary RT
guest2360

Re: Check if a vehicle is taxed

Post by guest2360 »

Iv spent most of the afternoon trying to remember reg numbers. That's called retired a long time.
Last edited by guest2360 on Tue Feb 24, 2015 6:17 pm, edited 1 time in total.
User avatar
David.
Subscriber
Posts: 8006
Joined: Fri Nov 07, 2014 7:29 pm
Location: North Yorkshire
Bike Model and Year: R1200RT (Camhead) 2012
Been liked: 332 times
Great Britain

Re: Check if a vehicle is taxed

Post by David. »

Looks like the DVLA are not infallible, got a letter from them today, "WARNING your Vehicle is NOT Taxed".

I MUST immediately Tax or SORN it & Pay £33.33 arrears.

The Bike was Taxed by myself in October to allow the Cherished Number Plate transfer to go ahead, on completion the Bike was SORN'd.

Having spoken to the DVLA, they have agreed to re-instate the SORN status FOC & I have advised them that I intend to Tax the Bike on 1st April.

It will be interesting using the link to check the change in the DVLA status which is currently showing "Untaxed" to "SORN'd" over the next few days.
User avatar
richardbd
Posts: 1468
Joined: Sat Dec 13, 2014 8:40 pm
Been liked: 2 times

Re: Check if a vehicle is taxed

Post by richardbd »

DaygloDavid wrote: The Bike was Taxed by myself in October to allow the Cherished Number Plate transfer to go ahead...

Go on then....


...how good's the plate?


;-)
User avatar
Chad
Posts: 267
Joined: Sat Mar 07, 2015 4:22 pm

Re: Check if a vehicle is taxed

Post by Chad »

RTman10 wrote: Iv spent most of the afternoon trying to remember reg numbers. That's called retired a long time.
No, RTman, I'm afraid 'trying' to remember is called dementia.  :))
guest2360

Re: Check if a vehicle is taxed

Post by guest2360 »

Chad wrote: No, RTman, I'm afraid 'trying' to remember is called dementia.  :))
Who are you and what am I doing here.
Interestingly having remembered where I had  a pile of old tax discs I discoverer that most of my RTs from the 90s and early 2000 seem to no longer exist.  But a 1994 Yamaha 600 Diversion is still taxed and MOT'd. And I thought it was worn out when I sold it in 1996.
User avatar
David.
Subscriber
Posts: 8006
Joined: Fri Nov 07, 2014 7:29 pm
Location: North Yorkshire
Bike Model and Year: R1200RT (Camhead) 2012
Been liked: 332 times
Great Britain

Re: Check if a vehicle is taxed

Post by David. »

DaygloDavid wrote:It will be interesting using the link to check the change in the DVLA status which is currently showing "Untaxed" to "SORN'd" over the next few days.
The DVLA have just phoned, their records have been updated & the Bike is now showing as "SORN'd".

They have admitted & apologised for a system error at their end, which has now been rectified.
User avatar
David.
Subscriber
Posts: 8006
Joined: Fri Nov 07, 2014 7:29 pm
Location: North Yorkshire
Bike Model and Year: R1200RT (Camhead) 2012
Been liked: 332 times
Great Britain

Re: Check if a vehicle is taxed

Post by David. »

RT Taxed today (1st April),  still showing as SORN'd, GOV.UK say,

"Please be aware that if you have taxed, made a SORN or had an MOT in the last 5 days these details may not have updated."
Last edited by David. on Sat Apr 02, 2016 7:04 am, edited 1 time in total.
User avatar
David.
Subscriber
Posts: 8006
Joined: Fri Nov 07, 2014 7:29 pm
Location: North Yorkshire
Bike Model and Year: R1200RT (Camhead) 2012
Been liked: 332 times
Great Britain

Re: Check if a vehicle is taxed

Post by David. »

As last year (see above),  taxed the RT yesterday 1st April 2016, but still showing as SORN'ed on the GOV.UK site.

Best keep my Post Office receipt handy, I wonder what happens with any ANPR systems for checking vehicle tax.
guest2360

Re: Check if a vehicle is taxed

Post by guest2360 »

Do it on line and it shows within 24 hrs.nd you have an instant Email confirming it's taxed.
Post Reply