I’ve just spent most of the afternoon trying to pay my car tax

I find doing it over the phone very straightforword. Automated system

silly me!! should have read all the thread lol glad your sorted

Sorry only just come back no don't remember any icons sorry..just paid by direct debit (couldn't} afford all of it all at once) Put in bank details and then it said first payment was so much to be taken out on such a date then I rec 2 emails 1 saying my car was taxed and another that DD had been set up.

"are you sure you was on the correct site"!

I used to do mine on-line but since DD system came in I now pay by DD so no need to worry about renewal dates. I always had renewals through the post before I went on to DD. I never had any problem with on-line service.

You need a current mot and insurance to get car tax online

It can only be done at a main PO I believe, which in our case is 10 miles away and often has a queue right out the front door.

Would it have been such a problem to pop to the post office to renew it? People complain about them shutting down branches but then they don't support them enough!

Welshwife - I always pay online and I’ve had a letter. Has your daughter moved and not changed her address? If not I’d be inclined to take it up with DVLA

I don’t usually have a problem but one time it didn’t go through

I had a reminder in the post and renewed on line on Monday in a matter of minutes.
My M.O.T. was done on 21st Oct. so that must have registered on their site quickly.

I find paying using my iPad very quick and easy, never had a pro blemish.

Yes did mine last week took matter of minutes on my iPad. Make sure you are reading all the fine print and ticking the boxes as you go.

Can't say I've ever had any major problem with this. Much prefer it to personal. Keep a lookout for red print when you get stuck. Often indicates what the 'unhappy' section is. May be wine will have an adverse effect in this case!!!

Two years ago what with the increase in my car insurance and the fact I no longer did the mileage as my friend and I car shared I gave up my beloved all singing and dancing Fiat. I downsized which not only did I pay less insurance but my car tax was £20 py.
To pay this tax monthly showed but a few pence difference ?why not. Call me a scrooge but as my late mum would have said a pound in the pocket is worth two in the hand.

Oh god drove me potty so stressed in the end h paid it at the post office

Welshwife; this was always going to happen with the new system and it's so unfair. As ever, it's probably the ones who have made a genuine mistake that will end up paying the fine.

My reminder came by post.

Pay it over the phone - it's automated and dead easy.

Did you ladies get a reminder about the tax renewal by letter or email? I ask this as DGD has a little Fiat 500 which only costs £30 tax - this year she had no reminder whereas last year she had both email and letter - came home one day to find car had been clamped with a huge sticker on it declaring it was for non payment of tax! She was mortified - cost her £270 to get the clamp off plus of course the £30 tax.
The glue on the sticker is proving very difficult to remove completely. As she said had she known about the tax being due she would have paid it - has always done so. I have told her to write a reminder on next year's calendar in big letters on the month before it is due.

I do it over the phone too - never had a problem I must admit!

I renew by phone and speak to that nice computer. Much easier than hunting out the documents and queueing at the post office!

Mine is on a standing order.

I do ours over the phone - I find it quicker.

Done it in a flash this morning. Part of the payment page was missing yesterday!?

Did you get a series of icons to click on biker?
I got right to the end where I had to choose how to pay- by direct debit or card then after clicking card I got the card icons then nothing. I will say that I have used the site on previous years with no problems.
Only a little glass loopy, I’m trying to cut down?