Very Plausible Scam

You can now pay your car tax monthly so it never runs out. I got caught out once and got fined. So it’s another thing I don’t have to try and remember. Just to the gov.uk site

The best thing is to look at the email address from where it comes. TV Licence and DVLA usually have 'do not reply' in the email address whereas the scams usually say some gobbbledygook @hotmail. Usually quite easy to distinguish from the real thing.

I got that scam an only just paid it scandalous

I have had scam emails telling that my TV licence expired this month - these came from several different sources and looked very plausible. Our TV licence is not due at this time of year, but I called the legitimate licence people to check. Strangely enough, had exactly the same scam “reminder” last September! I reported it to a genuine phishing website. The TV licence numbers quoted on the scam emails all differed - and one was approximately 18 digits long!

I received a variant on this today saying I was due a refund on my car tax. I knew that not to be so and always check the email address of the sender - definitely dodgy. Deleted immediately.

We do ours monthly as well and then there's no chance of forgetting to renew.

Like Georgesgran, we do ours monthly too.

The extra cost is miniscule, and we find putting things on monthly direct debit makes budgeting easier.

I get a letter in the post, even though I pay online.

I always get a reminder in the post but mine's easy to remember as it's the same month as the MOT and service.

I just pay mine monthly - it’s £17.50 including a few pence for the admin. That way, there’s no chance to forget and there’s an annual e-mail from DVLA, confirming the on-going payments.

I had better check next time just in case I don't get a reminder like Chewbacca and B9exchange. It isn't something that you think of and could well go over the renewal date.

Same for me, no reminder, thought I had better check, and found I had been driving illegally for nearly two weeks!

And the fine was £398.80 , seems an odd number ?

I didn't get any reminder this time AGAA4and I ended up being 12 days overdue in paying it because I hadn't realised it was due. If I'd got that email, it may well have lured me in to clicking on it.

I got that scam email , one thing that alerted me was .....
I have never owned a vehicle ! I never mastered driving

I always get a reminder from DVLA about 3 weeks before the tax expires.