DVLA road tax not through the Post Office

[Pete]

Won’t make much difference round my way as they’ve closed all the local post offices one at a time in the last couple of years.

[Polarsilver]

OK so the National Statistics Office clearly is one quango that does its job .. why not get them to run the DVLA
Next Winge .. parked at Mudeford Quay in the summer & paid up for parking & displayed a Blue Badge .. got a Parking Ticket ( Why ) me asked the ass-ole what the parking ticket was for ?... he answered number 81 .. me asking what is a number 81 .. answer parked out of the bay .. me saying but i am within the parking bay white lines .. answer no your not ..the back end is overhanging the bay ..( its a Camper Van ) so i appeal to council my appeal refused .. so now into challenging the parking fine through the national appeal process .. they respond that the Council is challenging my appeal.. we await the Lawyers final answer to my appeal.. has cost me more in Registered Mail that the original Parking Fine . . But its a matter of Principle "he said as he goes to Jail".

[mab01uk]

On the subject of parking, coming to a car park near you soon?....Ultra Low Emission Parking (ULEP)...UK councils are introducing apps to charge drivers of older vehicles more to park!

The new system adopted by Bath and other councils charges motorists on a sliding scale based on their exhaust emissions.

[Polarsilver]

Bath .. they are an absolute Shower ( to quote Terry Thomas ).

[Costafortune]

Cars don't emit any emissions when parked.

[mini_surfari]

Was in Bath this morning, 0930 and most car parks were already full… always nose to tail there!

[mab01uk]

Post Office signs new contract with DVLA - message from Deputy CEO to Postmasters

Message from Owen Woodley, Deputy CEO at Post Office, to Postmasters announcing that Post Office has signed a new contract with DVLA:
"I am pleased to announce that following intensive negotiations with DVLA, Post Office has now agreed and signed a new contract that allows Vehicle Tax and Ten-Year Renewal products to be sold in Post Offices until 31 March 2025.
Although the contract is for an initial term of 1 year from 31 March 2024 until 31 March 2025, we will meet with DVLA each year to discuss extending the contract which can run for a maximum of 3 years, until 31 March 2027.
We made a commitment to keep you, our Postmasters, updated in a timely and transparent way. As Post Office is bound by confidentiality restrictions in our contracts with Government, despite a prolonged period of negotiations, we have been unable to share this fantastic news with you before now.
The negotiations haven’t been easy. Our aim throughout has been to ensure that Postmasters receive fair remuneration for DVLA transactions and that Post Office’s associated costs for providing the services are covered. I’m pleased to let you know that we have been able to achieve this.
We had already extended our contract with DVLA earlier this year which resulted in improved remuneration for our Postmasters. This deal means that we will maintain this level of remuneration for Vehicle Tax and Ten Year Renewal transactions.
To ensure you are kept informed with the ongoing contract with DVLA, we commit to letting you know, in October each year, if extension periods are agreed. This will give you at least 6 months’ notice of any extensions, or indeed if there is any risk of this contract exiting.
We recognise that this has been an extremely unsettling time and we want to thank you for everything you and the NFSP have done to highlight how important our Government Services products are to our customers, and the fantastic job you do in serving them.
The vital role that Post Office plays in providing in-person DVLA services in our branches has been a key element of these negotiations and we look forward to continue providing these services which are so important to you and our customers."
https://corporate.postoffice.co.uk/en/b ... ostmasters

DVLA and PO sign contract extension:-
https://nfsp.org.uk/news/view?name=dvla ... -extension

[Polarsilver]

That is sensible & good news.

[Exminiman]

That is sensible & good news.

It is isn’t it, bit of a shock really, before you know it we will have paper tax discs again

Need to be careful though, that Post office Horizon computer has a tendancy to miscalculate things.

[mab01uk]

That is sensible & good news.

It is isn’t it, bit of a shock really, before you know it we will have paper tax discs again

Need to be careful though, that Post office Horizon computer has a tendancy to miscalculate things.

The petition of 100,000 signatures delivered to Downing Street in November by the Subpostmasters probably helped:-
https://nfsp.org.uk/news/view?name=nfsp ... a-petition