Ha Ha

....fucking DVLA online car tax system.

'Sorry, that service is unavailable due to essential maintenance'

This was after I'd labouriously entered the Reference number (only the
second time a reminder has actually had one), and clicked and waited
for the next couple of pages.

So, I've managed to tax a vehicle online, without problems or having
to dig out registration documents, exactly once to date.

Let's see if the phone service works...

Aaargh!

I tried to pay by debit card, then stumbled at the final hurdle: the
bloody 3-digit security code had worn off the card.

This after trying to get through three times.

Now paid by credit card.

One day, just *one* fucking day, I'll tax a vehicle without all this
palaver.

 

It's worked fine for me. Once it told me my insurance was due/hadn't
been updated on the system (so IMO rightly refused to issue a disc),
but it's worked fine the other day <clutches new red-ish disc>.

The system itself is quite impressive. DAMHIK,IJK,OK?

 

Did Cheryls Moggie Minor last night. Strangely enough it didn't ask me
for a credit or debit card for the tax of £0.00..

She was worried about being pulled over by a copper for not displaying
her tax disc (old one runs out tomorrow) until I pointed out to her
that she isn't attempting to defraud the government of any cash so they
probably won't care..

Phil.