DVLA - Tax expiry reminder.

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Fri 7 Mar 2008 22:21
DVLA - Tax expiry reminder. - Pugugly
Just had an e-mail to tell me that the tax on my bike is about to expire - brilliant idea !
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Sat 8 Mar 2008 06:27
DVLA - Tax expiry reminder. - Armitage Shanks {p}
That is novel and very useful. How did they get your e mail address? Had you signed up for the service or did they find it on a missing Government data CD or laptop?

Edited by Armitage Shanks {p} on 08/03/2008 at 06:28

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Sat 8 Mar 2008 07:31
DVLA - Tax expiry reminder. - Pugugly
I think it was a less sinister than that, I gave them it whilst taxing the fleet online over the last couple of years. (What's that nose ? oh - only a black unmarkled helicopter with mirrored glass !)
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Sat 8 Mar 2008 08:48
DVLA - Tax expiry reminder. - R75
>>(What's that nose ? oh -
only a black unmarkled helicopter with mirrored glass !)


I think it's the large protrusion on the front of your face PU!!!!!! :^)
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Sat 8 Mar 2008 08:54
DVLA - Tax expiry reminder. - nick
I just got one too. An excellent idea, especially if you could opt out of the paper version which I also received the day before. My only complaint is that they remind you too early, I'd like to renew there and then so I don't forget but I have to wait until the 15th of the month and the reminder came on the 7th.
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Sat 8 Mar 2008 10:39
DVLA - Tax expiry reminder. - Falkirk Bairn
A bit of enterprise from the DVLA e-mailing reminders.

Maybe not

The on-line Road tax renewal is an external contractor - paid by the number of transactions processed (same as Post Office get a fee) - it is the contractor that is more likely to be doing the e-mailing - seems just a bit to clever/well thought out for a Govt Agency.
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Sat 8 Mar 2008 10:53
DVLA - Tax expiry reminder. - Pugugly
How disappointing.
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Sat 8 Mar 2008 12:11
DVLA - Tax expiry reminder. - L'escargot
I get two reminders ~ a form through the post and a disc on the windscreen!
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Mon 10 Mar 2008 23:04
DVLA - Tax expiry reminder. - Pugugly
Well I never, a second e-mail, saying that they may have had the 16 digit number incorrect in the first....interesting.
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Mon 10 Mar 2008 23:06
DVLA - Tax expiry reminder. - Pugugly
Just be equally as finicky - its a tax for my bike and it hasn't got a windscreen :-)
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Tue 11 Mar 2008 19:57
DVLA - Tax expiry reminder. - Bromptonaut
Had the same reminder as PU.

The first was addressed Dear Customer, the second Dear surname.

Vaguely remember that as the approved style between senior officers when I first joined re Civil Service in 1978.
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Tue 11 Mar 2008 22:55
DVLA - Tax expiry reminder. - martint123
Just be equally as finicky - its a tax for my bike and it hasn't got a windscreen :-)


I thought your luxury cruiser had a screen??
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Wed 12 Mar 2008 16:14
DVLA - Tax expiry reminder. - Pugugly
I say steady on !
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Wed 12 Mar 2008 18:50
DVLA - Tax expiry reminder. - defender
got one as well and like Nick I think it would be better on or after the 15th so that you could renew it at the time you get the reminder and not have a chance to forget about it again ,good idea though
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Wed 12 Mar 2008 18:51
DVLA - Tax expiry reminder. - Pugugly
Probably a learning curve from the contractor.....
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Wed 12 Mar 2008 19:56
DVLA - Tax expiry reminder. - Falkirk Bairn
Probably a learning curve from the contractor.....


The Contractor might be cleverer than you think!

One e-mail 3 weeks before the end of the month and another say 1 week to go.

After all there is virtually no cost - they will have a script / report writer to extract all RFL reminders due for the end of the month. The 2nd report/script will be the same but with 1 x extra line to onit those who have already renewed.
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