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In ref to KSH, the PO do know that cars are already taxed. When we bought one of Julies teh seller had sent the tax disk back and when I went to tax it it must not have been processed as the lady on the counter said "Its already taxed".

I have never understood why they can't offer a monthly purchase scheme where you pay direct debit each month and when the reminder comes out it says its already paid and you just need to show your docs to get the disk. I think there are a lot of people who can afford ~£10-15/month but finding £200 in one lump sum is hard.

Even better IMHO is stick it on fuel, gas guzzling/high mileage drivers pay more, no-one can avoid it, no need to pay for all teh admin involved in collection/chasing non payers etc. Problem is no Gov will ever have the balls to do it.