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Which Prestige Cars are Most Often Clamped for being Untaxed?

Which Prestige Cars are Most Often Clamped for being Untaxed?

April 16, 2019 Blog Editor

You’d really think if you were driving a Rolls-Royce or an Aston Martin you’d certainly want to ensure that it was taxed. I can’t imagine that many Maserati drivers have avoided paying their road tax because they just can’t afford it! There really is no excuse for not paying your tax and your car will be clamped and impounded, regardless of the vehicle you’re driving. In the tax year 18/19 133,000 vehicles were clamped and impounded for being untaxed. Out of this, nearly 350 were prestige ca

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DVA Coleraine moving to Swansea

April 14, 2014 Blog Editor

In an effort to centralise services, the government are combining the DVA based in Coleraine, with the DVLA based in Swansea. This will bring the DVA into line with the DVLA with extra services that were introduced in Britain in 2006. So what differences will Northern Ireland drivers see when this change happens? They will be able to tax their cars online or over the phone. There will also be more Post Office branches offering car tax services, bringing the total number to 175. Drivers wh

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All local DVLA office set to close

August 16, 2013 Blog Editor

As a result of the findings of a public consultation last year, all of the 39 local offices of the DVLA are set to close. Phased closures will start in October and by the end of December 2013 all of the offices bar one will be shut down. When this is complete, everything will go through the main office at Swansea which will be the only remaining office by that point. Because of these changes, there will be other changes implemented to make dealing with one centralised DVLA location easier

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Offensive Number Plates Banned

Offensive Number Plates Banned

November 20, 2011 Blog Editor

DVLA has banned Offensive Number Plates ahead of the 12 Series Release Officials from the DVLA have banned number plates such as SC12 OTM and VA61 NA*. They are also banning PE12 VRT (pervert) DVLA officials have drawn up a blacklist of questionable registration numbers, including PE12 VRT (pervert) and PA12 EDO (paedo). They will omit the following list of number plates:  (Drugy) HE12 ON* (Heroin)  (Drunk)  (Koran)  (Terror)  (Murder)  (Martyr) The DVLA are tr

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