Taxing a car online?

Can that be done over here, if so has anyone a link?

nope, only remote option is by phone. Although their systems seem to fail a lot and cant even do that.

Post office is usually the handiest as u prob well kno, failing the phone option, online not available here yet

I've done it by phone, took all of 2 mins. As long as the car is MOT'd and insured, it's all hunky dory.

Whats the phone number to renew the tax. I checked my renewal form but can' t seem to find it.

Cheers

If ur taxing a car you just bought do you have to go to tax office or can it be done at the posst office?

You have to go to the tax office for a new owner

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I never bother going to post office or sending off the form anymore. Over the phone take 2-3 mins max but an online option would be good.

WTF is with the big secret about renewing by telephone? Ive done it before and there is not a mention of it on their website or my renewal. The only contact number online is 0845 402 4000

Its a pain in the ass, cant renew tax in an ordionary post office with the new keepers slip, so you have to go to the tax office which is a ballbag when you work all week!

Tell me about it - the only place I heard of and could find the number was on here. I spent ages searching through the DVLNI site looking for it.

anyone able to get through on the phone!? been trying all day yesterday and this mornin!

I'm convinced it used to be on the site, and they removed it - probably because it was too convenient.

Or, more likely - because the staff had to process the application there and then rather than going and hanging around the photocopier for half an hour gossiping, then a quick spin into the subsidised canteen or the starbucks franchise for a bit of a break from their stressful day.

In fact -

I just had a look on archive.org

Look at this

DVLNI - Renewing Your Tax - Vehicle in Your Name

They used to advertise it plain as day.

Now the link to renew tax on their site redirects to this

Owning a vehicle | NIDirect

Lazy Bastids!! Close at 4 and all - easiest job in the world must be!

rang up there got through waited in the queue then they cut me off. RAGIN

I was the same but I got through at about ten to ten, my workmate got through too.

I got number busy for 30mins at 10.30 then got through at 5th in queue, still handier

Everytime i've taxed by phone, i've waited less than 2 minutes to get though

Looks like the reason we can't tax our cars online, and why it's a struggle to do it online is so all the Civil Servants in Coleraine don't lose their jobs.

Not sure I'm in agreement with Alex Attwood on this, it's a huge inconvenience for a lot of us to be expected to drive to our local DVA office to tax our car.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-17069255

you can ring them, it only takes 5 minutes

I know that mate, but it's often far too busy. The article even mentions the lack of investment in the phone system for taxing cars.

They are simply not investing in tech that will a) make it easier for the customer to get their car taxed, and b) save the taxpayer a fortune by automating a service that currently takes 300 people to do.

If this was a private business it would simply not make sense, therefore the 300 people would swiftly be replaced by a computerised system to allow online/phone services to be improved.

So inefficient it's laughable.