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General Topics => All things that have nothing to do with Turkey => Topic started by: KKOB on August 09, 2014, 12:42:21 PM

Title: The End Of The Tax Disc In The UK
Post by: KKOB on August 09, 2014, 12:42:21 PM

Drivers warned to brush up on new road tax rules or face £1,000 fine as the disc disappears from windscreens in October

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/cars/article-2719997/Drivers-warned-brush-new-tax-disc-rules-face-1-000-fine.html

Here's the link to the Vehicle Enquiry Service mentioned in the article:

https://www.vehicleenquiry.service.gov.uk/

Title: Re: The End Of The Tax Disc In The UK
Post by: BernieTeyze on August 09, 2014, 13:15:29 PM

Daughter picks up her new car today. She sent me a video of the model. Feel like i,m out the dark ages. No key, no handbrake, and parks itself..really, youu touch a button and say if you want tp parralel park or go into a bay and it does it automatically..Gosh technology eh

Title: Re: The End Of The Tax Disc In The UK
Post by: KKOB on August 09, 2014, 13:21:49 PM

Yep, and just something else that'll break and will cost a fortune to fix.   ;)

And here's a quote from How Stuff Works:

So is this new advanced key setup a better method of keeping your vehicle safe? In many ways, it is, but researchers, hackers, and would-be car thieves are always coming up with new ways to try to steal what's yours.