I thought I was clued up on this change, but discovered when I renewed recently that it is not as I had supposed, and not as many reports had suggested.
I thought we were changing over to a system of continuous licensing, paid monthly by direct debit. One article said we could never again forget to tax our cars, because it would automatically remain current as long as the direct debits were paid.
But on logging in online taxation I found that it is just the same old system. On still has to select a period (6 months or 12 months), and there is still an expiry date upon which one has to renew. The only difference is that one can opt to pay by direct debit, but it costs more than paying in a lump sum.
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