Drivers hoping to tax their vehicle this weekend will not be able to due to the DVLA service being temporarily unavailable. The driving authority has issued a warning stating that certain online services will be unavailable from Friday evening until Saturday afternoon as its website undergoes maintenance updates.
However, the DVLA has assured drivers that paper applications will not be affected. An announcement on its website states changes are being made to the website due to the Spring Budget, and that from April 1 car tax costs will increase, reports The Daily Record.
A statement published on Thursday read: "Some of our online vehicle services will be unavailable on Friday 31 March and Saturday 1 April as we are making changes due to announcements in the recent Budget." The news comes as drivers have been warned that car tax prices will increase by 10.1 percent, in line with the Retail Price Index that measures inflation.
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Drivers will have to pay more to keep their cars on the road, and whilst rates can vary, petrol and diesel drivers' standard rate of car tax will increase from £165 to £180. Read below to find out what services will be unavailable this weekend and when they will return.
Car Tax
The following services will be unavailable between 11.30pm on Friday, March 31 and 2.30am on Saturday, April 1:
- Tax your vehicle (online service and automated tax payment phone line – 0300 123 4321)
- Register your vehicle as off the road (SORN) (online service and automated phone line – 0300 123 4321)
Vehicle tax services at the Post Office will be unavailable on:
- Friday, March 31 between 6pm and 8.40pm
- Friday, March 31 between 11.30pm and 2.30am on Saturday, April 1
Fines
The following service will be unavailable between 6pm on Friday, March 31 and 2am on Saturday, April 1:
- Pay a DVLA fine
Number plates
The following services will be unavailable between 6pm on Friday, March 31 and 7am on Saturday, April 1:
- Tell DVLA you’ve sold, transferred or bought a vehicle
- Private (personalised) number plates: Assign a private number to a vehicle
- Private (personalised) number plates: Take a private number off a vehicle
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