Road tax renewal for Historic vehicles

[andrewblackwell]

As our first full year of early bay ownershp just came around, i dug out the documents to put new insurance in order, then realised the road tax had ran out at the end of August, having bought the bay late Sept 2023.
I am sure i didnt get a V11 reminder letter this year, as is usual for my daily car. So i googled how to tax without this, & you use a 11 digit code on the V5.
Went to do that this morning & found my bus is already taxed 'til Sept2025.

Unless i am turning senile i am sure i have not actioned a renewal recently.

Are DVLA doing this automatically now for Historic class vehicles does anybody think?

 

[Clem]

I get a letter for mine and have to renew it online.

 

[andrewblackwell]

Thats what i was expecting to happen sometime last month, but it never came & i forgot until yesterday.
Then found out how to do it with only your V5, but as i entered the details online it made me aware the vehicle was already taxed until 1st Sept next year.
Must have been an automated renewal as far i as i can make sense of it.
I looked back in my emails as i always request a confirmation of tax for our daily car, but i have nothing for the bus, so i am either losing the plot, or its an automated process starting to be used for historic vehicles.

Scratch that, i must be turning senile. Apologies for wasting time.
I have just found the confirmation email, but have absolutely no recollection of doing it. It appears to have been done during a fortnights holiday we had.

 

[Martin L]

As our first full year of early bay ownershp just came around, i dug out the documents to put new insurance in order, then realised the road tax had ran out at the end of August, having bought the bay late Sept 2023.
I am sure i didnt get a V11 reminder letter this year, as is usual for my daily car. So i googled how to tax without this, & you use a 11 digit code on the V5.
Went to do that this morning & found my bus is already taxed 'til Sept2025.

Unless i am turning senile i am sure i have not actioned a renewal recently.

Are DVLA doing this automatically now for Historic class vehicles does anybody think?

I still get paper reminders from DVLA and use my local Post Office to Tax it that way. The old fashioned way......without the Tinternet.