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1939-1940 prototype Aston Martin Atom for sale by auction for the first time
Landmark 1939-1940 prototype Aston Martin Atom offered for sale by auction for the first time ever
Review of DVLA
A review of DVLA’s functions has been carried out by Mary Reilly a non-executive Director at the Department of Transport and it takes for some interesting reading.
A snippet for you – In 2012/13 the DVLA sold around 250,000 registration marks, collected some £68 million and processed over 750,000 transfer and retention applications.
To view the whole review
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/283795/review-of-dvla.pdf
Aston Martin DBS from The Persuaders up for sale
For those of you that can remember back to the super seventies I am sure you will also remember the TV programme ‘The Persuaders’ which starred Roger Moore and Tony Curtis, an action packed TV show shot in various exotic locations and the most expensive series filmed at that time.
As well as starring two of the best known actors at the time the show also featured two prestige cars an Aston Martin DBS and a bright red Ferrari Dino.
The rare Bahama Yellow painted DBS which was built in 1970 and specially modified for the TV show is going under the hammer on 17th May 2014 at the Bonhams Aston Martin Works Sale in Newport Pagnell.
The car featured in nearly all of the 24 episodes and was registered for the TV show with the number plate BS 1 (the Aston Martin’s real number plate was PPH 6H) . When Roger Moore took the role of James Bond the show came to an end and the Aston Martin DBS was returned to Newport Pagnell for reconditioning.
Over the years the car has had 5 owners and is now being offered on the open market for the first time in its 44 year history.
Update for you the Aston Martin DBS used by Roger Moore in The Persuaders! sold for an astounding £533,500 at Bonhams’ Newport Pagnell sale, the highest price ever paid for a DBS at auction.
Paris orders drivers with even car number plates off the road
Police hand out 4000 fines to enforce a scheme to cut traffic as Paris orders drivers with even numbers off the road for 1 day following five days of smog
Changes to Vehicle Tax
From 1 October 2014, the current paper tax disc will cease and instead of displaying on your windscreen DVLA will hold a digital record of every taxed and untaxed vehicle.
Any remaining months you may have left on your current paper tax disc after 1 October 2014 will mean you can either remove the tax disc from your vehicle or display it until it expires.
You will be able to check the tax status of any vehicle using the DVLA online website and the DVLA will still notify you when your vehicle tax is due for renewal. If you have an historic vehicle and it is exempt from tax you will still need to renew this.
If you purchase a used vehicle you will still be able to purchase the vehicle tax at a Post Office branch using the V5C/2 new keepers supplement and an Mot Certificate if applicable (if the vehicle is 3 years old or more) and also the fee or from October 1st 2014 you will be able to purchase the vehicle tax online or by phone.
If selling a vehicle however the vehicle tax will no longer be transferable. So if your tax disc was still current the new keeper will not benefit from this. The Vehicle tax will expire when a vehicle is sold and the new keeper will be required to tax the vehicle immediately before the vehicle can be used.
If you have been paying your tax annually or every 6 months, you will get a refund for any full calendar months left on the tax period when you tell DVLA you no longer require vehicle tax.