From: Dave on
Chris Whelan wrote:
> On Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:45:55 +0000, John wrote:
>
>> How many weeks in advance of expiry are you meant to get that
>> reminder letter from dvla?
>
> From memory, less than two weeks.
>
>> Is it possible to renew online without it cause I'm going out of the
>> UK for a bit.
>
> Yes, as long as you have the document reference number from the front
> of the registration document.

I have to go to the Post Office every week anyway to get my mam's pension so
I take the opportunity to buy two PO Savings Stamps (�5 each) for myself as
a way of saving up for my car tax and spreading the cost, so I've never
renewed online. How does it work, in the sense that I have to produce my
insurance document and MOT certificate at the PO counter - can't wave them
at the computer screen and expect the machine at the other end to read them,
can I? :o)


From: Chris Whelan on
On Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:00:15 +0000, Dave wrote:

[...]
>
> I have to go to the Post Office every week anyway to get my mam's
> pension so I take the opportunity to buy two PO Savings Stamps (£5 each)
> for myself as a way of saving up for my car tax and spreading the cost,
> so I've never renewed online. How does it work, in the sense that I have
> to produce my insurance document and MOT certificate at the PO counter -
> can't wave them at the computer screen and expect the machine at the
> other end to read them, can I? :o)

You don't need to tell "them"; "they" already know!

In fact, you can check your own insurance status online if you feel the
need:

http://www.askmid.com/

Chris

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From: Dave on
Chris Whelan wrote:
> On Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:00:15 +0000, Dave wrote:
>
> [...]
>>
>> I have to go to the Post Office every week anyway to get my mam's
>> pension so I take the opportunity to buy two PO Savings Stamps (�5
>> each) for myself as a way of saving up for my car tax and spreading
>> the cost, so I've never renewed online. How does it work, in the
>> sense that I have to produce my insurance document and MOT
>> certificate at the PO counter - can't wave them at the computer
>> screen and expect the machine at the other end to read them, can I?
>> :o)
>
> You don't need to tell "them"; "they" already know!
>
> In fact, you can check your own insurance status online if you feel
> the need:
>
> http://www.askmid.com/
>
> Chris

Ah, cheers Chris.


From: Willy Eckerslyke on
Mrcheerful wrote:

> mine usually get to me three weeks before, at which stage you can't use the
> reference number !!!

They seem to have improved that. I got a reminder on the 11th of Feb,
renewed online immediately and was surprised that it let me. This is a
big improvement as a reminder's no damned good if you have to put it on
one side until you forget it!
From: Mrcheerful on
Willy Eckerslyke wrote:
> Mrcheerful wrote:
>
>> mine usually get to me three weeks before, at which stage you can't
>> use the reference number !!!
>
> They seem to have improved that. I got a reminder on the 11th of Feb,
> renewed online immediately and was surprised that it let me. This is a
> big improvement as a reminder's no damned good if you have to put it
> on one side until you forget it!

Well, my flabber is gasted by that improvement, I had not tried in recent
times having messed about for a good few minutes till I found out the two
week before rule in the small print (a couple of years ago)