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Thread Author: maltrap Replies: 15
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New Sun 18 May 25 10:33 
 Road Tax - maltrap
A pal has just received an Email from the “vehicle compliance team”
Saying “your vehicle is no longer taxed “ is it a scam?
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New Sun 18 May 25 11:51 
 Road Tax - CGNorwich
Yes
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New Sun 18 May 25 12:46 
 Road Tax - Fullchat
The DVLA website will tell him whether or not the vehicle is taxed and until when. Just to double check. But I call SCAM. In any event they don't generally deal in emails
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New Sun 18 May 25 12:53 
 Road Tax - zippy
Get your mate to check here - from the horse's mouth - as it were:

www.gov.uk/check-vehicle-tax
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New Sun 18 May 25 16:29 
 Road Tax - martin aston
Most people on here are pretty savvy and will know this but a good initial test is to “hover” over the incoming email address. If it’s a scam this will show the real hidden email address. Invariably this will not be anything like an official one.
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New Mon 19 May 25 16:56 
 Road Tax - Boxsterboy
DVLA always send postal reminders to the registered keeper when it comes to renewing Vehicle Excise Duty. Never emails.
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New Mon 19 May 25 21:42 
 Road Tax - martin aston
They do send emails. I checked and I have a genuine one in my inbox acknowledging my car tax renewal. I am pretty sure they sent me an email when my tax was due but if they did I have deleted it.
The key is that they don’t ask you for bank or card details as a scammer might.
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New Tue 20 May 25 09:41 
 Road Tax - CGNorwich
The point is that the email emanated from someone purporting to be the “Vehicle Compliance Team “ not the DVLA and since there is no such thing it is instantly recognisable as a scam.
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New Mon 19 May 25 22:19 
 Road Tax - bathtub tom
The previous occupant of this house died and their car went I know not where. I received parking tickets, TFL and dart charge penalties for it, but never a tax renewal notification.
I could see online that it was taxed, insured and MOT'd.
I couldn't work that out.
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New Mon 19 May 25 23:03 
 Road Tax - Ted

I got an email last week to renew the Jowett's VED.

Ted
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New Tue 20 May 25 00:26 
 Road Tax - Bromptonaut
I think if you pay by DD, or maybe register by other methods bearing in mind Ted's Jowett doesn't actually pay VED, you get on line reminders.
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New Tue 20 May 25 09:42 
 Road Tax - Kevin
I get renewal reminders by snailmail but receive payment acknowledgements by email.
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New Tue 20 May 25 09:58 
 Road Tax - Bromptonaut
>> I get renewal reminders by snail mail but receive payment acknowledgements by email.

We do too.
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New Tue 20 May 25 10:32 
 Road Tax - zippy
Same.

And I go and renew right away, but can't until I get my MOT, so have to wait a couple of weeks, which is annoying, because I don't want to forget about re-taxing it.
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New Tue 20 May 25 11:29 
 Road Tax - legacylad
Out walking with my Monday Spain based group,.. apparently car tax ( call
It what you will) varies region to region in Spain. A friend with a newish Skoda Kamiq pays €45 per year. Same as another friend with a 14yo diesel Focus.

Duster diesels are very popular…three friends own almost new ones, and Volvo XC60 diesels are popular amongst my walking pals..forgot to ask them what road tax they pay.
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New Wed 4 Jun 25 20:27 
 Road Tax - smokie
I just got one of these, well very similar anyway.

However the sender email address rather gave it away...

orders-no-reply-dvla-on-com=finestgirls.se@mg.finestgirls.se; on behalf of; dvla@gov-uk.services

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