For more than 90 years, all vehicles on British roads have been required to display a tax disc.
George Osborne will today announce that the paper discs will be consigned to history next October as part of an overhaul of vehicle excise duty.
The move has been made possible because of the increasing use of an electronic register of cars, vans and lorries to identify tax dodgers.
The first vehicle taxes were introduced in 1888 and the current system of excise duties to help pay for the maintenance and construction of roads was introduced in 1920. The first tax discs were issued a year later.
A Treasury spokesman said: “This is a visual symbol of how we are moving government into the modern age and making deal with government more hassle-free.”.............
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George Osborne will today announce that the paper discs will be consigned to history next October as part of an overhaul of vehicle excise duty.
The move has been made possible because of the increasing use of an electronic register of cars, vans and lorries to identify tax dodgers.
The first vehicle taxes were introduced in 1888 and the current system of excise duties to help pay for the maintenance and construction of roads was introduced in 1920. The first tax discs were issued a year later.
A Treasury spokesman said: “This is a visual symbol of how we are moving government into the modern age and making deal with government more hassle-free.”.............
Read more
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