RUCs to apply to all vehicles (incl EVs), replacing road user tax on petrol

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#3243028 31-May-2024 08:53

jonathan18: Umm, maybe leaving it until 29 hours before D-day to buy RUCs for both our cars was a dumb idea! Spinning wheel of death on the website at moment; will try again later tonight and, if no luck then, first thing tomorrow.

I continued to have trouble all the additional times I attempted last night, and again early this morning (before 6, on both iPad and laptop) - it either got stuck on the payment screen, or the WK website threw up various errors (including sometimes telling me I had to call them, or that I couldn't buy RUCs for a specific vehicle).

But tried again about 8sh (on laptop) and it went through without issue.

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#3243034 31-May-2024 09:14

So as long as you buy today, even if you don't get the label for a week, that should be legally OK?

Or you must have bought and have your label showing from tomorrow?

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#3243040 31-May-2024 09:19

heavenlywild:

So as long as you buy today, even if you don't get the label for a week, that should be legally OK?

Or you must have bought and have your label showing from tomorrow?

If you purchase it online you can download a temporary PDF that you can print and leave in your car until the label arrives.

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#3243041 31-May-2024 09:20

heavenlywild:

So as long as you buy today, even if you don't get the label for a week, that should be legally OK?

Or you must have bought and have your label showing from tomorrow?

The email will have a printable label valid for a week. My 22 May purchase has not yet arrived in the post and the printable label won't be valid tomorrow. I'm not too worried as I'm sure I would be able to show the printable label past the 7 days as proof.

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#3243048 31-May-2024 09:23

Thanks team, good to know.

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#3243052 31-May-2024 09:26

Still dont know why they have to post you a label if you can get a pdf version. Perhaps they are concerned about longevity and readability with people printing on crap inkjets using plain paper or something.

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#3243061 31-May-2024 09:50

richms:

Still dont know why they have to post you a label if you can get a pdf version. Perhaps they are concerned about longevity and readability with people printing on crap inkjets using plain paper or something.

There's probably some legislative requirement which could require Parliament to change it. Someone would need to review the appropriate acts to confirm, but it's probably not worth our effort.

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#3243078 31-May-2024 10:21

richms:

Still dont know why they have to post you a label if you can get a pdf version. Perhaps they are concerned about longevity and readability with people printing on crap inkjets using plain paper or something.

I'm guessing this a big part of it...

The commercial ones are clearly printed with UV stable ink, - pretty such most consumer ink/laser printing don't have the same level of UV resistance

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#3243079 31-May-2024 10:22

wellygary:

I'm guessing this a big part of it...

The commercial ones are clearly printed with UV stable ink, - pretty such most consumer ink/laser printing don't have the same level of UV resistance

A problem that wouldn't even exist if we do away with the need for having labels in the first place.

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#3243249 31-May-2024 12:48

Got my RUC without issue online. I wish the passport renewal process was as fast 😜

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#3243255 31-May-2024 13:03

Did mine last night. Got a overloaded type error the first time, but on refreshing I was able to make the payment.

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#3243261 31-May-2024 13:21

Shadowfoot:

heavenlywild:

So as long as you buy today, even if you don't get the label for a week, that should be legally OK?

Or you must have bought and have your label showing from tomorrow?

The email will have a printable label valid for a week. My 22 May purchase has not yet arrived in the post and the printable label won't be valid tomorrow. I'm not too worried as I'm sure I would be able to show the printable label past the 7 days as proof.

It arrived in the post today and it's now in the window of my car, to be forgotten about for a year probably.

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#3243265 31-May-2024 13:33

I’m wondering if it’s okay for me to smuggly sit here reading posts from people that have left things to the last minute, that are now angsting over their labels, etc. Having got my label a month ago, the following credit card ad springs to mind,

500km* of RUCs $38, peace of mind priceless.

*How many I’ve used, not how many I bought.

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#3243275 31-May-2024 13:52

You're welcome to be smug, but I'm fine with my decision to wait until yesterday!

In the end it wasn't that big a hassle - I've certainly put in more effort to save a few $$ before... (And, between two cars, we'd have chalked up way more than 500km this past month!)

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#3243307 31-May-2024 14:38

Doing it last minute was no stress and took a minute.

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