The tax disc has been a part of British motoring life since 1920, but the government is considering scrapping them according to a consultation paper published by the Department for Transport recently.
An alternative online version of the tax disc is being considered in an effort to streamline services.
Around 36 million vehicles are estimated to bear the century-old tax disc.
According to a Daily Mail report, tax disc reminder letters may also soon be a thing of the past, as emails or text messages replace them.
This is in addition to the axing of the paper counterpart to the plastic driving licence card, which is set to go in 2015.
Stephen Hammond, a Roads Minister, said at the end of the report, “We will remove the need for unnecessary paper, including abolishing the driving licence counterpart and consider the continuing need for the tax disc.”
Carbon emissions dictate how much vehicle excise duty must be paid, with Band A cars, emitting 100g per km of CO2 or less, paying nothing. Band M vehicles, on the other hand, must pay £460, since they create more than 256g of CO2 per km.
As a forward-looking vehicle recovery provider, here at startrescue.co.uk we're always keen to see improvements and cost savings being made in the Department of Transport. However, in the axing of the tax disc, we will also lament the passing of an iconic part of British motoring history.
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