i’ve just been on the government’s website, paying the tax disc for the car; £170 for the privilege of another 12 months sitting in traffic jams and having my motor rattled to bits by pot-holes. how thrilling it was to see that the webpage where the process of paying the fucker begins is entitled not “pay for your tax disc” but “apply for a tax disc” - as if it’s something you really want to do anyway and which the government might allow, if you ask nicely.
how i held my breath in anticipation as i entered my bank card details! - wouldn’t it be heart-breaking if my “application” was turned down and i was unable to give the government yet more of my hard-earned money? but thankfully, all was well, for i got to the ‘final’ screen and was greeted with the following message. a more niggardly person might have expected a “thank you” of some description, after forking out £170, but i was just overjoyed to know my application had succeeded!
