DVLA’s online service proves a festive hit on Christmas Day
DVLA releases figures that show over 4,600 motorists taxed or declared their vehicle of the road on Christmas Day.
According to figures released today (5 January 2012) more than 6,400 motorists used DirectGov to tax or declare their vehicles off road on Christmas Day. The busiest time was between 10 and 11am when 585 people used the site.
In addition, 143 people used the service in the first 15 minutes of 2012.
Roads Minister, Mike Penning, said:
The numbers show that motorists want to deal with the DVLA at a time and date that suits them – even on Christmas Day. DVLA’s online services are quick and easy to use and often reduce the need for customers to dig out additional paperwork such as MOT or insurance documents which DVLA automatically check for them.
On Christmas Day, the full breakdown of the number of motorists who used the service was:
| Time of Day | 2011 |
|---|---|
| 0:00am to 0:59am | 156 |
| 1am to 1:59am | 81 |
| 2am to 2:59am | 30 |
| 3am to 3:59am | 23 |
| 4am to 4:59am | 13 |
| 5am to 5:59am | 20 |
| 6am to 6:59am | 40 |
| 7am to 7:59am | 100 |
| 8am to 8:59am | 202 |
| 9am to 9:59am | 377 |
| 10am to 10:59am | 585 |
| 11am to 11:59am | 582 |
| 12pm to12:59pm | 522 |
| 1pm to 1:59pm | 384 |
| 2pm to 2:59pm | 356 |
| 3pm to 3:59pm | 274 |
| 4pm to 4:59pm | 336 |
| 5pm to 5:59pm | 347 |
| 6pm to 6:59pm | 339 |
| 7pm to 7:59pm | 368 |
| 8pm to 8:59pm | 414 |
| 9pm to 9:59pm | 340 |
| 10pm to 10:59pm | 292 |
| 11pm to 11:59pm | 238 |
| Total | 6419 |
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