I’ll be happy when the pay instalment early button arrives, it’s the only thing I’m missing.
I always pay my loan early when I get paid on the day, beats having to wait for it to be taken.
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Same. Because I can’t pay from pots it’s easier to just pay it there and then
I do the same with my loan payment took pay I pay day as can’t come out of pots.
I’m going to France 
soon, how does flex work when abroad, the lower transaction cost of £30 which is fine but I was hoping to use my flex card via Google pay for all my holiday spend, so assuming I pay for a round of drinks and it cost €36.10 (£30) it should be fine rite what happens if the exchange rate changes and it no longer hits the £30 lower limit?
Will it simply be a rejected transaction, will I be penalised, will my phone explode?
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Great to see there is now a ‘paid off’ section in the feed. That had been bugging me for a while.
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Weird Flex behaviour today. I paid off a Flex transaction in full yesterday and this morning part of that payment was refunded to me. The total value of the flexed transaction has now increased by the amount of this refund and its showing as due to be paid at the end of Feb.
I’ve sent a message in app for some help, I’ll report back!
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So it was some kind of weirdness from Apple. I ordered a watch + apple care. They took the whole amount but in the background I think they did a separate hold for the applecare.
So I got an unexpected refund to my account which I had to pay straight back to flex.
It has slightly confused my brain but I think I’m even. 
Sorry if covered before, but can you use flex to pay for car tax?
There’s only one way to find out.
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Should be…
Here’s the excluded list:
You could just do it over 12 months through the DVLA interest free though 
It rolls over too so it saves you having to manually do it each year and it will then be in your budgeting/summary thing in app also.
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It is interest fee but the DVLA add a scummy charge over paying in a lump sum so its not free. 3 months with flex would be truly charge free.
There is no difference in mine to paying it outright or over 12 months. For both my car or motorbike… But now you’re making me want to check
Top bracket (pre 2017 cars) its an extra £30 to pay over the year via DD. Hell even the first charge bracket of £20 per year charges an extra £1 to pay via DD.
I always thought it was scummy charging for DD when I was under the impression DD was cheaper for the gov to run over card fee’s for the lump sum. It hits the poorest hardest as usual with the gov.
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My mother just received her vehicle tax renewal and there is a charge for anything other than paying the whole 12 months at once.
Ahh you’ve added a link…
I’m not sure where I log in to manage my direct debits so I’ll keep digging. If that’s the case then flex away 
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I’ve paid mine by direct debit for years, I didn’t realise they charged extra!
I might pay it in one go and put it into a pot instead now you’ve said this!
That’s what I’m now considering.
It’s what I do with my insurance and then pay it in one lump at the end of the year.
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Go to https://vehicleenquiry.service.gov.uk/
Put your plate in and it will tell you you emissions then check the table in the link I posted earlier for your DD fee.
Its a very scummy charge to tap those who cant afford the lump sum with an extra fee. Like I say I was under the impression DD was cheaper than card processing fee’s as well.
I have my car tax due at the end of the month and literally had a conv with someone this morning about the DD charge as he didnt realise he was paying more as well.
My motorbike has 0 emissions which is odd
My car is 142… where does it say what charge I’ll pay for spreading it over 12 months on the link you posted?