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moggy Intermediate Member Offline Posts: 366 birmingham Gender: Drives: 3ltr omega elite 1995	Dropped a bollock car tax 31. Mar 2011 at 18:18 Got in late tonight,missed the post office and my tax runs out tonight.I wont be able to get it till one tomorrow afternoon,do any of you guys know if i should risk going to work tomorrow.I Know its only one day but i suppose i can still be nicked.Thanks Moggy
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Lizzie Zoom Deleted Member Offline The Romantic Emotional Pink Lady Posts: 65 Ashford, Kent Gender: Drives: 2000 Omega 3.0 Elite Auto	Re: Dropped a bollock car tax Reply #1 - 31. Mar 2011 at 18:20 Yep you can always take a risk, but what if the worst happens? No, I would just make getting that road tax disc a number one priority for tomorrow. Once you could get away with no tax on your car for a day or two, but now with ANPR and the rest..................not worth it!!
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tidla Omega Baron Offline Posts: 2392 solihull Gender: Drives: omega 2001 3.0 elite	Re: Dropped a bollock car tax Reply #2 - 31. Mar 2011 at 18:22 do it online. job done.
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moggy Intermediate Member Offline Posts: 366 birmingham Gender: Drives: 3ltr omega elite 1995	Re: Dropped a bollock car tax Reply #3 - 31. Mar 2011 at 18:25 tidla wrote on 31. Mar 2011 at 18:22: do it online. job done. Hi Tapper888 if i do it now am i leagal tomorrow
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Bent valve Intermediate Member Offline Posts: 386 Drives: Omega 3Litre elite estate, Merc 190E	Re: Dropped a bollock car tax Reply #4 - 31. Mar 2011 at 18:31 Dont worry about it! you have 14 days from expiry to either SORN it or tax it. I ALWAYS wait till the 14th day before I do either
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Reply #5 - 31. Mar 2011 at 18:32

well my company have lost the tax disc to my company car..although car is taxed it hasnt got a valid disc..well i was driving it as i forgot tax was expired and i was pulled over in a speed trap and was told in know uncertain terms if car was seen on the road again I would get fine and I would get points...for no tax??..well specfic offence is failure to display valid disc Thumbs Up!

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STMO123 Ex Member	Re: Dropped a bollock car tax Reply #6 - 31. Mar 2011 at 18:39 Bent valve wrote on 31. Mar 2011 at 18:31: Dont worry about it! you have 14 days from expiry to either SORN it or tax it. I ALWAYS wait till the 14th day before I do either I don't believe that for a minute. Show me the proof.
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STMO123 Ex Member	Re: Dropped a bollock car tax Reply #7 - 31. Mar 2011 at 18:39 moggy wrote on 31. Mar 2011 at 18:25: tidla wrote on 31. Mar 2011 at 18:22: do it online. job done. Hi Tapper888 if i do it now am i leagal tomorrow Yes you are moggy. Just keep the receipt you will recieve by email.
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STMO123 Ex Member	Re: Dropped a bollock car tax Reply #8 - 31. Mar 2011 at 18:42 Broocie is online. Tell us Broocie, is it right that you'll get away with it for 14 days?
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Bent valve Intermediate Member Offline Posts: 386 Drives: Omega 3Litre elite estate, Merc 190E	Re: Dropped a bollock car tax Reply #9 - 31. Mar 2011 at 18:44 On many occasions I have taken great pleasure from driving around for at least a month after the tax expires before renewing, just to get my own back on the b*stards. Although that was in the days before SORN when you could just state on the application form when the car was last used on the road
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Re: Dropped a bollock car tax
Reply #10 - 31. Mar 2011 at 18:44

Bent valve wrote on 31. Mar 2011 at 18:31:

Dont worry about it! you have 14 days from expiry to either SORN it or tax it. I ALWAYS wait till the 14th day before I do either Thumbs Up!

Not quite true....

You do get a 'grace' period to display the disk......but it is 5 working days AND the tax disk must have been bought online before the current one expires....so as STMO/tapper said.....buy it online tonight.....and its fine....just remember to shove it in the car asap when it tuns up Thumbs Up!

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bigboykarl Intermediate Member Offline Posts: 318 barnsley/london. Drives: 2.6 MV6 LPG..2.5 ELITE LPG WHEN IT WANTS	Re: Dropped a bollock car tax Reply #11 - 31. Mar 2011 at 18:48 mine runs out tonight..still haven't recieved the v11..can't find the log book..
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Reply #12 - 31. Mar 2011 at 18:48

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Bent valve wrote on 31. Mar 2011 at 18:31:

Dont worry about it! you have 14 days from expiry to either SORN it or tax it. I ALWAYS wait till the 14th day before I do either Thumbs Up!

I don't believe that for a minute. Show me the proof.

I cant be arsed, but You have to tax it or sorn it within 14days or DVLA will get excited. I have seen it on their website somewhere

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Reply #13 - 31. Mar 2011 at 18:48

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Broocie is online. Tell us Broocie, is it right that you'll get away with it for 14 days?

Its coming up 5 years since my last shift so things always change.....

It certainly used to be the 14 days in the good/bad old days when you did such things via the post. Now that its online and at local Post Offices, I recall 5 days.

Either way, if its taxed tomorrow, that makes it valid for tomorrow. Worst case is a fail to display and, if stopped, you have all your paperwork with you for stopping at the PO on the way home?

Road Tax is a civil offence so no points on your licence. Wink

or, as said, do it online now and print out the time/dated receipt for display on the screen meantime. Thumbs Up!

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« Last Edit: 31. Mar 2011 at 18:50 by hotel21 »

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Reply #14 - 31. Mar 2011 at 18:53

From the DVLA webpage...

When you apply for a tax disc online or by using our phone service you are able to legally continue to drive your vehicle for up to 5 days after the tax disc has expired while you wait for the new tax disc to arrive. This will only apply when you have applied for a new tax disc before the current one expires. You should continue to display the expired disc on your vehicle, until the new one arrives.

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