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Re: Dropped a bollock car tax
Reply #15 - 31. Mar 2011 at 18:59

As stated above, the grace period is now 5 days and only if taxed online before the current one expires Thumbs Up!

Don't care what anyone says, that is the law as it stands and anything else is down to the officer who stops you Wink

Bear in mind that the offence is, as stated, failing to display and that there are many Road Tax Checks done now with ANPR cameras Wink

Me... I'd just do it online tonight and make sure I put it in when it arrives Thumbs Up!

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Re: Dropped a bollock car tax
Reply #16 - 31. Mar 2011 at 19:07

Bent valve wrote on 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

Of course you can't be arsed, it's not true. And to ill-advise a member who may take you at your word is not on.

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Opti Omega Lord Offline Not as smart as his avatar Posts: 5372 South Lincolnshire Gender:	Re: Dropped a bollock car tax Reply #17 - 31. Mar 2011 at 19:09 "Tax in post" always worked well for me.....back in the day. As did "Doctor on call"......
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Re: Dropped a bollock car tax
Reply #18 - 31. Mar 2011 at 19:11

Opti wrote on 31. Mar 2011 at 19:09:

"Tax in post" always worked well for me.....back in the day. As did "Doctor on call"...... Grin

Yep... I've done the "Awaiting Documents" trick in the past but it's never going to work in this modern day when they already know the registered keeper and how long it's been registered to that person before they even stop it Thumbs Up!

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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 #19 - 31. Mar 2011 at 19:34 Read this. you have 14 days to tax or sorn the car after the tax expires before you are prosecuted . http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/OwningAVehicle/HowToTaxYourVehicle/DG_06967...
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Re: Dropped a bollock car tax
Reply #20 - 31. Mar 2011 at 19:38

Bent valve wrote on 31. Mar 2011 at 19:34:

Read this. you have 14 days to tax or sorn the car after the tax expires before you are prosecuted .

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/OwningAVehicle/HowToTaxYourVehicle/DG_06967...

Eh BV?

No, re-read this:

"MOT or insurance has expired

If you intend to renew your vehicle tax you should do so before your current tax disc expires. However, this isn’t always possible if you are waiting for insurance or getting an MOT for your vehicle.

You’ll be committing an offence if you use or keep your vehicle on the public road without a current tax disc. If you can’t get a tax disc, you must remove your vehicle off the road.

You’ll have 14 days to get a tax disc or make a SORN, while your vehicle is off the road"

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Re: Dropped a bollock car tax
Reply #21 - 31. Mar 2011 at 19:39

Stop talking shite and read it properly.

MOT or insurance has expired
If you intend to renew your vehicle tax you should do so before your current tax disc expires. However, this isn’t always possible if you are waiting for insurance or getting an MOT for your vehicle.

You’ll be committing an offence if you use or keep your vehicle on the public road without a current tax disc. If you can’t get a tax disc, you must remove your vehicle off the road.

You’ll have 14 days to get a tax disc or make a SORN, while your vehicle is off the road.

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hotel21 Administrator Offline Posts: 12766 Doghouse Gender: Drives: into lamposts	Re: Dropped a bollock car tax Reply #22 - 31. Mar 2011 at 19:40 The important bit of the 14 days thaaaang is that the vehicle is kept off the road. The 5 days thingy is a bar to prosecution whilst on the road....
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Re: Dropped a bollock car tax
Reply #23 - 31. Mar 2011 at 19:40

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Stop talking shite and read it properly.

MOT or insurance has expired
If you intend to renew your vehicle tax you should do so before your current tax disc expires. However, this isn’t always possible if you are waiting for insurance or getting an MOT for your vehicle.

You’ll be committing an offence if you use or keep your vehicle on the public road without a current tax disc. If you can’t get a tax disc, you must remove your vehicle off the road.

You’ll have 14 days to get a tax disc or make a SORN, while your vehicle is off the road.

Blimey, there is a terrible echo in here Steve! Roll Eyes

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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 #24 - 31. Mar 2011 at 19:44 Yeah, so it was off the road, Honest! In reality as long as you tax the car from the date it expired at some point before you get caught then all is well
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STMO123 Ex Member	Re: Dropped a bollock car tax Reply #25 - 31. Mar 2011 at 19:47 Bent valve wrote on 31. Mar 2011 at 19:44: Yeah, so it was off the road, Honest! In reality as long as you tax the car from the date it expired at some point before you get caught then all is well Not many plod round here, I'll try six months. God help us.
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Re: Dropped a bollock car tax
Reply #26 - 31. Mar 2011 at 19:50

Locally police aren't interested before 28 days, as that is when the DVLA officially inform them that the vehicle license is over due rather than a bit late. I believe that the reasoning is if you forgot to tax your car then it would be done within a week or so, a month or over would be willful avoidance.

I know of someone who was reported directly to a police officer and the above was their response.

Said person did somehow manage to 'find' his tax disc on day 27. Angry

barsteward.

As stated 'failure to display' is a separate offence to 'failure to license'. Not getting a tax disc could see you hit with both charges. Undecided

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Re: Dropped a bollock car tax
Reply #27 - 31. Mar 2011 at 19:54

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Bent valve wrote on 31. Mar 2011 at 19:44:

Yeah, so it was off the road, Honest! In reality as long as you tax the car from the date it expired at some point before you get caught then all is well Thumbs Up!

Not many plod round here, I'll try six months. God help us.

May well be worth the the risk, anyone who believes their car will be crushed and they will recieve a 2500 pound fine deserves to have their car crushed and a 2500 pound fine Wink

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hotel21 Administrator Offline Posts: 12766 Doghouse Gender: Drives: into lamposts	Re: Dropped a bollock car tax Reply #28 - 31. Mar 2011 at 19:56 taxi al wrote on 31. Mar 2011 at 19:50: .......Not getting a tax disc could see you hit with both charges. In my experience, not so. Termed as 'two bites of the cherry'. You cannot be done for failing to display something you do not have.
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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 #29 - 31. Mar 2011 at 19:58 The burning question is.. why the feck dont they put car tax on the price of petrol? and sod all this dvla boll0cks
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