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[STMO123]

Wierd, there's no way I wrote breakers!


J

No. You wrote f e c k e r s 

[omegod]

I haven't displayed a disc on mine for 6 months and no one has turned a blind eye, it is taxed though

[the alarming man]

ah yes but the offence is failure to display not failure to have ...so you have been lucky and no one as seen you not doing so

[omegod]

ah yes but the offence is failure to display not failure to have ...so you have been lucky and no one as seen you not doing so

Really couldn't give a crap no offence like but if thats how petty they can be...fook em

[hotel21]

Last time I was out to play (ok, almost 6 years ago now) the general rule was 5 1/2 times tax due since last renewal plus a fine. Quite a good earner!!!

[78bex]

depends on whether you payed on-line or by phone.
I do believe there`s a bit of a grey area here
I bought mine on-line & didn`t get the thing until well into the first new week.
A nice lady from the help line number seemed to think I could still drive ok.

[Mr Skrunts]

depends on whether you payed on-line or by phone.
I do believe there`s a bit of a grey area here
I bought mine on-line & didn`t get the thing until well into the first new week.
A nice lady from the help line number seemed to think I could still drive ok.

Buying on the internet should register the car imediately and therefore not get picked up by ANPR, same as I was told with a new MOT, but the the TAX the offence is actually failure to display and probably comes down to the police officers discresion if pulled.

[Brikhead]

The other morning I came out to go to work (around 7am) and a DVLA van was driving all around the estate with a camara on each corner (like the Google car) taking pictures of every vehicle he could find.

I saw similar DVLA van driving around Wolverhampton the other week, neither of the occupants were wearing a seat belt, takes the P a little in my opinion....

[aaronjb]

depends on whether you payed on-line or by phone.
I do believe there`s a bit of a grey area here
I bought mine on-line & didn`t get the thing until well into the first new week.
A nice lady from the help line number seemed to think I could still drive ok.

The DVLA website says this (I think this may have been extended to 14 days, but I couldn't find that - only this archived post from 2008):

As a result, from the 1st of September 2008, those buying their vehicle tax online, by phone or by post will be able to legally continue to drive their vehicles for up to 5 days while they wait for their new tax disc to arrive. This will only apply where the new tax disc has been applied for before the current one expires and motorists should continue to display the expired disc on their vehicle, until the new one arrives.

[henryd]

I think the five day bit is right

[the alarming man]

i think it is 7 now due to how cack the post is

[Sir Tigger KC]

We'll have to start putting 'Tax applied for' notes in the windscreen like we used to.... 

[albitz]

Or "Tax in post..................................office".

[zirk]

Or "Tax in post..................................office".

 

Or, On my way to Post Office to get Tax right now!.......via the Mot place and my Insurance Broker.

[tidla]

Got nabbed in my favourite county of Derby (nothing else to do?). Took a car for test drive which had been sorn for some time. Still some MOT. Owner was concerned about a road test due to his local knowledge of the keenness of local plod. Gave instructions of where to avoid. You guessed it, 300m into test drive, Disco spotted sporting anpr cameras on a stretch of road with no escape.. Duly tried to evade and duly blagged.
Concern was with Driving licence, insurance (trade) and mot which checked out instantly.No mention of tax at point of stop or at station to which docs produced.