madras

I passed a DVLA van this morning with a camera sat on the road behind it, pointing at the passing traffic, the sign under the camera stated it was reading tax discs.

Is this for real? I mean...if cars are travelling past at 40mph, a tax disc is say 7cm in diameter, it's sunny - lots of reflections, dirty windscreens, uneven road. What chances are there of getting a clear image of anyones tax disc?

Is this just a scare tactic or a proven way to catch tax dodgers?

Ideas anyone?

madras

simo

It checks your no. plate against DVLA computer which then shows if the car has not tax or insurance or any o/s offences against car / driver. I totally back this up & for once the police are doing some good against illegal drivers.

Simon

madras

Cheers Simo, that makes more sense than rtying to read tax discs.

Totally agree, we need more of this.

madras

davegtt

Yup, rather have these cameras on the road than speed cameras.

Avi

Yup, one one my mate's still insists on having his tax disk really low in the window "so the police can't scan it from their cameras".. tried to tell him numerous times but he won't have it

The Zohan

Yes + they are more likely to catch unroadworthy, dangerous cars and drivers this way. Not tax may well mean no MOT or insurance.

I know that NL believes speeding is the most serious crime in the UK but taking dangerous vehicles off the road just as important if not more so!

madras

Too right Paul!

I often pass the VOSA & DVLA vans parked in the same place, I alway get a feeling of satifaction seeing the number of cars they've caught and clamped.

It does make me mad to think that so many drives are out there uninsured, untax, no MOT or no have not even passed a driving test.

madras

stew911

i'll tell you whats even more annoying is trying to tax your car when you can't cause the dvla won't hurry up with your registration documents!!!!

john_s

iTrader: (1)

Next thing is you get fined for having an un-taxed and un-SORN'ed vehicle

John.

kingofturds

iTrader: (1)

Wasted an entire day trying to tax my car the other day after losing the log book, Was told i could not tax or sorn it , When i asked wtf i was meant to do he said he was not sure and kindly pointed me to my closest dvla centre 100 miles away! Looked on their website and found the closest centre was in fact 14 miles away.