hi all,

i got pulled by the fuzz yesterday for a very strange reason. My tax disc is out of date!!!! reason i find it strange is that i definately remember renewing it 2 days after the new price change and fitting it in the 'richbrook' styled tax disc holder , so it cant have been long ago! so i got out the car as i didnt believe the copper was telling the truth, and to my suprize the old out of date tax disc is in place!! so the copper has now filled out a form for the DVLA, so i'd be expecting a letter

when i got home, i had a search through my old tax discs (i keep em for some reason), i find the IN DATE one. so i suspect i took the old one out and put the old one back in

So where do i stand? what can/will the DVLA do?

many thanks

 

Well, it is a legal requirement that a current tax disc be displayed on the vehicle, so you may not get away with it. You could appeal and explain what happened, and they should be able to check that you had indeed bought the new tax disc - so you may get let off without the fine.

 

Its a £80 or £90 fine if I remember right

 

If they fine you send them a grovelling letter of apology - they may rip up your fine

 

Had just bought a new car, parked it outside a post office to buy tax, and got done for it. Even though I had a cheque written out for 6 months, MOT and cover note!!!

 

as he already bought it and it was a mistake, which he can prove I think he'll be fine... PHONE them though, letters get ignored

 

deny all knowledge of being pulled up.

did you sign anything???

Dazza

 

yep do that and you may end up with even more problems

i suggest you contact the DVLA, let'em know whats happened. You'll probably end up with a , but that'l be about that.

they've got bigger fish to fry

 

I don't see why you should be let off (from their point of view). Offence was failure to display - you failed to display. Intention don't enter into it.

Good luck, I think you'll need it.

 

Trundle down to the dvla office in a hired jcb, and tear the ******* place to the ground

 

Why are you so harsh?...........the guy had valid road tax, ok yes it wasn't displayed due to a 'human' error.

As said explain the matter clearly and promptly, i hope you will be fine.

 

I agree with the above, best get it sorted.

You'll probably find they're much more interested in catching people without tax, not those displaying it

 

Whether he had it or not was irrelevant. He failed to display it, which is what he'll be penalised for. £80 for a silly mistake, don't do it again.

Not harsh, just accurate.

If they let him off, lucky him.

Let's face it, if they penalise everyone £80 for not having a £150 tax disc, it becomes a risk worth taking.

 

PMSL, sounds good to me,

 

DVLA will check there records and ignore the form sent in by the cops. so don't fret about it.

 

I've never been pulled by the fuzz;






But I've been swung around by the **** a few times*.







*This joke was brought to you by the old jokes' home

 

i once forgot to hand in an mot cert for a producer and had to go to court, if you go to the police station and go and show them your in date tax disc and get a receipt, and when u go to court and show them they will let you off.

 

thats a good one, i didnt sign or write anything. just gave my details.

 

I was going to post that

 

Someone had to. The tension of expectation was making everyone's psyches overstressed. It was an act of kindness.

 

You're joking, aren't you?

DVLA will chase you all the way they can to get their money.

The offence is failing to display and has nothing to do with actually having tax. I've seen DVLA officials fine people for having their tax disk sitting on the dash of the car, and so not displayed properly.

 

The thread title demanded it TBH.

Scrolling down past #10 I was suddenly overwhelmed by a sense of duty - you can imagine the disappointment of being beaten to it.

 

For that, I am sorry. Perhaps we could take joint honours? I'm nothing if not magnanimous. On a matter of pubic duty like this I'm prepared to share.

 

Unfortunately you have accidentally broken the letter of the law. Since they are all money grubbers these days they may hold you to that and charge you £80 but it is still worth writing a letter of apology explaining your error and reminding them that you were taxed anyway. Don't grovel, it will make them more likely to do you! Hope it works for you.

Les

 

Not quite the same thing, but...

Daughter got done for not showing a 'pay and display' parking ticket. Daft girl had left it on the dash upside-down. Sent them the original ticket which was clearly valid, and the fine was dropped

Richard.