subaruturbo_18

Right so i've bought a cheapo car to get me from a to b on my 80 mile daily comute. the car i bought wasnt taxed so obviously i had money ready to tax it.

ive paid for the car, phoned up and insured it and then drove it home and parked it in the layby near my house on sunday.

i cannot tax it until my insurance documents come through which will hopefully be here soon, but this morning when i left to go to uni i noticed a leaflet under the windscreen wiper

its a police notice of having no tax.


now i know its not suposed to be on the road but i have just bought it and am not driving it until i get tax sorted, and parking it in the layby is hardly doing anybody any harm atall.

the notice says i could face a fine? is this correct?


what are the terms on taxing a vehicle you have just bought? i thought that ther would be a few days of exception??

Boro

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Legally i guess youre in the wrong. If you can prove you have JUST bought it and are waiting for insurance, you may get away with it.

Simon 69

When you tax it back to the beginning of the month they wont pursue it.

scoobynewbie72

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Worst case is they take you to court, you show your receipt and the tax you have bought and they throw it out,
iirc they cant give you points for no tax, they can fine you and make you pay the back duty,~get ya tax and write to them explaining your situation,
They are within there rights as you may have no intention of taxing it, they dont know that.
hth
Brett

Simon 69

Prosecuted by the DVLA through the local VRO. They can have you, but in my experience the most theyd do if you didnt tax back to the date of purchase was send a conditional offer (ie pay us this and we wont prosecute).

Simon

RJM25R

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Correct-a-mundo! It's not even a criminal offence!!

The police are obligated to report it purely because it could be a sign of criminal activity, EG no MOT/Insurance/Stolen etc.

Tucker82

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or tax it online...

cossie-nutter

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