help, DVLA impounded car, can i appeal?

big_gay_kirk

on the subject of clamping.. apparently (but I'm not recommending you try this!!) if you fiirmly and clearly fix a notice above your wheels that says something along the lines of "This vehicle is equipped with boltcroppers. If you clamp this vehicle the owner will remove the clamp with these boltcroppers, and will not be held liable for any fine or for any damage sustained to the clamp" then by clamping your car, the clampers can be held to have agreed to the contract.. just as you apparently agree to their contract to clamp you if you park in theri patch.. and if they clamp you, and you cut the clamp off, they haven't a leg tto stand on.. but I'm not actually sure if this si legal.. except possibly in Scotland!!

meester

big_gay_kirk wrote: »

on the subject of clamping.. apparently (but I'm not recommending you try this!!) if you fiirmly and clearly fix a notice above your wheels that says something along the lines of "This vehicle is equipped with boltcroppers. If you clamp this vehicle the owner will remove the clamp with these boltcroppers, and will not be held liable for any fine or for any damage sustained to the clamp" then by clamping your car, the clampers can be held to have agreed to the contract.. just as you apparently agree to their contract to clamp you if you park in theri patch.. and if they clamp you, and you cut the clamp off, they haven't a leg tto stand on.. but I'm not actually sure if this si legal.. except possibly in Scotland!!

they'll tow you instead

across

if you cant read the expiry date on your tax disc then your eyes are bad and you shouldnt be on the road at all,if we got rid of all the untaxed vehicles on the roads then maybe they would be less congested hence no need to bring in congestion charges yipee! get em clamped and towed away they are in the way of us that pay!:rolleyes:

rachnbri

redpetunia wrote: »

i rely on that letter from the DVLA to let me know my tax is due (as I;m sure do most people in this country).

Every morning when I gt in my car I see the date on the tax disk displayed on my windscreen - that's how I know when it's due!

across

Originally Posted by redpetunia
i rely on that letter from the DVLA to let me know my tax is due (as I;m sure do most people in this country).
you are so irresponsible! I'm sure your havin a laugh! if it were a hand out you wouldnt wait for a letter i bet you'd expect whats due on time regardless!!you must be very hardfaced to drive an untaxed vehicle anyway i would be so embarrased as i am a very proud person obviously youre not!:p

Thomas_Crown

zappahey wrote: »

Do you just make this stuff up? In another thread you said that no MOT voids the tax and insurance. The reality is that, while MOT and insurance are required to buy a tax disc, each of these items stand alone the expry of one has no impact on the validity of the other two.

Driving a car over 3 years old without a valid MOT will result in the insurance being void. The insurers will deem the car to be unroadworthy.

Keith

Thomas_Crown wrote: »

Driving a car over 3 years old without a valid MOT will result in the insurance being void. The insurers will deem the car to be unroadworthy.

No they won't, the MOT only says at XX:XX on X day of X month the car passed a series of basic tests, 5 minutes later after leaving the test center the car can be unroadworthy.

raskazz

Thomas_Crown wrote: »

Driving a car over 3 years old without a valid MOT will result in the insurance being void.

No it will not, as has been explained numerous times in recent threads.

Thomas_Crown wrote: »

The insurers will deem the car to be unroadworthy.

Not solely on the basis of an expired MOT they won't.