Road tax fine

lacni13

Hi guys,
Thanks for the comments. I gather here you think I am selling cars illegally or trying to escape paying tax.
None of this really, here is what happen: I was selling my car and also the one of a friend of mine back in his country. Because of the credit crunch it has been difficult to do so. So I declared the cars SORN, parked them on the piece of land in front of my house.
But I have problems with my neighbour, over a fence issue. This has been ruled down in my favour and despite me being kind enough for not pressing on her for the mess she created, she carries on being a pain, threaten me to block my cars so that I could not put them back onto the road.
So what I have done is putting the cars back onto the road in emergency an evening (post office close so no way I could pay tax, and I did not have internet). On the morning I left at 6 for a meeting, got back at lunch time, but she had the cars reported and towed away already. Nice plot from her really...
That bring me to having paid for release fees. Now I have also a fine. I really do not think it is fair. £146 fine for no tax 5 hours! Plus my friend was the legal keeper but he can not pay as he is away. What does he risk?
Many thanks

markelock

why not recover the monies by taking her to court for her mess on your land? talk to citizens advice.

if the relationship has broken down, a bit more hassle won't hurt.

I believe the fines are whether you have it on the road for a minute or a month.

have you now taxed the vehicles?

Hintza

Tin helmets out and start digging the trenches and laying anti personnel mines could be a long seige.

Unlucky is all I can say, hope you get it sorted out.

Tally-Ho_2

I hate to say this, but 5 days, 5 hours or 5 seconds on the road for an untaxed car is all the same to the DVLA - its illiegal, hence both cars were recovered and you have received a fine.

The registered keeper of the other car will also no doubt have received a fine through the post as well. If it is not paid, then he could find a warrant being issued by a court for non payment of a fine or bailiffs trying to locate him depending on how its dealt with nowadays.

It might seem harsh, but unfortunately that is the law I am afraid.

mystic_trev

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lacni13

mystic: will definitelly get one of those sticker

I know this is illegal, I do not claim that, it was just an accident under special circunstances and I am trying to explain that to DVLA to lower or cancel the fine... They should show some understanding sometimes...

I though of going to court and get my neighbour money in compensation, but I happen to be a nice neighbour always going for good neighbour relationship... Again a prove that being nice in the world can only bring you problem. Plus as Hintza says, going down this route can end up being a massacre!!!

Thanks for answers guys