Dead car clamped for lack of Car Tax

Keith

No Tax, no mot and likely no insurance and parked on the public highway.

I hope they throw the book at you

HTH

waddy256

To answer some of the points.

I was quoted £250 to collect for scrap, The brakes jammed/froze/siezed initially and it died completely after. It couldnt have been pushed or towed on to the drive short of picking it up and placing it there. It was insured til very recently, and the breakdown cover was such that it would get me home from where it broke down but not AT home.

Looks like I'll take the fine and they can take the £1 a week they will judge I can afford.

Thanks anyway tho.

MarkyMarkD

I cannot for a moment understand your £250 to collect for scrap unless you live a million miles from anywhere. Frozen brakes would likely unfreeze if a tow truck pulled the car along.

tomstickland

Pity. You should have advertised it free to collect in the local paper.
Or driven it onto the drive with the back brakes locked up.
Or fixed the brakes.

Failing that, removed the number plates and ground the VIN off so it couldn't be traced to you.

Hmm, things aren't looking too good.
You could go for the madman approach. Cut it in half or grind the clamp off and tow it before they get it.

Clampers have been challenged in court over fines that are out of proportion with the costs.

Go onto Pepipoo and ask for advice.

goldspanners

waddy256 wrote: »

The brakes jammed/froze/siezed initially and it died completely after. It couldnt have been pushed or towed on to the drive short of picking it up and placing it there.

so the battery was flat, you couldnt be bothered to jump start it and drive it on to the driveway with seized brakes (which would have freed off when you drove it).

again you could have jacked it up and put dollys under the rear wheels and pushed it onto the driveway even if the engine was knackered,then sold the car for spares at your leisure.
much cheaper than paying up your fine slowly. infact you could have made some cash out of it.

southernscouser

Jack the car up and put some old baking trays under the front/rear wheels (whichever is clamped). Lower it and try sliding it on to your driveway.

Not sure whether they'll be able to recover it from your own property! :think:

FARE-COP

Well, I'm not sure how much this will help, but this is from the local council policy on these matters. I assume that it is your local council appointed official clampers that have disabled your car. I certainly would not advise you to move it elsewhere now that the clamp is on, but you will take advice as you see fit of course.

The vehicle release fee and penalty charge notice must be paid before the vehicle will be released. Depending on the length of the time the vehicle has been stored there may be additional charges. You are only entitled to appeal after you have paid the relevant penalty charge notice and release charges.

If you do not take the appropriate steps to claim your vehicle, then the Council will take the appropriate steps to dispose of the vehicle.

Disposal does not mean that any charges are waived.

The Council will take action through the courts if necessary, to recover any unpaid penalty charge notices, clamp charges, removal charges and storage charges.

Any action by DVLA will be a separate matter.

The short answer to your original question is pay up I'm afraid.

You also commented that you would offer the court £1 a week. I'm afraid that won't wash either. The minimum they would accept if it got that far is considerably more than your offer and any fine would be based on your earnings and ability to pay.

jaydeeuk1

Southernscourser would nick it for you, FOC

Otherwise donate it to a college for one of their mechanic courses. Probably appreciate a wreck!

Pew_Pew_Pew_Lasers!

Is the road outside your house privately owned, or unadopted?

Premier_2

sarahg1969 wrote: »

I suspect the OP wanted advice from someone who knows about these things, rather than opinions.

If that were the case, then they've come to the wrong site I'm afarid

Responses by fellow members are purely the opinion of the user. As MSE Martin says regarding the advice given in any post,

MSE_Martin wrote:

...Treat it a bit like someone has told you something at the pub...

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