No road tax for 3 months

uncletupelo

Will the dvla continue to pursue someone for driving without tax AFTER they finally get a new disc some 3 months late? It wasn't an oversight, the driver made a financial decision not to pay the tax until they had money to pay it.

Trebor16

The answer is yes. If the car was untaxed and also not sorned then they can issue penalties to the registered keeper. If they have evidence that the vehicle was being used on the road then there could be seperate penalties for that too.

uncletupelo

I thought they would. They have issued several fines, some as a result of the car being seen by traffic camera's. However the car isn't at the registered address nor has it been stopped or caught on the road. So is it now just luck if they get pulled over?

Trebor16

They do use ANPR and will drive around so if the car is found on the street then it can be clamped. In respect of the fines they have issued they can take court proceedings against the registered keeper.

Coupon-mad

You mean the person was still driving the car around with no tax?

MSE rules say 'Be nice to all moneysavers' so I will be nice to you. But the person you are asking about is scum if they were driving an untaxed car.

:mad::mad:

uncletupelo

Yes they deliberately drove for over 3 months without tax. Taxed now which I'm surprised they were allowed to do but I imagine it's automated online.

peter_the_piper

Are you sure it was insured at the time as insurance is dearer than tax?

aldredd

any insurance would have been null & void anyway if you don't have any tax wouldn't it?

paddedjohn

aldredd wrote: »

any insurance would have been null & void anyway if you don't have any tax wouldn't it?

Please tell me you are not being serious;)

aldredd

paddedjohn wrote: »

Please tell me you are not being serious;)

I wasn't to be honest - but now doubting myself someone :cool:

so it that not the case - always thought it was a condition on your insurance that your car be taxed etc?

taffy056

uncletupelo wrote: »

I thought they would. They have issued several fines, some as a result of the car being seen by traffic camera's. However the car isn't at the registered address nor has it been stopped or caught on the road. So is it now just luck if they get pulled over?

Eventually they will catch up with the driver of this vehicle, then the fines will probably be in the many hundreds, and they will get bailiffs etc involved, in which case they will take the car once found. Burying your head in the sand won't help, they should sort it now!