Cars with no tax

Gloomendoom

Lube wrote: »

Makes you wonder if they are insured too you can check that out if you have reg plate

http://ownvehicle.askmid.com/

You can but you shouldn't, unless you own or drive the car in question.

I am entitled to the insurance information about the vehicle detailed above for one or more of the following reasons: It is either registered/ owned/ insured by me or my employer; I am permitted to drive it; I am an Insurance Broker or agent and acting on behalf of my client.

I understand it is an offence to wrongfully obtain information of this nature without any of the above reasonable causes. If I fail to provide true reasons for acquiring this information I may be committing an offence of unlawfully obtaining data contrary to section 55 of the Data protection Act 1998. I declare that the information provided will not be used for any purposes unrelated to this enquiry.

George_Michael

If I fail to provide true reasons for acquiring this information I may be committing an offence of unlawfully obtaining data contrary to section 55 of the Data protection Act 1998.

It looks like another case of an organisation wrongly trying to use the DPA to prevent someone accessing information to which they are entitled.
Section 55 specifically refers to "personal data" which is data from which a living person can be identified, which isn't possible by simply using the askmid site.

Even if you could obtain a name, Section 55 allows this if:

that the obtaining, disclosing or procuring—
(i)was necessary for the purpose of preventing or
detecting crime,
or
(d)that in the particular circumstances the obtaining, disclosing or procuring was justified as being in the public interest.

and my opinion (a legally untrained opinion) would be that if a car wasn't displaying a valid tax disc then seeing if it had insurance in place may well be classed as preventing crime and would be in the public interest.

CKhalvashi

Bedsit_Bob wrote: »

Here you go OP.

https://www.dvla.gov.uk/dvla/onlineservices/report_unlicensed.aspx?ext=dg

Just checked mine on there and it's telling me I drive a Nissan Qashkai :Confused:

I'm sure it's a Ford S-Max :eek:

Edit: put EO12 in, not EO61. Sorted!

pawlala

Hintza wrote: »

Eh????????????????

forgotmyname wrote: »

I did wonder, Managed to clear a £61850 Mortgage but now has a Mortgage of £71,000 ?

OPs ? = Original Poster?

I cleared my first mortgage and now I have another when I moved house.

One of the tax discs was 30/04/12. Looked in disrepair as well, shame I didn't get the reg.

legionare64

Why do you care if a car in a car park isnt taxed ??? Different if it was on road outside your house .. Who owns the car parks ??

Get on with your own life ... if you have one

Thought this was a money saving forum !!! how does this help anyone ??

neilmcl

I must say OP, although I take issue with people driving without tax and insurance, I don't go round car parks actively checking everyone's tax discs.

Don't you have anything better to do with your time!

bazster

Just because it's not showing a current tax disk doesn't mean it's not taxed. If they're like me a new tax disk sits in the pile of trash on my desk for weeks before I get around to doing anything with it!

I realise that failing to display the disk is an offence in it's own right, but it's a bit minor and technical compared to not actually paying the tax. It's not as if rozzers need to see the disk these days, they can find out in seconds anyway if the vehicle is taxed and insured.

funkycoldribena

I dont understand why it bothers people,I couldnt care less, I've got better things to worry about than the rip-off that is car tax.Far too much busy bodying nowadays.

Sgt_Pepper_2

bazster wrote: »

Just because it's not showing a current tax disk doesn't mean it's not taxed. If they're like me a new tax disk sits in the pile of trash on my desk for weeks before I get around to doing anything with it!

I realise that failing to display the disk is an offence in it's own right, but it's a bit minor and technical compared to not actually paying the tax. It's not as if rozzers need to see the disk these days, they can find out in seconds anyway if the vehicle is taxed and insured.

The do need to see the disc as tax often isn't held on the pnc.

Trebor16

Sgt_Pepper wrote: »

The do need to see the disc as tax often isn't held on the pnc.

It has been for some time now, with the serial number of the tax disc and the date of expiry.