Alleged Flouting of the Law

oneye14

I started this thread off on a Blue Ford Fiesta.
I eventually posted: Govt. Website result:

Vehicle Status Licence Not Due

I was not comfortable with this terminology.

Apart from Diplomat's Cars, is there any other way of running a car without actually paying tax/obtaining a tax disc.

That is apart from obtuse temporary use - like moving to a pre-booked MOT appointment at a local garage.

Rolandtheroadie

oneye14 wrote: »

I started this thread off on a Blue Ford Fiesta.
I eventually posted: Govt. Website result:

I was not comfortable with this terminology.

Apart from Diplomat's Cars, is there any other way of running a car without actually paying tax/obtaining a tax disc.

That is apart from obtuse temporary use - like moving to a pre-booked MOT appointment at a local garage.

Yes. It may have been cashed in and the database never updated.

Had a car once that was a couple of months without tax, still showed up ok on the database. Must have been cashed in by a previous owner.

poppasmurf_bewdley

oneye14 wrote: »

I started this thread off on a Blue Ford Fiesta.
I eventually posted: Govt. Website result:

I was not comfortable with this terminology.

Apart from Diplomat's Cars, is there any other way of running a car without actually paying tax/obtaining a tax disc.

That is apart from obtuse temporary use - like moving to a pre-booked MOT appointment at a local garage.

It WAS possible to legally drive an untaxed car on a voting day for the sole purpose of conveying voters to the polling station and back. This was specifically allowed for in voting regulations, but I don't know if it is still the case.

keystone

oneye14 wrote: »

The 'Raff' (manual workers in vans etc) are further down the street, far enough away not to bother us.

So it IS all about a rather scruffy car lowering the tone then?

Cheers

worried_jim

oneye14 wrote: »

I wonder.

On Friday I could see from a distance, one smart BMW in a Town street 'pay&display' well and truly clamped. Getting closer you couldn't miss the driver's door orange label " No Tax".

I suspect the Police would not have noticed so that leaves the warden......

I park on a main road near to my office and I regularly see cars parked on the wide pavement that have been clamped for having no tax. I can only assume that once a day a warden walks up there as there are areas of double yellows and calls the clamper van when he spots one.

mkirkby

Dave_C wrote: »

Is there any other sort of traffic warden?:)

Dave

It would appear not....without wanting to totally direct this thread away from the subject, SWMBO has been a manager of waste services for many years but has now had to take on the job of managing traffic wardens as well. I can confirm that they are the biggest bunch of petty, moaning, lazy, work dodging, name calling, back stabbing bunch of arrogant to^&ers she has ever experienced. Especially compared to the road sweepers and bin men...

Oh the stories I've had to endure

alanrowell

oneye14 wrote: »

I wonder.

On Friday I could see from a distance, one smart BMW in a Town street 'pay&display' well and truly clamped. Getting closer you couldn't miss the driver's door orange label " No Tax".

I suspect the Police would not have noticed so that leaves the warden......

Councils / police / VEAS detect & clamp untaxed cars