Alleged Flouting of the Law

harveybobbles

A few years ago they were made of metal and they'd make a mess of the car's paintwork as they had magnets to hold them on. Plus the police were never looking anyway.

The_Black_Sheep

bazster wrote: »

Any more busybody pedants wanting the same answer?

I'd like the same answer as well since you're offering.

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harveybobbles wrote: »

A few years ago they were made of metal and they'd make a mess of the car's paintwork as they had magnets to hold them on. Plus the police were never looking anyway.

I'm not talking about not displaying them.

I'm talking about the use to which you were putting them.

londonTiger

oneye14 wrote: »

A new neighbour several doors down has arrived on our street.
The usual greetings were exchanged at the time, however over the next few weeks it has become obvious they have 2 cars.
The older one never goes onto their drive and has clearly seen better days.
We assumed they would dispose of it but it disappears for a while, then comes back.

It clearly shows a battered and loose tax disc (once stuck to the windscreen with sellotape) of expiry date April 2012.

There is no current tax disc showing which I understand in itself is an offence. If it is indeed untaxed then I understand it is not insured either even if they pay for insurance. For the avoidance of doubt it is used and parked 'on the public highway'.

What do we do (4 options I think) ?

when i read the subject i thought uh-oh nother problem neighbour, what is it this time. then after reading the post i realised YOU are the problem neighbour

The_Black_Sheep

londonTiger wrote: »

when i read the subject i thought uh-oh nother problem neighbour, what is it this time. then after reading the post i realised YOU are the problem neighbour

They are a problem neighbour for expecting a person to pay road tax on their vehicle as the rest of us do?

Hardly the stuff of Neighbours From Hell is it - "my neighbour is making my life hell by holding me to the same standards as other road users..."

Dave_C_2

If it was me, I would check using the links provided up thread. If it was untaxed or uninsured then I would have no hesitation in reporting the car.

• With two cars passing in opposite directions on an empty road it's no problem. With the car parked, one car has to give way so the other can pass. This is a possible source of driver error. Even if nobody is hurt the drivers still lose out.
• Child runs out into the road - less of a problem if the car isn't there.
• Illegal and uninsured cars on the road are causing insurance premiums to soar.
• SORN = Statutory Off Road Notification, so no excuse.
• And most important of all, if I have to tax and insure my car I can see no reason why anyone else shouldn't.

Dave

Lum

I occasionally get accused of having no tax, simply because I stick the tax disc at the top left of the windscreen, rather than bottom left. This is totally legal as the rules just say it has to be on the passenger side. I prefer it up there as it doesn't get in the way so much.

Then when it comes to changeover night, the old disc gets stuffed on the dashboard and the new one gets installed, just on the odd chance that some pedantic traffic warden comes visiting at 12:01 AM.

3 months later, the old disk is usually still there and my attention is brought to it when some nosy sod accuses me of having no tax.

Mrs_Imp

My old car was of the road recently for some repairs. I got the new tax disc, but kept it at home, as I didn't want to risk my car being broken in to while it was obviously not in use, and the new disc being stolen (we've had some number plate thefts in our area, so I wanted to be cautious). A few months later and she was back on the road and I was happily trundling to and from work. It was several weeks before I found the new tax disc at home and realised that I'd been driving round with a well out of date tax disc showing. It's easily done.

buscape

Bedsit_Bob wrote: »

And, in the meantime, there'd be an uninsured driver on the road.

Aren't the police paid to catch these people? There's ANPR everywhere now, it's a matter of time before they are caught (if indeed they are uninsured).

Possibly saving someone from being hit by an uninsured driver.

It's a benefit for the person who hasn't yet been hit by a driver who might or might not be insured (no one knows for sure, plenty of assumption though), not sure how that benefits the OP though.

I don't understand why people find it so difficult to mind their own business to be honest.

Tilt

buscape wrote: »

Aren't the police paid to catch these people? There's ANPR everywhere now, it's a matter of time before they are caught (if indeed they are uninsured).



It's a benefit for the person who hasn't yet been hit by a driver who might or might not be insured (no one knows for sure, plenty of assumption though), not sure how that benefits the OP though.

I don't understand why people find it so difficult to mind their own business to be honest.

In my humble opinion, if it involves another motorist using the same bit of road as me, then it is my business. Also, if I have to pay tax and insurance then why should I ignore the fact that another motorist dosn't? Lets hope you never get hit by an un-insured driver!