Not Displaying Valid Road Tax

Divorcing

Hi All

Can anyone please confirm if it is still an offence not to display valid road tax when parked on a public road please?

It was my understanding that it is still an offence, even if you have a valid tax disc if you do not display it by say covering the vehicle or it having fallen off.

If it is who would or should enforce this please.

Thanks to all

Quentin

Still an offence "failure to display"

Enforced with a fpn off police

hartcjhart

Divorcing wrote: »

Hi All

Can anyone please confirm if it is still an offence not to display valid road tax when parked on a public road please?

It was my understanding that it is still an offence, even if you have a valid tax disc if you do not display it by say covering the vehicle or it having fallen off.

If it is who would or should enforce this please.

Thanks to all

strange thing to say,is it a dispute with someone?

Aretnap

Remains an offence until October. Maximum penalty £200, or more likely a fixed penalty of £100. As opposed to using a vehicle which hasn't been taxed at all, for which the maximum is £1000 or five times the VED rate for the vehicle, whichever is greater.

HappyMJ

hartcjhart wrote: »

strange thing to say,is it a dispute with someone?

Maybe just the language is coming across wrong when writing it out.

I can tell the OP that parking enforcement officers do not have the power to enforce this law. They can report it to the DVLA and/or the police who may take action...then again as long as it's taxed and the disc exists and isn't stolen (the blown/fallen off reason) they don't usually worry about it too much and just ask you to re-affix it. If it had been stolen they'd expect you to have filed a police report.

If the vehicle was under a cover then the vehicle should be off the road too where displaying a tax disc is not required.

If it's bone idle laziness then you could expect a FPN if pulled by the police for another matter....in reality though just expect a telling off.

hartcjhart

HappyMJ wrote: »

Maybe just the language is coming across wrong when writing it out.

I can tell the OP that parking enforcement officers do not have the power to enforce this law. They can report it to the DVLA and/or the police who may take action...then again as long as it's taxed and the disc exists and isn't stolen (the blown/fallen off reason) they don't usually worry about it too much and just ask you to re-affix it. If it had been stolen they'd expect you to have filed a police report.

If the vehicle was under a cover then the vehicle should be off the road too where displaying a tax disc is not required.

If it's bone idle laziness then you could expect a FPN if pulled by the police for another matter....in reality though just expect a telling off.

or me baing a cynic going by the OP's screen name

Divorcing

hartcjhart wrote: »

strange thing to say,is it a dispute with someone?

Not sure that this is relevant or to be honest any of your business! In fact no, I am sure it isn't either.

hartcjhart wrote: »

or me baing a cynic going by the OP's screen name

Not sure what that is meant to mean, but I am sure I do not care.

I have asked a perfectly reasonable question, is this too much, without me being judged by my current situation or have my motives questioned?

hartcjhart

Divorcing wrote: »

Not sure that this is relevant or to be honest any of your business! In fact no, I am sure it isn't either.



Not sure what that is meant to mean, but I am sure I do not care.

I have asked a perfectly reasonable question, is this too much, without me being judged by my current situation or have my motives questioned?

WOW touchy or what,too much sunshine perhaps,

you asked a question and I asked a question

Divorcing

hartcjhart wrote: »

WOW touchy or what,too much sunshine perhaps,

you asked a question and I asked a question

Perhaps it is more to do with (the mocking of) my 'screen name'.

Anyway in case it assists anyone, I think the answers are in this:

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1994/22/contents

Johno100

hartcjhart wrote: »

WOW touchy or what,too much sunshine perhaps,

you asked a question and I asked a question

My thoughts exactly, straight into defensive mode with claws out.:rotfl:

forgotmyname

Touchy means they have been caught not displaying the disc?