Not Displaying Valid Road Tax

Aretnap

Divorcing wrote: »

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

Yes they are, specifically in section 33

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1994/22/section/33

"Licence" in this context being the legal term for what you and I call a tax disc.

Iceweasel

I don't think anyone would be very interested in enforcing the display of something that will be consigned to the history books in 3 months time.

An unlicensed vehicle would be a different matter of course.

The answer to the OP's question is of course yes - it is still an offence, and it would be the job of the police to decide whether to take serious action or not.

Personally I don't think they would be much bothered.

LandyAndy

If you have a tax disc that has some time to run at the point at which they are abolished is it necessary to continue to display it until it expires ?

peter_the_piper

Won't do any harm, why remove it?

AdrianC

LandyAndy wrote: »

If you have a tax disc that has some time to run at the point at which they are abolished is it necessary to continue to display it until it expires ?

You can bin it on 1st Oct, quite happily.

Iceweasel

peter_the_piper wrote: »

Won't do any harm, why remove it?

I think I'll replace mine with a Guinness label.

forgotmyname

Tax disc in the post sticker?

Avoriaz

peter_the_piper wrote: »

Won't do any harm, why remove it?

It will save on fuel not having to carry the extra weight around.

AdrianC

Avoriaz wrote: »

It will save on fuel not having to carry the extra weight around.

...don't forget the improvement in aerodynamics, either.

thenudeone

Iceweasel wrote: »

The answer to the OP's question is of course yes - it is still an offence, and it would be the job of the police to decide whether to take serious action or not.

The police never take serious action on this matter. They simply fill in a 1-page form the size of half a sheet of A4, then post it to the DVLA, who will decide what to do.
The police may also issue a fixed penalty notice.

Neither of which counts as "serious action"