car finance refused because of electoral roll!

facade

No help I'm afraid, but I remember in The Olden Days when Thatcher introduced the Poll Tax, and everybody refused to fill in their Electoral Registrations.

They ended up sending teams of callers to remind us that we would end up in an Iron Maiden with spikes on the inside if we didn't fill in the copy they brought with them whilst they stood waiting.

robbies_gal

since when is it the law to be on the electoral roll

facade

The Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001 section 23 makes it an offence, with a fine upto £1000 if you don't complete the electoral registration form sent to you each year.

In 2014 Individual Electoral Registration was introduced, making it an offence to not register if you are asked to do so.

So if you are entitled to vote, and are resident in the UK, you should be on the register.

I suppose that if no-one ever asks you or anyone at your place of residence then you won't go on the register, and as far as I can find out, not appearing on the register isn't an offence, only not filling out the form that would put you on it.

The Poll tax was in 1989, so there must have been legislation to require completion of the electoral registration before that.

poppasmurf_bewdley

facade wrote: »

The Poll tax was in 1989, so there must have been legislation to require completion of the electoral registration before that.

The Representation of the People Act 1918 brought in the universal franchise.

macman

Being on the electoral roll is a fairly basic component of obtaining any sort of credit-why the anguished surprise?

robbies_gal

well ive never been asked to so i suppose that wold be a loop hole

ChumLee

robbies_gal wrote: »

well ive never been asked to so i suppose that wold be a loop hole

Probably because you bin their written request addressed to the occupier of your address.