Twice as many vehicles now being clamped for non-payment of tax

GTE_Boy

GingerBob wrote: »

No, see above. Put it on fuel.

Like I said force the garages into being unpaid revenue collectors.

GingerBob_3

GTE_Boy wrote: »

Like I said force the garages into being unpaid revenue collectors.

See what you mean, but they collect tax anyway as fuel duty, so it could be organised that there's no extra work for them. But then, the Establishment being what it is, they'd probably swap out one bureaucracy with an even bigger one.

GTE_Boy

GingerBob wrote: »

See what you mean, but they collect tax anyway as fuel duty, so it could be organised that there's no extra work for them. But then, the Establishment being what it is, they'd probably swap out one bureaucracy with an even bigger one.

That's right, get rid of decent civil service jobs and get a garage cashier to do it for minimum wage.

boliston

GingerBob wrote: »

Slightly off topic but I meant it would be collected alongside council tax by the local council, and if you didn't have a TV you could claim a refund.

How often would they need to visit to check you have no tv?

GTE_Boy

boliston wrote: »

How often would they need to visit to check you have no tv?

Or laptop, table, smart phone.

boliston

GTE_Boy wrote: »

Or laptop, table, smart phone.

They would still need to catch you watching live tv on it to reject your claim for the refund.

GTE_Boy

boliston wrote: »

They would still need to catch you watching live tv on it to reject your claim for the refund.

No, they'd just need to show you'd watched iPlayer.

boliston

GTE_Boy wrote: »

No, they'd just need to show you'd watched iPlayer.

How on earth could they show that as you would have no legal obligation to allow them to forensically audit your device?

GTE_Boy

boliston wrote: »

How on earth could they show that as you would have no legal obligation to allow them to forensically audit your device?

You don't need to forensically audit it.

mcpitman

Well just to buck the trend....

If you don't pay for your VED and get clamped, whose fault is that?

It is your fault for not taxing your car and not organinsing your life properly (or being an adult as it is commonly known).

Personally I am glad people get clamped for non payment, why should I have to pay when others think they should get away with it?

There is no excuse with DD facilities available and the reminders you get beforehand.

The excuse of "i've just moved" is not really an excuse, it is not difficult to change your adress on the v5 and even if that doesn;t come through in time, you can still tax your vehicle. This must also only apply to a very small amount of people.