DVLA will not authorise removal of car until tax has expired for 2 months

[Deleted User]

2 weeks ago I reported a car with expired tax (2 weeks overdue) and no MOT (actually expired the day before I checked.


I reported this to the local council (car was parked on corner of junction) and have just had the following response:

Good afternoon,

Thank you for your email.

The search results shows that although it is untaxed we are unable to remove it for this reason at this time as tax has to be 2 months and 1 day expired before DVLA will authorise it.

No further action taken

Is this actually the case? I assume that this time period is to allow the owner to be contacted?

peter_the_piper

Corner of a junction? Police are often interested on safety grounds.

[Deleted User]

peter_the_piper wrote: »

Corner of a junction? Police are often interested on safety grounds.

Not a busy junction. Leading into a residential cul-de-sac

pappa_golf

craig1123 wrote: »

Not a busy junction. Leading into a residential cul-de-sac

has it got a handbrake?

Joe_Horner

pappa_golf wrote: »

craig1123 wrote: »

Not a busy junction. Leading into a residential cul-de-sac

has it got a handbrake?

Dunno what sort of junctions they build round your way but none of ours do!

missile

craig1123 wrote: »

2 weeks ago I reported a car with expired tax (2 weeks overdue) and no MOT (actually expired the day before I checked.

I reported this to the local council (car was parked on corner of junction) and have just had the following response:

Is this actually the case? I assume that this time period is to allow the owner to be contacted?

That is BSh1t, DVLA do not authorise anything. Your council have a statutory duty to remove abandoned vehicles. However, I would suggest it is reasonable for the council to wait 2 months before taking action.

konark

craig1123 wrote: »

2 weeks ago I reported a car with expired tax (2 weeks overdue) and no MOT (actually expired the day before I checked.

Blimey, you're keen!

unforeseen

missile wrote: »

That is BSh1t, DVLA do not authorise anything. Your council have a statutory duty to remove abandoned vehicles. However, I would suggest it is reasonable for the council to wait 2 months before taking action.

My council has a 2 month period before it will remove a vehicle

GingerBob_3

This is the problem with the tax and MOT status of all vehicles being available to everyone online. It encourages this type of behaviour.

Billy_Bullocks

GingerBob wrote: »

This is the problem with the tax and MOT status of all vehicles being available to everyone online. It encourages this type of behaviour.

What's that then bob?

[Deleted User]

GingerBob wrote: »

This is the problem with the tax and MOT status of all vehicles being available to everyone online. It encourages this type of behaviour.

Reporting cars that are dangerously parked, have no MOT, insurance or tax?