The old c wing 8:18 Wed Feb 11
DVLA Tax Disc Fine
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Hi everyone,
Much to my surprise I received a letter through the post today saying I had a £200 fine for having no tax on my vehicle.
To my surprise, given that my current tax expires in June 2015.
Basically I can only think of two options
1. My car for some reason has not been updated on the new system as having tax.
2. It was a very sunny day and this somehow detracted from the (presumably automated) camera that took the photograph.
Anyone else experienced this?
Can I invoice them for wasting my time?
Cheers
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mickyallsorts
10:32 Thu Feb 12
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Any idea where the camera picked you up?
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The old c wing
8:34 Thu Feb 12
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Explained! EOT.
Fuck off Saul.
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Saul Bollox
8:33 Thu Feb 12
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Just pay your fine and tax your car in future.
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The old c wing
8:29 Thu Feb 12
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We wouldn't have mate - I bought it in August of last year, before the 1st of October.
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Dick Dastardly
8:28 Thu Feb 12
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When you bought the car off him you would have had to tax it as road tax no longer transfers with the vehicle!!
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The old c wing
7:47 Thu Feb 12
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So bottomed out the problem. No fine, just have to write them a letter.
When the old man bought it, it was a company car, the company for some reason declared it SORN.
He had it for a couple of weeks then I bought it off him, but not knowing it was SORN didn't declare it back on the road.
Stupidly, I would have thought the change in owner via the log book would have changed the SORN status anyway!?
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1964
11:33 Thu Feb 12
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From 1 October 2014, the paper tax disc will no longer need to be displayed on a vehicle windscreen. If you have a tax disc with any months left to run after this date, then it can be removed from the vehicle windscreen and destroyed.
https://www.askthe.police.uk/content/Q822.htm
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1964
11:29 Thu Feb 12
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, 8:38 Wed Feb 11
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Since October the DVLA has not sent out tax discs. I've been told that any disc sent before then has to be displayed until the expiry date.
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Interesting, who told you that?
I was under the impresion you didn't need to show one at all after Oct 1.
I had a new windscreen put on mine in Decmebr and I never bothered to put the May 15 tax disc back. It is shown as taxed on the DVLA site.
Think if people got done now there'd be legal challenges everywhere after it's been widely said you do not need to show a tax disc now.
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Dr Congo
10:57 Thu Feb 12
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I've always thought it was as Comma says, you have to display a disc until its expiry but it won't be replaced. But I bet loads will have interpreted the change as meaning if the disc drops off, they don't need to put it back. Silly to pursue people if a camera shows no disc but a check shows it's taxed. Their resources are limited, go after the ones with neither.
Had some dealings with DVLA over a non-tax issue and the people who deal with queries haven't been the sharpest tools in the box.
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Steve P
10:02 Thu Feb 12
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Huffers playing hard ball these days all round.
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Huffers
9:59 Thu Feb 12
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If you've definitely got a tax disc, I'd ignore it.
Let them keep writing, take any action they can without you responding then one day show them the disc.
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The old c wing
12:00 Thu Feb 12
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Cheers Ray Winstone.
It isn't listed as taxed on there. Know of any good reasons why??
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Bullet
11:50 Wed Feb 11
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I know a bloke who will crush it for you for a 100 sheets.
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Godwinson
11:01 Wed Feb 11
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Hmm. Have a look at this:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/road-and-rail-transport/11131843/Tax-discs-scrapped-penalty-fears-for-innocent-drivers.html
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Piss Flaps
9:56 Wed Feb 11
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Can I invoice you for wasting my time?
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DukeofDevo
9:29 Wed Feb 11
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My understanding is that you don't have to display a disc either
Something g must have gone wrong at DVLA for the OP it's all done on number plate recognition so they've clocked he's driving around and cross checked it back.
Big brother is alive and well!
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,
8:38 Wed Feb 11
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Since October the DVLA has not sent out tax discs. I've been told that any disc sent before then has to be displayed until the expiry date.
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ray winstone
8:37 Wed Feb 11
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https://www.vehicleenquiry.service.gov.uk
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Sxboy_66
8:35 Wed Feb 11
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First off ring DVLA and confirm that their records show that you have up to date tax. Once you've done that you can write back telling them to poke it. Have the serial number of your tax disc handy to question it if they say no.
Since October it's no longer necessary to display a tax disc, it all comes down to DVLA records.
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The old c wing
8:25 Wed Feb 11
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Well both I presume, but it says not taxed, its clearly displayed and has been taxed since June of last year!
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cholo
8:23 Wed Feb 11
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Vehicle not taxed or not displaying tax?
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