Uninsured drivers

[BoredBloke]

You cannot display a tax disc that failed to arrive in the post! My point was that the DVLA themselves said that the car was ok to be driven while I awaited a replacement. As I said, the coppers have access to the DVLA's systems and can easily see if a car has been taxed or not.

[Spacecadet]

You cannot display a tax disc that failed to arrive in the post! My point was that the DVLA themselves said that the car was ok to be driven while I awaited a replacement. As I said, the coppers have access to the DVLA's systems and can easily see if a car has been taxed or not.

Thats why you can buy the new tax disc up to a month early, it gives you time to sort out any reasonable delivery errors.

I agree though the whole tax disc concept is pointless now that ANPR is widely available.

and just for DimPrawn:

Vehicle Excise Duty (VED). All motor vehicles used or kept on public roads MUST display a valid Vehicle Excise Duty disc (tax disc) displayed at all times. Even motor vehicles exempt from duty MUST display a tax disc at all times.

[Law VERA sects 29 and 33]

and the actual Law:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1994/22/section/33


The fact that the police choose not to harass people who have paid for tax but are not displaying it is down to common sense on their part, not the law!