That worked out well

[psychocandy]

Makes me laugh, a neighbour of mine was driving around in two untaxed cars. Both of which were reported to the DVLA after having checked the vehicle status online and nothing was done for 9 months.

Normal not to pay for car tax around your way aint it spartie though?

Probably thought once they did these two they'd have another 200 cars to do in the street...

In this case in my street, looks like DVLA came out next day!

[OwlHoot]

I don't get it though, say you forgot to tax it for a couple of months, then went online to tax it, surely the system would say "You've not submitted a SORN, here's a fine for you.." Or at least back date the tax?

You can't renew a tax disk online more than a month after the old one has expired. The reference number on the reminder is no longer recognised.

That's another stupid bureaucratic obstacle for people who forget for a while, or move and don't receive their reminder, but want to do the Right Thing and renew their tax.

[The Spartan]

I don't get it though, say you forgot to tax it for a couple of months, then went online to tax it, surely the system would say "You've not submitted a SORN, here's a fine for you.." Or at least back date the tax?

That would require joined up thinking on the DVLA's part I don't think it'd happen anytime soon.

[vetran]

Makes me laugh, a neighbour of mine was driving around in two untaxed cars. Both of which were reported to the DVLA after having checked the vehicle status online and nothing was done for 9 months.

We used to live close to the motorway, back when scrap values were low.

Cars used to get dumped in our road. You would report them and nothing. If the tax disk was out of date you sometimes could get them towed.

It stopped when we started photographing the people dumping them.

[rl4engc]

I don't get it though, say you forgot to tax it for a couple of months, then went online to tax it, surely the system would say "You've not submitted a SORN, here's a fine for you.." Or at least back date the tax?

[psychocandy]

Yeh I didnt know you check the status online for cars you don't own.

Long running argument in my street with other neighbours with fella who parks his huge mobile home on the street. Then gets funny if someone parks in 'his' space - even though its not outside his house.

But Public road and taxed vehicle etc. Some of the neighbours get a bit too wound up.

Oops maybe not it appears...

He rents it out and uses it himself but looks like he tried to save a few quid by declaring it SORN during the winter and one of the neighbours checked.

DVLA (didnt know it was them that did it) came around and clamped it. He had to pay up the tax PLUS clamp/admin fee apparently. He was lucky it was a huge van or they'd have towed it off I heard.

Must admit that was funny.....

[The Spartan]

Makes me laugh, a neighbour of mine was driving around in two untaxed cars. Both of which were reported to the DVLA after having checked the vehicle status online and nothing was done for 9 months.

[VectraMan]

What does it say that people don't believe number plate recognition is possible, or that computer system can keep track of whether you have tax or not, but were living in fear of a bobby on the beat walking around looking in your windscreen to check your tax?

[vetran]

you knew that was going to happen on the tax disks....

[MrMarkyMark]

You couldn't make it up, right?

[darmstadt]

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