if you drive without tax...

[David]

can they catch you using cameras like by scanning your plate or something? or is it only a copper who can pull you over, check and then do you for it? i'm having a dispute with my bird and i want it cleared up, thanks lads!

 

[Gumby]

Yeah they do have cameras

 

[Adamhodg]

on dual carriageways they have VOSA vans which iirc check for mot and tax. If you aint got them they issue you with a fine i think.

 

[Djw John]

Yeah they have vans out and about with loads of cameras on them and police traffic cars have the system where they can automatically check tax, insurance and mot so really not worth it!

 

[Se7en172]

Unless you have declared your car as off the road, If you do not renew your tax, you receive an automatic fine.

 

[Gareth]

they can and do check for tax using cameras, I passed a load of Police on the M6 last night doing it.

 

[ClioGav]

Unless you have declared your car as off the road, If you do not renew your tax, you receive an automatic fine.

My tax ran out on the 31st may, and my insurance also ran out so i'm waiting for my cover note. Should i declare it SORN? How long have i got to tax it before they fine me? I should recieve my cover note on monday or tuesday so can tax it then. Really worried now ffs!

 

[BrianR]

You don't need to declare SORN if you are simply waiting for a cover note, just don't use the car, or keep it on a public road, till you sort the tax out.

 

[The Ironist]

you will probably get a fine anyway, its all put through a supercomputer now and they know who has and hasnt paid the tax so it will just be sent to you

 

[Sam21]

I forgot about a moped I don't use anymore and left it in the garage. The tax had run out in January and I got a reminder telling me to renew it. Which I also forgot about as I was intending to declare SORN. It was about 4 months later I got a 40 pound fine which acted as a kick up the arse and I finally declared it SORN. My point is it's not an immediate fine, unless of course ou're driving it on the road before renewing it.

 

[Ex-User (19928)]

You get 14 days after your tax has expired to get a new tax disc IIRC. Most I have been without tax is a week I think.

On the current car it's £80 if you're un taxed, or £35 to tax it for a year

 

[ClioGav]

Thanks, i can sleep tonight now :clown:

 

[BrianR]

You get 14 days after your tax has expired to get a new tax disc IIRC. Most I have been without tax is a week I think.

On the current car it's £80 if you're un taxed, or £35 to tax it for a year

Wrong !!!!!!

There is no period of grace, sorry.

 

[Ex-User (19928)]

You get 14 days after your tax has expired to get a new tax disc IIRC. Most I have been without tax is a week I think.

On the current car it's £80 if you're un taxed, or £35 to tax it for a year

Wrong !!!!!!

There is no period of grace, sorry.

Ever tried it ?

 

[CJ]

There's no period of grace it's just the DVLA are always behind processing things.

ANPR (automatic number plate recognition) vans at the side of the road will scan your no plate and check for tax, insurance etc and if you don't have any a policeman further up the road will pull you over.

 

[Ross M]

no policeman will pull you over, they will just fine you as the fine comes from the DVLA not the police

 

[BrianR]

Wrong !!!!!!

There is no period of grace, sorry.

Ever tried it ?

Why would I, driving a motor vehicle on a road, without a current road fund licence or valid MOT if reqd, invalidates your insurance.

It would be just your luck if some chav in a Nova slammed in the side of you, then what ?

 

[Mark5290]

ANPR (automatic number plate recognition) vans at the side of the road will scan your no plate and check for tax, insurance etc and if you don't have any a policeman further up the road will pull you over.

Some petrol stations round my way have police message boards as you go onto the forecourt saying "ANPR cameras in operation", i have not seen camera vans there so i wonder whether they are using the petrol stations own cctv(if that is possible), clever way of catching people as everyone who uses a car needs to get fuel.

 

[Anonymous]

Police wont do anything other then report you to the dvla, its not a criminal matter.

As per the other guys post on this matter.
Even if you have bought your tax online and are just awaiting the disc, you still cannot legally drive your car on the road as the police will do you for 'failing to display' which is a crime in itself.

 

[NOT! gary l]

You can also be caught when a nosey neighbour, cheesed off that you have pinched 'her' space, sees youre tax ran out 2 days ago and decides to do something about it.

I was given a fixed penalty once as the tax disc had fallen out of the holder (one of them nasty magnetic things that dont stick) and although it landed on the dash, clearly visible to all, i was given a fixed penalty for failing to display it correctly.