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I am just about to order my new tax disc over the phone. The lure of a Seat is too mush to resist, and I can't be bothered going to town. But as the posties don't feel like working, what happens if I have bought the tax disc, it shows in the the puter but the it is stuck in some sorting office somewhere? Does failing to show a tax disc that is held up by militant workers attract a fine?

Don't think so, I think the vehicle is OK even if it's not showing the disc.

ANPR

M6 fiasco. hayley tragedy..

VED fall in same ping field.


jazz's husband was stop on M602 on 4 sep. VED, It was renewed on the previous Saturday when "extinct" on Bank Holiday Monday.. midnight. . He did on-line. VED was in the post . he assured OK .. but was pulled as the micorchip never show "valid renewal". Fortunately . Post office receipt was in his wallet. He also had copy of all oher documents which were verified via phone calls

make sure. phone.. get name . ref number etc.

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Failure to display the disc is an offence.

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I had a plod pull me because he said that he couldn't read my disc although it was current and in my windscreen. He was parked on side of road so how he expected to see it I don't know. Another queried mine when parked outside some shops as it had come unstuck and fallen on the passenger floor. As Steve rightly says it is an offence not to display even if currently taxed.

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Sorry ,Steve ,

it's yes and no

"If you prefer to tax in the last few days of the month, there is now an exemption from the offence of not displaying a tax disc. This exemption covers the first five working days of the month and allows time for the new disc to arrive in the post."

Be nice if someone with legal mind said so but "time to arrive in post " MIGHT cover it, if PO is on strike .

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Drivers are like donkeys -they respond best to a carrot, not a stick .Road safety experts are like Asses - best kept covered up ,or sat on

If you are worried, perhaps it would be wise to buy your tax disc at the Post Office during the current emergency.

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I vaguely remembered that last time I ordered my tax disc I did it a little late and was concerened I wouldn't get it in time but the website said it was OK for a short period (although I did get it the next day), damned if I could find something that said that last night though!

Ja botach ..

that ist quite correct that there are few days' grace to cover time for one to arrive or if on hols at the time.

But it only cover that period.
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As one "so called police officer" on the PH board discover ... you get fined for failing to display - even if the item has slipped from the windscreen und landed on the floor of the nearside seat.

There no excuse. Disc holders are not expensive und if the sticky wear .. you buy a new one. Ist simple.

. ( Alll I can say ist that he soon forget the law when he "retire" - especially given his comments und speculation over the M6 insurance/ANPR fracas (insurers failed to update MID - family forced to walk up a motorway sliproad in dangerous weather conditions: He speculated they had no VED in blind defence of what was a stupid decision on the part of the inexperienced officer on that occasion) We since find out most are not RPU but ordinary patrol/beat und desk jockey officers from a couple of phone calls to the standards folks after such grossly unprofessional/speculative to point of libel comments were made. That not a surprise as if they are - then the entire of RPU (as they are quite "elusive" these days thanks to speed cams) post to PH und they don't )

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UND OUR SMILEYS? Smile ... und the the world smiles with you.
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Fine me for Safe Speed
(& other good causes..)

Greatest love & Greatest Achievements Require Greatest Risk
But if you lose the driving plan - don't lose the COAST lesson.
Me?
Je ne regrette rien!

Are there any cars at all where the tax has been paid but this information is not logged on the government database against the numberplate of the car?
If not, why bother with the tax discs at all? It is all waste now.

Not that I agree with the tax at all.

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Andrew.

I always get the tax disc at the local village post office. Sub post offices need our support otherwise they close and we are all the poorer.

Ian


I confess we are same. I love the personal touches.


I renew insurance via a broker on High Street too. I think being known .. it all help more.

I also find I pay LESS than the on line idiots quote too.,


I was quoted on line £800 more than local broker with Fortis. We have under 25s .. We let then drive our main family cars. We have such faith und trust in the fruits of our marriage.


I know William/Nick/Steff read. We know they are active on PH ( not often as they dismiss as hair-brained fluff ) und other boards (which they listen to such as IAM/advanced driving. too, On the case of PH .. they just banter und roll with it all. They do not take fools seriously In this They have noted, like us, that one person who make 16 daily post to PH ,, make similar to this other board .. so they dismiss as "pretend" to ignore as "obvious not employed as such to them) und in this they are more mature than their parents . who rose to the baiting.

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Nicht ganz im Lot!
Ich setze mich immer wieder in die Nesseln! Der Mad Doc ist mein Mann! Und ich benutzte seinen PC!

UND OUR SMILEYS? Smile ... und the the world smiles with you.
Smiley guy seen when you read
Fine me for Safe Speed
(& other good causes..)

Greatest love & Greatest Achievements Require Greatest Risk
But if you lose the driving plan - don't lose the COAST lesson.
Me?
Je ne regrette rien!

Tax disc came this morning, so just have to remember to put it in the car now

anyway, the reason I did it over the phone, is that I don't have to mummage around looking for the MOT and insurance documents. If you go to the Post Office why can't it be like doing over the phone, where they check everything on the data base?

Yes, it happened to me a few years ago. I renewed my tax disc at the local Post Office in plenty of time, but was amazed to receive a threatening letter from the DVLA a few weeks later saying I hadn't done so. I sent them a photocopy of the disc and the receipt from the PO and never heard anything else - not even an apology.

Never had a problem renewing online, though. The disc always turns up within a couple of days - if the PO goes on strike then I'm sure the DVLA will have a contingency plan.

You must be joking.

You can bet your Tax Disc will arrive late but the summons will be on time.

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I wonder that they haven't just given us a code and then we could just print out our own !
After all if we have paid, and it's all recorded by ALL the appropriate databases then the paper bit is less critical. Then we can have our rd fund license immediately and print out ourselves if so chosen to do so .... of course. Not need for special printing techniques.

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