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Title: VED evasion has doubled!
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 26 November 2015, 19:42:29
The number of untaxed vehicles on the road has doubled since the Tax Disc was abolished according to the BBC.  ::)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34933962

Should we be surprised at this?  :D
Title: Re: VED evasion has doubled!
Post by: Crazycarzowner on 26 November 2015, 19:46:59
I'm not surprised at all  :-X :-X :-X
Title: Re: VED evasion has doubled!
Post by: STEMO on 26 November 2015, 19:50:05
Useless bastids. There's no way they've got enough resources to catch me people.
Title: Re: VED evasion has doubled!
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 26 November 2015, 19:54:38
Remember my thread lamenting the passing of the tax disc?

Told ya. ;D
Title: Re: VED evasion has doubled!
Post by: STEMO on 26 November 2015, 19:56:31
Wait until all the tax offices close and everyone's tax affairs have been 'digitised'.
Title: Re: VED evasion has doubled!
Post by: r1 on 26 November 2015, 21:20:15
have they stopped sending out tax reminders now?
just asking as I never got a reminder nor did my mrs.
Title: Re: VED evasion has doubled!
Post by: YZ250 on 26 November 2015, 21:28:58
have they stopped sending out tax reminders now?
just asking as I never got a reminder nor did my mrs.

Should still get a reminder.   :y

I've just taxed mine this month using the reminder letter reference so not sure why you haven't had one.  :-\

Edit:
I seem to remember posting that I didn't get a reminder last time and only knew about it when I got a red one.  :-[  Perhaps they are only allowed so many stamps and when they run out they don't send any more.  ::) ;D
Title: Re: VED evasion has doubled!
Post by: dbug on 26 November 2015, 22:04:57
The number of untaxed vehicles on the road has doubled since the Tax Disc was abolished according to the BBC.  ::)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34933962

Should we be surprised at this? :D

No  ::)
Title: Re: VED evasion has doubled!
Post by: tidla on 26 November 2015, 23:21:17
Buy a banger, drive it till it gets stopped/seized. Buy another..

Seen it done, will see it again by those that dont care for the rules.

When you watch the conclusion to programs such as road wars when they tell you the ££ of the fine handed out..

Who says either that the court ever gets the paltry fines paid up?
Title: Re: VED evasion has doubled!
Post by: zirk on 27 November 2015, 02:05:17
have they stopped sending out tax reminders now?
just asking as I never got a reminder nor did my mrs.
Yes, got one this month.
Title: Re: VED evasion has doubled!
Post by: terry paget on 03 December 2015, 21:39:47
Under the tax disc system everyone could see when  every car was taxed. Now only when a car is pulled over or picked up on a NPRC is it discovered. With cloned or muddy plates the risk of detection must be very low. Just to save a few bob on issuing discs Osborne has lowered his net income from car tax significantly, silly fellow.
Title: Re: VED evasion has doubled!
Post by: BazaJT on 04 December 2015, 18:24:22
For those[like me]who for whatever reason-in my case too damn idle/can't be bothered-are still running around with their old tax disc in the windscreen,then beware.Whilst it is no longer done to display a tax disc you can be fined/get points for  :o
Title: Re: VED evasion has doubled!
Post by: STEMO on 04 December 2015, 19:23:28
For those[like me]who for whatever reason-in my case too damn idle/can't be bothered-are still running around with their old tax disc in the windscreen,then beware.Whilst it is no longer done to display a tax disc you can be fined/get points for  :o
What?
Title: Re: VED evasion has doubled!
Post by: GastronomicKleptomaniac on 04 December 2015, 20:55:42
Buy a banger, drive it till it gets stopped/seized. Buy another..

Seen it done, will see it again by those that dont care for the rules.

When you watch the conclusion to programs such as road wars when they tell you the ££ of the fine handed out..

Who says either that the court ever gets the paltry fines paid up?

They pay them off at 50p a week out of their bennfitts innit... they need the rest for drugs- er, booze- er, fags- er, food, that's the one that the court will believe.

It seems in Cleveland it's absolutely fine to wrestle with and bite a police officer, so long as you've done nothing else wrong - and after all it's what he signed up for, right?
Title: Re: VED evasion has doubled!
Post by: BazaJT on 05 December 2015, 07:09:44
Sorry bit of brain fade on my last post :-[ You can be fined for/get points for displaying an out of date tax disc,although it's no longer a legal requirement to display a current one.
Title: Re: VED evasion has doubled!
Post by: biggriffin on 05 December 2015, 10:55:57
It now cost's me more to tax than insure my car. Whilst when I was a youff was other way round  :o
Title: Re: VED evasion has doubled!
Post by: EMD on 05 December 2015, 11:03:03
Bring back the Tax Disc i say  >:(
Title: Re: VED evasion has doubled!
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 05 December 2015, 11:44:27
Bring back the Tax Disc i say  >:(

I have one. Tax expires end of May 2016. :y

Title: Re: VED evasion has doubled!
Post by: hotel21 on 05 December 2015, 22:09:32
Sorry bit of brain fade on my last post :-[ You can be fined for/get points for displaying an out of date tax disc,although it's no longer a legal requirement to display a current one.

Will be a VERY slow day for a cop to nick you for that.

And would get the punt quick/fast if it was even offered for Court process, I would suggest.....
Title: Re: VED evasion has doubled!
Post by: BazaJT on 06 December 2015, 11:29:39
I reckoned you'd have to be pushing it some/be very unlucky to actually get nicked for it.Just thought I'd post it as a warning of the possibility however remote.But would the cameras flag it up?Only asking that as don't know how sophisticated such things are.
Title: Re: VED evasion has doubled!
Post by: Crazycarzowner on 06 December 2015, 19:54:45
I reckoned you'd have to be pushing it some/be very unlucky to actually get nicked for it.Just thought I'd post it as a warning of the possibility however remote.But would the cameras flag it up?Only asking that as don't know how sophisticated such things are.

No such offence exists now for displaying an out of date disc, the ticket books don't cater for them, so there's no offence for it. It was not an endorsable offence anyway, so you wouldn't get points, just a large fine if DVLA could be arsed.
Title: Re: VED evasion has doubled!
Post by: T.m.f on 06 December 2015, 19:58:06
I got email reminder about my tax disc renewal,might be worth checking junk/spam folders.