Is that likely for only a 4 day expiry? By the look of her it would

There is a Ford Ka parked around the back of our flat that has a tax> disc that expired in September 2002 (or 2003, can't remember)>

They still use the car as occasionally it disappears for a few days.>

When 2004 changed to 2005, the tax disc changed and we thought that> they'd actually renewed their tax. No, they'd just found an old expired> disc of theirs that was a similar colour to a 2005 disc and put that in> the window instead.>

We're reluctant to tell the police/DVLA about it because they seem like> the sort of people that you wouldn't want to bump into in a dark alley,> and even though the chances of us being fingered as the culprit are> slim we don't want to take the chance. They'll get caught by an ANPR> eventually, I'm sure.

When she parked up I saw that her Renault Megane S746 KFR had a tax disc> that ran out on 30th April.>

Hope the slapper gets an automatic Ј80 fine!>

Is that likely for only a 4 day expiry? By the look of her it would do her > a> favour to have to spend her money on fines than chav-wear!>

If they arn't taxed they arn't insured....

Sergeant Bilko wrote:>

It's quite possible she has either just forgotten about it, or gotten a>new disc and not put it in the car yet. Did you tell her that her tax>had expired? Not that forgetting to renew it is really an excuse.>

There is a Ford Ka parked around the back of our flat that has a tax>disc that expired in September 2002 (or 2003, can't remember)>

They still use the car as occasionally it disappears for a few days.>

When 2004 changed to 2005, the tax disc changed and we thought that>they'd actually renewed their tax. No, they'd just found an old expired>disc of theirs that was a similar colour to a 2005 disc and put that in>the window instead.>

We're reluctant to tell the police/DVLA about it because they seem like>the sort of people that you wouldn't want to bump into in a dark alley,>and even though the chances of us being fingered as the culprit are>slim we don't want to take the chance. They'll get caught by an ANPR>eventually, I'm sure.>

Cheers,>GazChap.

Currently I think the situation is that it is an offence not to have a > valid> tax displayed if the car is used or kept on a public road.

Without a tax disk one could say its not roadworthy

Now that the DVLA automatically fines people for failing to renew I bet the>police wouldn't even bother to troop out to have a look.

Or just not having the vehicle registered in your name. There are ways>around it, but, as with speed cameras they'd rather catch the majority than>the few hard-core law-breakers.

No, but they can charge you with failing to stop, plus any offences you > commit in the process of doing a runner - speeding, dangerous driving, > what-ever.

In message <3ducn9F7ta5U1@indi­vidual.net>, AndrewR ><andrew@rockface.f­reeserve.co.uk> writes>>Questions@f­orgotten.what.this.w­as.now.com wrote:>>

SORN?

Yet by grassing them up I could find myself on the end of a series of> knuckle sandwiches - they don't seem like the friendlist people and we> often get police officers ringing our intercom asking us whether we> know if they are in.>

"..... and maintain it in an efficient and roadworty condition">

Without a tax disk one could say its not roadworthy

One would also be incredibly wrong. The presence (or lack of) of a> legit tax disc does not prove or disprove how mechanically roadworthy> the vehicle is.

One would also be incredibly wrong. The presence (or lack of) of a legit > tax disc does not prove or disprove how mechanically roadworthy the > vehicle is.