VED and my dad

[CopperCyclist]

We do little for no tax nowadays anyway - leave it to the DVLA to sort themselves, especially with their 'automatic fine' system. To be honest, the most I've ever done in the last ten years is fill out a ticket that basically just gets sent to the DVLA to say 'saw this car with no tax, fine em will ya.'

It can be a good visual hint for 'that car may not be insured', but that's the only real loss I can think of.

 

[Piemaster]

No more concerns about the disc getting nicked from the Spider if I leave it with the top down now, so i'm not complaining.

 

[Black Country Ste]

I saw this car a few months ago that had been clamped for no tax. The clamp belonged to DVLA.

 

[vernon]

Well there no coppers on the beat anymore are there? He will be replaced by a van or car driving down the road with an array of cameras connected to a ANPR computer. Pings up an offender, a tow truck is called. There's no escape, Big Brother is here!

Wrong. The cars are clamped just like the one in @Black Country Ste's post. It's instant punishment and a high visibility warning to others.

 

[simon the viking]

But I have a question. Can @threebikesmcginty still use a Guinness label in his car windscreen?

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I have sooooooo...... got to do that.....

 

[byegad]

In some European countries they display a small square form showing the car is insured, rather than do away with a VED disc I'd have liked to seen them introduce an insurance disc to show alongside it.

 

[vernon]

In some European countries they display a small square form showing the car is insured, rather than do away with a VED disc I'd have liked to seen them introduce an insurance disc to show alongside it.

I suspect that there's been a much bigger fanfare about the abolition of tax discs to deflect attention from the expanded ANPR network that identifies cars being used without VED, MOT or insurance and setting in motion the fixed penalties and prosecutions against the registered keepers of the cars.

Big Brother is watching you and there's no escape.

 

[Drago]

It's not been VED for nearly 2 decades. It was shortened to VD, an when the government realised they'd made a funny it was renamed vehicle licence.

 

[vernon]

It's not been VED for nearly 2 decades. It was shortened to VD, an when the government realised they'd made a funny it was renamed vehicle licence.

VED refers to the money paid for the vehicle license. Keep up at the back. You'll be wrongfully arresting me next.

 

[Drago]

It ceased to be duty when th DVLA became responsible for collecting it and it was renamed VL. You're now buying a licence for the vehicle, not paying a tax. Back of the class Mr Schell!

 

[classic33]

In some European countries they display a small square form showing the car is insured, rather than do away with a VED disc I'd have liked to seen them introduce an insurance disc to show alongside it.

Ireland requires three be displayed. VED, insurance details and NCT(MOT equivalent). Failure to have the three on display is an offence.

Big Brother is watching you and there's no escape.

Needs to do a better job. A third of taxis/private hire cars in Bradford were found to have no insurance or valid disc last year, in spot checks carried out by the council.
I can walk round where I live and see at least 20 cars with either no disc or no valid disc. One has a 2009 disc on display.

 

[vernon]

It ceased to be duty when th DVLA became responsible for collecting it and it was renamed VL. You're now buying a licence for the vehicle, not paying a tax. Back of the class Mr Schell!

Explain this away then Mr Plodski and no fabricating evidence please:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publi...and-vehicle-excise-duty-rates-from-april-2014
https://www.gov.uk/government/publi...and-vehicle-excise-duty-rates-from-april-2014

 

[Dan B]

Big Brother is watching you and there's no escape.

In this instance, not really. Big Brother is watching my car and afaiac he is perfectly welcome to do so.

 

[classic33]

Same site will let you pay your council tax online.
Just a case of following the links. DVLA was placed on that site as a seperate link. Centeralisation of services, to make it easier to find what you need.

 

[Mo1959]

At least it will clear another couple of square inches of windscreen space for drivers to see cyclists!