charcoalgrill
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Has anyone had a situation where they have ordered their tax disc online, and whilst waiting for the disc to come in the post have been issued a notice by the police for failing to display tax?
Online it says you have 5 days from when you ordered/paid for the disc.
Who do you contact about the disc? Police or DVLA?
Cheers 
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Brett
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Presumably there's details on the fine about how to contest it, then you'd present your evidence on why it shouldn't have applied to you.
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Corsa_Sport21
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quote:
Originally posted by charcoalgrill
Has anyone had a situation where they have ordered their tax disc online, and whilst waiting for the disc to come in the post have been issued a notice by the police for failing to display tax?
Online it says you have 5 days from when you ordered/paid for the disc.
Who do you contact about the disc? Police or DVLA?
Cheers
The 5 days rule is only if you have ordered it a number of days before it was due to expire.
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aim1
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Yeah if it's not displayed, even if it is actually taxed, won't really hold much water with the Feds.
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VegasPhil
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£80 fine? A mate got fined and he had it in the glove box!
Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
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AlunJ
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There's a car by me not displaying valid tax, yet according to the dvla website it has it. Can you report these things? Not that I really would
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Eck
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quote:
Originally posted by Corsa_Sport21
quote:
Originally posted by charcoalgrill
Has anyone had a situation where they have ordered their tax disc online, and whilst waiting for the disc to come in the post have been issued a notice by the police for failing to display tax?
Online it says you have 5 days from when you ordered/paid for the disc.
Who do you contact about the disc? Police or DVLA?
Cheers
The 5 days rule is only if you have ordered it a number of days before it was due to expire.
Nah lad, it's 5 working days after the purchase date. So you should phone them up and contest it.
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chr15barn3s
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Registered: 5th Oct 03
Location: Farnborough
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I always fuck up and remember the day before it runs out. Always been 'taxed' but not displayed. Never had anything from it.
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stan_the_man
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Registered: 14th Feb 07
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I had exactly the same thing, and i got a £60 fine for not displaying. Fucking nazi bastards.
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
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you can order it the night before it runs out and wait the 5 days.
doesn't matter that you only ordered it 2 minutes before it expired.
mine didn't turn up for ages because of new year but i didn't get done for it.
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XE Col
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surely even the biggest arse of a copper would give you a producer if you are genuinely taxed and waiting for the disc
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XE Col
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however if its the middle of the month you would probs get a ticket for not displaying maybe
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pow
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Registered: 11th Sep 06
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I've waited over a week for a tax disk before and never had any trouble.
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richc
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Registered: 24th Mar 07
Location: Ilkeston
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I havent displayed a tax disc since july 2010. Its taxed, just the holder will not stick to the screen and i have forgot about it ever since.
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charcoalgrill
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Registered: 23rd Oct 02
Location: Bristol
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Went down the police station today, they said I should contest it as I clearly paid for it and was waiting for it to come via the post when I got the ticket...
I just hope the dickhead of a copper who put the ticket on gets what he deserves- as my girlfriend was saying I have the print out, proving that I have paid for the tax disc in the glove box, which he wouldnt look at!
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16vKarlos
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Registered: 27th Oct 07
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you will be FINE!!! 
they will wipe it out as its a general mistake.. but they also know that people just ring and pay without contesting it.
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