mattk
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Registered: 27th Feb 06
Location: St. Helens
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My tax run out last night, but I ordered my new tax disk online yesterday morning, Can I still drive the car with the tax in the post? I understand I need to display a tax disc but if the coppers are behind me and do a ANPR check will it flash up as untaxed?
Technicaly Ive paid and ive got the confermation email with all the referance numbers on
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DAZ1985
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Registered: 3rd Sep 06
Location: Scholar Green, Cheshire
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worth knowing this is
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AndyCorsaSport
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Registered: 12th Feb 06
Location: Horsforth, West Yorkshire
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Im not sure, i thought they changed it so you cant use the "tax in post" excuse, even if it is?
Just use the car anyway, i used mine for a week waiting for insurance cover note to come through before i could tax it.
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daz 16v
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Registered: 12th Jun 06
Location: Pemberton, Wigan
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as long as you've paid it your allowed to drive your car, i waited 5 weeks for mine disc to come in the posted so i rung up and asked them and they said yep
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Paul H
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Registered: 11th Aug 03
Location: Lincoln.
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no you can't drive it till it's displayed in the windscreen.
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CorsaKen1
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Registered: 22nd Nov 06
Location: Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire
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quote:
Originally posted by Paul H
no you can't drive it till it's displayed in the windscreen.
Dvla said this to me when I had my tax disk stolen even though dvla know you have paid and waiting you are still driving without displaying a valid tax disk regardless which is an offence
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liamcorsa
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Registered: 29th May 04
Location: Hastings
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Your supposed to order it 5days before it runs out to allow for it so theres no excuses.
daz 16v- you can only order it from the 15th of the month its due to expire iirc.
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Jambo
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Registered: 8th Sep 01
Location: Maidenhead, Drives: VXR Arctic
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tbh if its all done online now i dont see why you need a tax disc
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John
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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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Yip not displaying a valid tax disc is illegal.
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SportBoy
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Registered: 5th Oct 01
Location: Retford, Nottinghamshire
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you dont have to display your mot certificate .. but you do a tax disc .. what aload of shyt
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daz 16v
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Registered: 12th Jun 06
Location: Pemberton, Wigan
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i did paid for it the week it ran out. got to my house 25th the following month but like i said the dvla said it was ok to drive on the road as it was taxed
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Robin
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Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: Northants Drives: Clio 182 Cup
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quote:
Originally posted by John
Yip not displaying a valid tax disc is illegal.
14 days grace for it according to the DVLA 
I couldn't tax mine as I didn't have the paperwork back from taking the plate off, the girl said you have 14 days before you can get ticketed.
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Jambo
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Registered: 8th Sep 01
Location: Maidenhead, Drives: VXR Arctic
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quote:
Originally posted by SportyBoy
you dont have to display your mot certificate .. but you do a tax disc .. what aload of shyt
Yes i agree, they want your money first, not bothered about anyones safety or anything
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CorsaKen1
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Registered: 22nd Nov 06
Location: Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire
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quote:
Originally posted by SportyBoy
you dont have to display your mot certificate .. but you do a tax disc .. what aload of shyt
I agree, the little sticker is a if you feel like sticking it to your windscreen - I do as I don't want trouble with the police
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Paul H
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Registered: 11th Aug 03
Location: Lincoln.
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quote:
Originally posted by SportyBoy
you dont have to display your mot certificate .. but you do a tax disc .. what aload of shyt
yes but one is to say the car is safe for the roads the other is a license to say you can use your car on the roads.totally different things
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SportBoy
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Registered: 5th Oct 01
Location: Retford, Nottinghamshire
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yes but why display it if its online now?? i could understand about it 20 years ago but things have changed .. im not syaing you shouldt get a tax disc but why display it??? and there not that different because without either your breaking the law
[Edited on 01-07-2007 by SportyBoy]
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Paul H
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Registered: 11th Aug 03
Location: Lincoln.
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quote:
Originally posted by SportyBoy
yes but why display it if its online now?? i could understand about it 20 years ago but things have changed .. im not syaing you shouldt get a tax disc but why display it??? and there not that different because without either your breaking the law
It's a service to enable you to tax it online the disc isn't online.saves having to go to the post office/DVLA.
i agree about displaying it but thats the law nothing you can do about it.i suppose it's there for traffic wardens and the like
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