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Andrew
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30th Aug 13 at 22:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
If I tax my car online, can I legally drive the car on the road until the disc arrives?

Cannot be arsed with retards in the post office tomorrow morning.
IvIarkgraham
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30th Aug 13 at 22:12   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yes
Generation
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30th Aug 13 at 22:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
What about if car is SORN? Do you have to wait for new disc?
IvIarkgraham
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30th Aug 13 at 22:17   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
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30th Aug 13 at 22:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Seems a grey area on google results
JonnyJ
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30th Aug 13 at 22:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Tells you on your renewal you can do long as you paid for it before the 31st
Nic Barnes
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30th Aug 13 at 23:03   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Having tax and displaying the disc are 2 separate things.
andy_mk3
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30th Aug 13 at 23:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Yes you can drive it. If you get pulled, it will show on the database you've paid, and it will be pretty obvious that you're waiting for it to arrive.
stan_the_man
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30th Aug 13 at 23:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Illegal. In in-date tax disc must be shown while a car is used on the roads.

I got a Ł60 for this exact situation. The tax database is quite slow (a matter of weeks) and thus your word cant always be used as evidence when pulled.

But in the real world if you have some kind of reciept of purchase and show you give a fuck, chances are they'll let you on your way.
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30th Aug 13 at 23:46   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
100% not illegal for the first 5 days
Generation
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31st Aug 13 at 00:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I'm goin to chance it. Ive paid for tax, have receipt in emails, which I can show on phone if needs be. Common sense should apply here
nathy_87
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31st Aug 13 at 01:04   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Yeah it's fine. Mine didn't come for nearly 2 weeks,
SVM 286
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quote:
Originally posted by Generation
Common sense should apply here


Don't bank on the police having any.

Especially the nice policeman that stops you and hasn't got his tally of nicks in for that particular day.
stan_the_man
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Displaying an out of date tax disc is illegal and has nothing to do with whether the car is taxed or not. That is a seperate offence.
IvIarkgraham
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31st Aug 13 at 06:20   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I dont have any tax disc in my car. havnt done for 18 months
stan_the_man
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31st Aug 13 at 06:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
You fucking rebel.
Nic Barnes
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31st Aug 13 at 06:52   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by stan_the_man
Displaying an out of date tax disc is illegal and has nothing to do with whether the car is taxed or not. That is a seperate offence.
but Steve says..........etc
Matt L
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I was under the impression that like steve said for the first 5 days you don't need to show one (gives time for the post to arrive) but after that it is illegal to not show a tax disk
Dom
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31st Aug 13 at 06:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
You have 14 days before you need to display the new disc if you applied before your old disc expired.


Off the car tax site; you'll be fine

[Edited on 31-08-2013 by Dom]
John
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31st Aug 13 at 07:44   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Nic Barnes
quote:
Originally posted by stan_the_man
Displaying an out of date tax disc is illegal and has nothing to do with whether the car is taxed or not. That is a seperate offence.
but Steve says..........etc


Steve is correct though.
Nic Barnes
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31st Aug 13 at 07:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
No he isn't pmsl
John
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31st Aug 13 at 07:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
You are actually correct, it's 14 days.

https://www.askthe.police.uk/content/Q370.htm
Nic Barnes
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31st Aug 13 at 07:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
That's been covered above already.
John
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31st Aug 13 at 08:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Hadn't read it, seen you were posting rubbish as usual and that diverted my attention.
Steve
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31st Aug 13 at 08:13   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I suggest you read this Barnes

quote:
If you use the postal licensing service at the end of the month, there’s now an exemption for not displaying a tax disc. This exemption covers the first five working days of the month to allow time for the new disc to arrive in the post.


Only applies online though, no grace period otherwise

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