Definitive tax disc display poll

Mine broke off of the Bandit and I had to get a replacement holder and tax disc only to have a copper knock on the door a few days later holding it in his hand!

My tax disc on my old bike got very dirty, so I took it off. I got a fine for not displaying it. Some bellend ticket monkey in the city.

Since then, i've never even had the tax disc on the bike. Over 2 years now, and not been done again.

Whats the point in some mulit million pound system if they can't even use it to check tax. Don't see the point in having it on as its on the system, so whys it matter if i've got a poncy bit of paper stuck on my bike somewhere.

Use that system you robbed the taxpayers of to fund instead?????? Likewise for insurance, MOT and such...

Every copper i've met says its not viable information..... So why f-ing have it???

Originally Posted by Daimo

Every copper i've met says its not viable information..... So why f-ing have it???

Because the law was made before it was possible to check via a database, and it takes a lot of time to change the law, plus a cost of something ridiculous, around X million.

I've been stopped for white lining (TS20 ). When chatting to the copper, he asked to see my tax disc, as the holder was caked with oil (it was near the chain then).

So I told him it was under the seat, as the holder is so caked up with oil. He told me then that he could of done me for not displaying.

Since then, I've been reliably informed (by one of the cops that frequents the .Org), that the offence of not displaying tax went out a long time ago, and there's nothing Police can do about it.

Traffic Wardens however, well, take your chances.

My tax disc is now displayed in a theft-proof holder near the front wheel. It's so theft-proof that I recently got a new tax disc, and haven't been able to fit it yet because I can't get the damn thing open!

[Bluepete]

I my be wrong , but I honestly can't imagine any Cop putting a ticket on a Bike for Fail to Display. Don't forget, most of my lot are inner city Cops, and not jobsworths with a grudge. We have more than enough to do without being pedantic!

I've been told it's no longer a ticketable offence to fail to display a VEL and I certainly have access 24/7 to the DVLA database. The only time we take action is when the VEL is out of date by more than one calender month (that may be 28 days, erm......)

Even then, we have to check with a DVLA representative to authorise any action.

HTH!

Pete

[Sid Squid]

I know a few people who have the original in a holder on the underside of the seat, and a copy in the holder, some have 'Copy, Original With Owner', on the copy, some just have a good quality colour copy and have never been asked about it.

In my wallet, never had any probs, touch wood

Mines a good quality scanned in job, then printed out onto photo paper. It looks original, lives behind the rear heel plates, and no jobsworth traffic warden or copper has even given a second look yet. The original is kept at home for safekeeping.

Why should we have to pay for a replacement or display at all when all the cops have to do is do a pnc / anpr check on your number plate?

When you get pulled by traffic cops in a van or a truck, the 1st thing they do is pnc check the driver anyway. The aberdeen traffics are well known for the practice. The pnc check tells the cops what driving entitilements you have, and all the current dvla data on the vehicle and you.

[TEC]

Originally Posted by Warthog

.... My tax disc just got nicked .... holder also got nicked ....

So you sure it was nicked and didn't just fall off, had that happen myself

Would have selected in full view etc but as its not unless you look properly .....

Luckily you don't have to display the disc over here, you just pays your money and off you ride, although you can ride before you pays your money as long as you pay (i.e not SORNed equivalent).

With modern databases I also wonder why the UK feels it still has to display a tax disc, fair enough send one out for the owner to keep at home with his insurance and MoT certificate, by why have to display it all the time? (apart from the fact that to get it you should have insurance and a valid MoT....)