Road tax renewal grrrr!

Originally Posted by BluePete

There is nothing the Cops can do until the tax is more than 28 days out of date. Online checks take about 30 seconds to do over the radio.

Useful little nugget of info that Pete. Cheers.

Now, if only I'd of known that when stopped after NW2, tax disc was under the seat and I got a "Well, you know you risk a fine for not displaying valid tax?"

Originally Posted by BluePete

There is nothing the Cops can do until the tax is more than 28 days out of date. Online checks take about 30 seconds to do over the radio.

Didn't realise that Pete, thanks for the info

[Bluepete]

Check your bike here

Another thing to bear in mind here for taxing online is that if you leave it too close to the end of the month the DVLA will deem it too late for the tax to arrive by post and you will not be able to proceed. You would have no option but go to the Post Office.

I was stopped twice by different coppers and I keep my tax in my pocket too, was told that it was ok as long as it was with me and the bike. Of course not if I parked it and walked off! I cant see why we even have the silly paper disc nowdays with ANPR ?

You might not have a tax disc on your bike for a few days?

ALERT THE MEDIA!!!!!

Can you imagine if you'd been caught speeding? OH HOW THE WORLD WOULD END!

*Warning: post contains traces of sarcasm*

[Viney]

I havent bought a tax disc at the post office for years.

Originally Posted by SV-net

Another thing to bear in mind here for taxing online is that if you leave it too close to the end of the month the DVLA will deem it too late for the tax to arrive by post and you will not be able to proceed. You would have no option but go to the Post Office.

Not entirely sure if that is correct or I have read you wrong . My tax on my Varadero ran out on New Year`s Eve and I had to go to my Parents on New Year`s Day , I taxed her online and got a reference number and an email confirmation in case I was pulled (very likely on NYD around here) . So what you are saying is if I left it `til say , the 26th of that month , they wouldn`t let me pursue the online part of getting the disc ?

I`ve heard general pub talk that if you go into the post office and have missed a month they can issue a back dated disc for the missed month . I would like to think that they would be able to cover you online as well as on the ANPR database so that if you did get a pull then you are covered at least `til the Disc arrives . I`m not disputing you here by the way it`s a good bit of head`s up info ....... they must have a reason for it and maybe it`s the traffic warden/displaying issue at stake here , or am I just not understanding the reason why due to massive over tiredness