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Number 3
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Technically, no. But there is a grace period, and you are very likely to not get caught.
I get my tax disk at least a week late every 6 months. Not been caught yet. |
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Mr Sceptic
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No, it is illegal to drive an untaxed car on the roads and there is no period of grace - the renewal date has been sitting on your windscreen for 12 months now! Don't believe any crap about "unwritten law" - it doesn't exist. The MOT cleared this up a couple of years ago. There is NO grace period.
Having said that, it would be very harsh to do you for that when the Post Offices are closed until tomorrow. |
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mike-from-spain
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NO, once the tax disc has run out you are illegal, there is no such defense as 'in the post' or Post Office not open 1st Jan. You can get a new tax disc in the last 14 days of the preceeding month, so you should NEVER let it run out. |
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anthony *
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no, you should have got your tax notice 2 weeks ago, this should have gave you time to get it taxed......the courts will not allow any excusse's......i know it happended to me........just be carefully were you drive today...and watch out for the speed cameras.....good luck.... |
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Raymo
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No, you would be driving a vehicle that was not legally taxed. It is even an offence to leave it on a public road. When I get my reminder in I just renew my licence on line. It takes a couple of days for the disc to come through, but at least it is taxed. |
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Avalon
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well if the police stopped you they could take your car from you..you should have sorted it out on saturday... |
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Martin14th
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No it's not Legal to use the vehicle with an out of date tax disc, there is no such thing as a grace period, and as you are sat at a computer why didn't you renew online?
Oh and by the way, you insurance is likely to be invalid as well |
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Jona Jones Chester
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The grace period of 14 Days finished a few years ago.
use the car as little as pos and don't forget next time.
Go direct Deb.
Easy.
Jona |
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Irish
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Hi,
I had this problem in the spring of last year, so i called the DVLA & a very nice chap told me that i had 14 days to get it sorted & if you get stopped all they do is report it to the DVLA, but if you get your tax straight away, within the 2 weeks then they say nothing. Hope this helps. |
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Bardic
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There never was a "grace period", it was just that DVLA didn't bother too much before 14 days were up. Nor did anyone else. You might get away with it if you can, if needed, show the policeman the ready-prepared application etc all ready to go tomorrow. It'd be pedantic to a fault to "do" you over one day when the PO is closed, tho' there's nothing stopping you renewing it online right now! |
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c.j.davies
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Why are you waiting til tomorow to tax your car? |
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jane h
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the car must be taxed if you are usin g it on the road the 14 day grace myth was brought about as that used to be the length of time after the 1st the post office used to keep the discs. after that date you would have needed to go to the dvla office. they do keep them longer than that nowadays though |
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GUY M
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no you wont you should have done it well before now ,you can now do it on-line at the dvla website, another sign of doom for the post office |
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JAMES -
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you are breaking the law by not displaying a current tax disc but I doubt if the police would bother if you do it as soon as possible |
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lindsey2154
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You can renew it online at the DVLA site. |
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phil
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legally no. Because you would have recieved a tax renew reminder letter at the start of december to give you time to get it before the old one runs out. |
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Pawstimes16
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No, in a word, so be very careful where you park your car when you got to post office tomorrow!
Good luck! |
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ron
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What is a "tax disc"? |
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breezinabout
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No. You are not legal on the road and there is no grace period. |
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stuart h
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no!you have 2 weeks to get another tax disc before your old one runs out.If you get stopped your in trouble. |
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ms_jaffa_cake
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no its illegal! and i would watch it, being the day after the night before therell be police everywhere. you can buy them before it runs out you know, just to be safe. like a few days before if you know if wont be open =) |
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Mental Mickey
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Assuming that (a) you have a valid MOT and (b) valid insurance then the "unwritten rule" mentioned above will apply - you do get a certain amount of grace. If it is only a tax disc you require then the police may decide to believe you, and allow you to buy one as soon as possible on Jan 2nd.
If you are driving without a valid MOT or insurance as well (and they do usually all run out at the same time) then the situation will be a bit different - they would be within their rights to impound your car and charge you, even if you produced a letter from a mechanic at your local garage saying that it was booked in on January 2nd. At this point, it would be up to the individual policeman whether to believe your story or not and write you a ticket. It is the Christmas and New Year holiday, so they might be charitable. Either way, I suggest you present yourself at a Post Office at 9am sharp tomorrow morning. In the meantime as long as all you are lacking is a tax disc then it is safe enough to drive for the next week or so. If not, then get a bus!
P.S. - You can apply online, you know, like right this minute - as long as you have a debit/credit card to hand. Then you WILL be covered! |
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JOHN W
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technically ... no ... you should have bought one earlier, but hey it new year and the policeman might be kind to you |
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NUFC_4_LIFE
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Yeah sure you are, u had the sorn notice for at least 2 weeks so why u leaving it until now? |
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The Mechanic
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STRICLEY SPEAKING NO YOU ARE NOT. BUT THERE IS A UNRITTEN LAW THAT THEY ALLOW 14 DAYS GRACE |
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