Mrs caught without road tax

Mrs caught without road tax

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dojo

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741 posts

134 months

Saturday 29th August 2015
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Just got a letter through and Mrs has a court summons and she was caught without road tax.

Her tax ran out on end of March and she was caught at the end of May. (gawd knows know or why she didn't renew)

By time summons came through she had renewed tax.

What likely to be the outcome? £1000 fine??

Any input gratefully received.

KungFuPanda

4,324 posts

169 months

Sunday 30th August 2015
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It'll be less than £1000 fine. My ex got fined a few years ago and it was around £300.

TwigtheWonderkid

43,248 posts

149 months

Sunday 30th August 2015
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Wow, over 10 hours since the OP and no one has yet said her insurance would have been invalid. We're making progress.

LoonR1

26,988 posts

176 months

Sunday 30th August 2015
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I'm amazed how people seem to be getting done for no road tax since the change away from the paper disc (I wonder if it's just people playing silly beggars of course). I never looked at the disc and just waited on the letter, which still comes through on time every year for my bikes, cars and van.

I'm sure there would be other letters to advise you to tax your vehicle ahead of a court appearance. Of course, I accept that this is PH and nobody ever receives any official letters ever until the process is at its end game.

bitchstewie

50,767 posts

209 months

Sunday 30th August 2015
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I've never let mine expire but do they just send a reminder and then nothing until it's court time?

LoonR1

26,988 posts

176 months

Sunday 30th August 2015
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bhstewie said:
I've never let mine expire but do they just send a reminder and then nothing until it's court time?
Quick google suggests a reminder letter, followed by an automated £80 plus buy the road tax penalty, court is a last resort and well down the process.

Zod

35,295 posts

257 months

Sunday 30th August 2015
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It just occurred to me last week that my tax must be due, so I dug through guy the pile of bills that arriv d while we were on holiday and there was the reminder. I always used to be aware of the date on the tax disc. Given we pay tax online now, I'd prefer it if the DvLA sent the reindeers by email and/or text.

zarjaz1991

3,471 posts

122 months

Sunday 30th August 2015
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To drive around for a maybe a week without road tax is possibly excusable if one is feeling somewhat charitable.

Two whole months? Sorry, shouldn't be on the road, who knows what else is being "forgotten"?
Insurance? MOT? Fixing worn brakes? Highway code?

Not only is it two months, but it's also been allowed to get to the court stage. As others have pointed out, there is surely at least one prior stage before actually getting a summons.

Sorry to sound so unsympathetic, but...I am!

Usget

5,426 posts

210 months

Sunday 30th August 2015
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Doesn't everyone just pay by monthly DD now? Why would you pay upfront?

bitchstewie

50,767 posts

209 months

Sunday 30th August 2015
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Usget said:
Doesn't everyone just pay by monthly DD now? Why would you pay upfront?
I think my car tax is £30 next year - no benefit IMO.

jodypress

1,927 posts

273 months

Sunday 30th August 2015
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An advantage of paying via direct debit is that it does indeed auto renew.

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/vehicle-tax-cha...


zarjaz1991

3,471 posts

122 months

Sunday 30th August 2015
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I pay both my cars by DD....one is an annual DD because it's not very much money, the other is an older car so the amount is larger and I do that by a DD twice a year.

Don't want it going out monthly, it's a pain and they charge more to do it that way, whereas the annual / half yearly ones they don't. At least I think that's how it works.

lel

395 posts

122 months

Sunday 30th August 2015
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bhstewie said:
I think my car tax is £30 next year - no benefit IMO.
plus they don't let you pay direct debit when the tax is that cheap, tried it on my old car and the only option was £30 12 months

dojo

Original Poster:

741 posts

134 months

Sunday 30th August 2015
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I'm not making excuses for her and don't expect any sympathy. What's done is done and I'll make sure it's taken care of in the future I'm just wondering what the fine was likely to be.

We were away when the letter came through and the date the summons was for (her parents emailed and got an acknowledgement), I guess the next step is to get back in touch with the listing officer and get a new date sorted? Does she have to attend or can she plead guilty on the letter?

Edited by dojo on Sunday 30th August 12:41

btcc123

1,243 posts

146 months

Sunday 30th August 2015
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LoonR1 said:
bhstewie said:
I've never let mine expire but do they just send a reminder and then nothing until it's court time?
Quick google suggests a reminder letter, followed by an automated £80 plus buy the road tax penalty, court is a last resort and well down the process.
Looks like the OPs wife is like mine when she receives a letter asking her to pay money she puts it in her knicker drawer.

LoonR1

26,988 posts

176 months

Sunday 30th August 2015
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btcc123 said:
Looks like the OPs wife is like mine when she receives a letter asking her to pay money she puts it in her knicker drawer.
With two ex-wives plus experience of lots of others then I'd say they're all like that. It's most definitely not a DVLA issue though.

Mill Wheel

6,149 posts

195 months

Sunday 30th August 2015
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LoonR1 said:
With two ex-wives plus experience of lots of others then I'd say they're all like that. It's most definitely not a DVLA issue though.
You've had experience of lots of other wives...? eek

Were their husbands aware? hehe

LoonR1

26,988 posts

176 months

Sunday 30th August 2015
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Mill Wheel said:
You've had experience of lots of other wives...? eek

Were their husbands aware? hehe
You laugh but I'm (sort of) ashamed to say it's true, along with many unmarried ones whistle

dacouch

1,172 posts

128 months

Sunday 30th August 2015
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Zod said:
It just occurred to me last week that my tax must be due, so I dug through guy the pile of bills that arriv d while we were on holiday and there was the reminder. I always used to be aware of the date on the tax disc. Given we pay tax online now, I'd prefer it if the DvLA sent the reindeers by email and/or text.
I would love to see my postman trying to post a reindeer through my letterbox.


dacouch

1,172 posts

128 months

Sunday 30th August 2015
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LoonR1 said:
You laugh but I'm (sort of) ashamed to say it's true, along with many unmarried ones whistle
I've worked out who you work for now.

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