£100 fine for not displaying tax disc.
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What has happened to my wife seems very petty to me.
She drove 250 miles to Edinburgh to visit relatives and parked on the public road outside her Mum's.
The next day she noticed a sticker on her windscreen from Police Servant of Scotland, for Offence 21 for not displaying a tax disc.
1. It is for £100 which seems excessive.
2. You can see what has happened, the Tax Disc is there, it has slipped down.
3. A quick check would prove the car does have tax
4. Isn't it two months before these paper discs are discontinued anyway?
grrrr, not fair.
She has taken the picture on the day of the tax disc, and is going to appeal.
Will the nice person who issued this ticket have had to have taken a photo?
She drove 250 miles to Edinburgh to visit relatives and parked on the public road outside her Mum's.
The next day she noticed a sticker on her windscreen from Police Servant of Scotland, for Offence 21 for not displaying a tax disc.
1. It is for £100 which seems excessive.
2. You can see what has happened, the Tax Disc is there, it has slipped down.
3. A quick check would prove the car does have tax
4. Isn't it two months before these paper discs are discontinued anyway?
grrrr, not fair.
She has taken the picture on the day of the tax disc, and is going to appeal.
Will the nice person who issued this ticket have had to have taken a photo?
I had a friend `done` by the Police for same.
He stopped his van to use the cash point and his 4 year old son pulled the disc holder down from the front seat. He was charged with `failure to display`. He even lifted the disc up and argued his case. Sometimes the Police do themselves no favours.
He stopped his van to use the cash point and his 4 year old son pulled the disc holder down from the front seat. He was charged with `failure to display`. He even lifted the disc up and argued his case. Sometimes the Police do themselves no favours.
marshalla said:
30 what ?
Which VRN?
What type of vehicle is the alleged disc assigned to ?
Translation : tough. If that is a valid disc, it isn't displayed. The exemption isn't applicable yet.
I can't argue with your sympathetic reply but if the law is to be enforced, it should be enforced consistently. The tax disc for my motorbike is in my wallet. A police officer asked me whether the bike was taxed once, so I took the disc out and showed it to him - he was perfectly happy with that. It doesn't seem fair for such a different approach to have been taken hereWhich VRN?
What type of vehicle is the alleged disc assigned to ?
Translation : tough. If that is a valid disc, it isn't displayed. The exemption isn't applicable yet.
Sheepshanks said:
podwin said:
She drove 250 miles to Edinburgh to visit relatives and parked on the public road outside her Mum's.
The next day she noticed a sticker on her windscreen from Police Servant of Scotland, for Offence 21 for not displaying a tax disc.
Welcome to Scotland.The next day she noticed a sticker on her windscreen from Police Servant of Scotland, for Offence 21 for not displaying a tax disc.
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