Expired MOT and DVLA Tax checks.

[Toni896]

Had my MOT today(it pasted), but noticed it expired last week,
I know during the week I have driven past a DVLA ANPR reader,
It's my own fault for not paying attention to the dates but whats the chance of anything coming of it?

[s2art]

Toni896 said:

Had my MOT today(it pasted), but noticed it expired last week,
I know during the week I have driven past a DVLA ANPR reader,
It's my own fault for not paying attention to the dates but whats the chance of anything coming of it?

You sure it was a DVLA ANPR camera? (rather than a Police ANPR)

[Dwight VanDriver]

A MOT, since renewed and only 7 days out out date is not IMHO going to cause any tremors whatsover.

Now if you tax was out of date that could be another matter with DVLA reaching for the till ......kerching.

dvd

[TheCarpetCleaner]

Dwight VanDriver said:

A MOT, since renewed and only 7 days out out date is not IMHO going to cause any tremors whatsover.

Now if you tax was out of date that could be another matter with DVLA reaching for the till ......kerching.

dvd

Which again shows the hypocrisy of our "safety" driven road policy.

Surely the MoT should be a more serious offense as it *could* pick up a dangerous vehicle fault from those that do not check their car regularly, whereas the tax is just purely money in

[Toni896]

Cheers guys, yes it was DVLA.
Was a silver estate by the Tulip hotel at trafford centre.
has a LED sign saying DVLA and little camera out front.

[jondude]

I always thought ( and still do ) that this was an urban myth - namely, the DVLA went out with ANPR and sent us fines throught the post.

I certainly know of no-one who has received one this way.

The police can and will pull you over, report you if you have no excuse.....but I am certain the DVLA do not ( yet ) run these type of scans - it would take loads of money and time to sort out, as they cannot fine you without checking if you maybe are on the way to pay, will pay later than evening etc etc.

Maybe it was a DVLA van, but I seriously doubt they were out to fine you.

Or does anyone know the actual situation? Do the DVLA send fines based on their own ANPR runs???

[Dwight VanDriver]

Have yet to come across anything that gives DVLA the power to extract money direct for no Excise Licence i.e. like a FPN, other than the £80 contribution if vehicle untaxed/unsorned over a month or release from clamping.

dvd

Edited by Dwight VanDriver on Sunday 4th November 14:22

[SLCZ3]

The ANPR will only flag the tax condition, as the tax was valid even with MOT out of date there should be no comeback.