Tax disc display question
Discussion
SS2. said:
No.
Many thanks, is there any chance you can elaborate for me please ?The reason for the question is a chap on the Moto Guzzi site is insisting that his "mates" have been fined for this.
I will openly admit that I am one of those sad gits that have a "period" tax disc now on his classic bike (a copy of what would have been its first disc had it of had one ..... it was in Germany at this time along with me), and I've never bothered to remove the expired one from my van (most of my mates haven't bothered either).
Period discs have become popular among some classic car and bike owners, just because we now can(or so we thought).
Nigel Worc's said:
Many thanks, is there any chance you can elaborate for me please ?
The reason for the question is a chap on the Moto Guzzi site is insisting that his "mates" have been fined for this.
Not sure how to elaborate on something that isn't an offence.The reason for the question is a chap on the Moto Guzzi site is insisting that his "mates" have been fined for this.
Perhaps you should ask the guy on the Moto Guzzi site to advise which legislative measure supposedly resulted in his mates getting fined for displaying an out of date disc when there is no longer any requirement to display a disc.
SS2. said:
Nigel Worc's said:
Many thanks, is there any chance you can elaborate for me please ?
The reason for the question is a chap on the Moto Guzzi site is insisting that his "mates" have been fined for this.
Not sure how to elaborate on something that isn't an offence.The reason for the question is a chap on the Moto Guzzi site is insisting that his "mates" have been fined for this.
Perhaps you should ask the guy on the Moto Guzzi site to advise which legislative measure supposedly resulted in his mates getting fined for displaying an out of date disc when there is no longer any requirement to display a disc.
henrycrun said:
No, but the Garage where I go now considers that any item on the windscreen that is not needed is grounds for an MOT fail.
That has always been the case I believe if it is in the sweep of the wipers, unless it was something large I've never heard of it being enforced though.I've always thought it renders most screen mounted sat navs unlawful, I've never heard of it being enforced though and I've seen a few mounted right in the middle of the screen like a heads up display !
henrycrun said:
No, but the Garage where I go now considers that any item on the windscreen that is not needed is grounds for an MOT fail.
If it's in the zone swept by the wipers it could well be.Have a read of Section 8.3 (page 179)in this link:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploa...
I've replaced my RFL with a PH disc! 
Anyway 'It's all on the database' as the somewhat 1984ish TV licence ad used to say so why should anyone bother with a visual check?
BTW anyone barrelling up the A23 from Brighton will often find a camera car marked 'Road Tax Check' snapping away in a lay-by just over the Downs.
Anyway 'It's all on the database' as the somewhat 1984ish TV licence ad used to say so why should anyone bother with a visual check?
BTW anyone barrelling up the A23 from Brighton will often find a camera car marked 'Road Tax Check' snapping away in a lay-by just over the Downs.
paintman said:
henrycrun said:
No, but the Garage where I go now considers that any item on the windscreen that is not needed is grounds for an MOT fail.
If it's in the zone swept by the wipers it could well be.If that is what they are saying, then it's very poor advice.
paintman said:
henrycrun said:
No, but the Garage where I go now considers that any item on the windscreen that is not needed is grounds for an MOT fail.
If it's in the zone swept by the wipers it could well be.Have a read of Section 8.3 (page 179)in this link:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploa...
If it's outside the swept area the garage is spouting BS.
It's not exactly difficult to position it so that it doesn't encroach.
Red Devil said:
^^This^^
If it's outside the swept area the garage is spouting BS.
It's not exactly difficult to position it so that it doesn't encroach.
Plus, of course, the wording hasn't actually changed. If the tax disc is failing now, it should have been failing when it was required.If it's outside the swept area the garage is spouting BS.
It's not exactly difficult to position it so that it doesn't encroach.
TooMany2cvs said:
Red Devil said:
^^This^^
If it's outside the swept area the garage is spouting BS.
It's not exactly difficult to position it so that it doesn't encroach.
Plus, of course, the wording hasn't actually changed. If the tax disc is failing now, it should have been failing when it was required.If it's outside the swept area the garage is spouting BS.
It's not exactly difficult to position it so that it doesn't encroach.
So, the disc had an exemption !
TooMany2cvs said:
Nigel Worc's said:
It's a long time ago for me, and things change, but I believe the wording was "except an excise disc", in the circumstances we are discussing.
So, the disc had an exemption !
Just to put that into context, you believed the bloke on the forum, too.So, the disc had an exemption !
Things do change with time, my father used to tell me about when you could exceed the speed limit to do an overtake, and after some research Von (remember him ?) said he was correct.
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