Nurburgring 2024

[Digga]

Just one of many superbly uncluttered laps from DN Spring event last week. Barely any traffic all day.

[Kev_Mk3]

Interesting to see the Nurburgring checking UK regs on ANPR and the police in the car park in undercover cars dealing with untaxed uk cars,,,, interesting change & a good one IMO

[Redline88]

Kev_Mk3 said:

Interesting to see the Nurburgring checking UK regs on ANPR and the police in the car park in undercover cars dealing with untaxed uk cars,,,, interesting change & a good one IMO

Genuine question but why would German police be bothered about a UK car being untaxed? And I thought post brexit that EU police no longer could access DVLA systems?

[fridaypassion]

Were they actually checking tax? Makes no sense that they would be interested in the UK excise system. Insurance sure I know people that drive track cars on the road out there just because they still have plates...

[chrisr29]

fridaypassion said:

Were they actually checking tax? Makes no sense that they would be interested in the UK excise system. Insurance sure I know people that drive track cars on the road out there just because they still have plates...

I got done there for no tax back in the days of the tax disc. Gave me an on the spot fine and told me to trailer the car home.

I promptly went and hired a - new then - Megane r26r from RSR for the day, which was undoubtedly better than the car I turned up in.

There may be no access for German plod into the DVLA system, but all they have to do is look online at the MOT/tax checker website.

[fridaypassion]

Weird. I guess the German police will quite rightly be in the mood to disrupt brits as much as possible due to the bone headed behaviour of the minority. I see from one of the FB groups that a BMW was dicking about and then got away from a police chase! How do these people even afford the fuel and Ferry crossings?!

[Digga]

fridaypassion said:

Weird. I guess the German police will quite rightly be in the mood to disrupt brits as much as possible due to the bone headed behaviour of the minority. I see from one of the FB groups that a BMW was dicking about and then got away from a police chase! How do these people even afford the fuel and Ferry crossings?!

How are the UK border controls not checking for untaxed and uninsured vehicles?!?

[Cheburator mk2]

Digga said:

How are the UK border controls not checking for untaxed and uninsured vehicles?!?

Please don't give them ideas. Leaving and coming back into the country is a bigger palaver since Brexit, the last thing we need now is yet another batch of time consuming checks on top...

[Digga]

Cheburator mk2 said:

Digga said:

How are the UK border controls not checking for untaxed and uninsured vehicles?!?

Please don't give them ideas. Leaving and coming back into the country is a bigger palaver since Brexit, the last thing we need now is yet another batch of time consuming checks on top...

Could just be a bog standard, simple ANPR camera. Can be completely unmanned and autonomous.

Might save the odd pinched car being exported too.

[Cheburator mk2]

Digga said:

Could just be a bog standard, simple ANPR camera. Can be completely unmanned and autonomous.

Might save the odd pinched car being exported too.

Good point - they already have ANPR as part of the truck traffic checks, so why they don't bother with the cars is baffling...

[ukkid35]

Digga said:

How are the UK border controls not checking for untaxed and uninsured vehicles?!?

Similarly, I've never understood why the French péage don't seem to check for speeding

[Digga]

ukkid35 said:

Similarly, I've never understood why the French péage don't seem to check for speeding

You mean especially not by Calais?