Showing my tax disk

[anonymous-user]

Was wondering on the way to work this morning why I have to show my tax disk in the Mini seeing as it is tax exempt?
Well not just the Mini but all 72 and earlier vehicles.

What is it showing? That I have paid no tax? Is there any point?

[SS2.]

PSBuckshot said:

Was wondering on the way to work this morning why I have to show my tax disk in the Mini seeing as it is tax exempt?

The Vehicle Excise & Registration Act 1994..

VERA 1994 said:

33. Not exhibiting licence

(1A)A person is guilty of an offence if —

(a) he uses, or keeps, on a public road an exempt vehicle,
(b) that vehicle is one in respect of which regulations under this Act require a nil licence to be in force, and
(c) there is not fixed to and exhibited on the vehicle in the manner prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State a nil licence for that vehicle which is for the time being in force.

PSBuckshot said:

What is it showing?

Probably a throwback to the pre-computerised days where the issue of a tax disc was the one time per year when a vehicle's insurance and MOT were actually verified.