Displaying Tax disc in windscreen, is it law?
Discussion
Reg 6 of 2002 Vehicle Excise Regs gives the definitive...
Weatherproof
6(3) Each such licence shall be fixed to the vehicle in a holder sufficient to protect the licence from the weather to which it would otherwise be exposed.
Location
6(4) The licence shall be exhibited on the vehicle -
(a) in the case of an invalid vehicle, motor tricycle or bicycle, other than in a case specified in sub-paragraph (b) or (c) of this paragraph, on the near side of the vehicle;
(b) in the case of a motor bicycle drawing a side-car or to which a side-car is attached, on the near side of the handlebars of the bicycle or on the near side of the side-car;
(c) in the case of any vehicle fitted with a glass windscreen in front of the driver extending across the vehicle to its near side, on or adjacent to the near side of the windscreen;
(d) in the case of any other vehicle -
(i) if the vehicle is fitted with a driver's cab containing a near side window, on that window; or
(ii) on the near side of the vehicle in front of the driver's seat and not less than 760 mm and not more than 1.8 metres above the surface of the road.
Visibility
6(5) In each case referred to in paragraph (4), the licence shall be so exhibited that all the particulars on the licence are clearly visible in daylight from the near side of the road.
Weatherproof
6(3) Each such licence shall be fixed to the vehicle in a holder sufficient to protect the licence from the weather to which it would otherwise be exposed.
Location
6(4) The licence shall be exhibited on the vehicle -
(a) in the case of an invalid vehicle, motor tricycle or bicycle, other than in a case specified in sub-paragraph (b) or (c) of this paragraph, on the near side of the vehicle;
(b) in the case of a motor bicycle drawing a side-car or to which a side-car is attached, on the near side of the handlebars of the bicycle or on the near side of the side-car;
(c) in the case of any vehicle fitted with a glass windscreen in front of the driver extending across the vehicle to its near side, on or adjacent to the near side of the windscreen;
(d) in the case of any other vehicle -
(i) if the vehicle is fitted with a driver's cab containing a near side window, on that window; or
(ii) on the near side of the vehicle in front of the driver's seat and not less than 760 mm and not more than 1.8 metres above the surface of the road.
Visibility
6(5) In each case referred to in paragraph (4), the licence shall be so exhibited that all the particulars on the licence are clearly visible in daylight from the near side of the road.
Edited by iaha on Friday 5th October 16:24
This issue has been pertinent to me, as I hate having stickers of any sort on my windscreen - creates blindspots at night off-road on an already small windscreen - and so it has always been displayed on the nearside rear-quarter window (Defender 110).
Never had any problems as such - except sometimes in the Underground car park you seem to get a council busybody going around checking discs - then I get a 'ticket' saying that I've not paid my road tax, & that I've been reported to the DVLA.
Never hear anything further - as clearly they look me up in a second and see that I'm fully paid-up.
Never had any problems as such - except sometimes in the Underground car park you seem to get a council busybody going around checking discs - then I get a 'ticket' saying that I've not paid my road tax, & that I've been reported to the DVLA.
Never hear anything further - as clearly they look me up in a second and see that I'm fully paid-up.
Arif110 said:
Never had any problems as such - except sometimes in the Underground car park you seem to get a council busybody going around checking discs - then I get a 'ticket' saying that I've not paid my road tax, & that I've been reported to the DVLA.
Never hear anything further - as clearly they look me up in a second and see that I'm fully paid-up.
Be very careful if you do that in London, Arif.Never hear anything further - as clearly they look me up in a second and see that I'm fully paid-up.
Some councils will at a minimum have the car clamped, some even crush it. They will not check the computer, either - they say it is too costly and timewasting to check!!!
Also, if, as most, you get back before it is towed and can even prove you have a disc ( say it was in the glove box or even had fallen down ) they will still charge a clamp release fee - which is, of course, what they always wanted...some money is better than no money.
shuvitupya said:
Parrot of Doom said:
Why do we need a tax disc anyway? Its all on computers now.
Because computers are always 'down'. 
Parrot of Doom said:
Why do we need a tax disc anyway? Its all on computers now.
What I don't get is why we have to display visible evidence that we've paid the government their bit of money, but there's no requirement to provide visible evidence that the car's insured? I know which one I consider to be the bigger crime.Dwight VanDriver said:
Nahhhhheeeeee Bloodnock, Minnie would say put your head on the bread board and use your loaf.......
But, but, but if an Excise Licence is displayed it says more than one that isn't and don't forget they do not give out discs until a current Inusrance has been produced...
dvd
(NOI)
Yep. An insurance certificate that may well run out the day after. (Mine, for example, is renewed on the 3rd of Sept each year, with tax due by 1st Sept.) So, valid tax disc does not imply valid insurance (or MOT, where applicable).But, but, but if an Excise Licence is displayed it says more than one that isn't and don't forget they do not give out discs until a current Inusrance has been produced...
dvd
(NOI)
I seem to recall seeing visible insurance certificates in Ireland about 20 years ago. Don't remember seeing them when I was there a couple of years back, though.
jondude said:
Arif110 said:
Never had any problems as such - except sometimes in the Underground car park you seem to get a council busybody going around checking discs - then I get a 'ticket' saying that I've not paid my road tax, & that I've been reported to the DVLA.
Never hear anything further - as clearly they look me up in a second and see that I'm fully paid-up.
Be very careful if you do that in London, Arif.Never hear anything further - as clearly they look me up in a second and see that I'm fully paid-up.
Some councils will at a minimum have the car clamped, some even crush it. They will not check the computer, either - they say it is too costly and timewasting to check!!!
Also, if, as most, you get back before it is towed and can even prove you have a disc ( say it was in the glove box or even had fallen down ) they will still charge a clamp release fee - which is, of course, what they always wanted...some money is better than no money.
Arif110 said:
jondude said:
Arif110 said:
Never had any problems as such - except sometimes in the Underground car park you seem to get a council busybody going around checking discs - then I get a 'ticket' saying that I've not paid my road tax, & that I've been reported to the DVLA.
Never hear anything further - as clearly they look me up in a second and see that I'm fully paid-up.
Be very careful if you do that in London, Arif.Never hear anything further - as clearly they look me up in a second and see that I'm fully paid-up.
Some councils will at a minimum have the car clamped, some even crush it. They will not check the computer, either - they say it is too costly and timewasting to check!!!
Also, if, as most, you get back before it is towed and can even prove you have a disc ( say it was in the glove box or even had fallen down ) they will still charge a clamp release fee - which is, of course, what they always wanted...some money is better than no money.
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