Vehicle Tax

[taichiperson]

Can anyone tell me please what the fine is for not taxing a vehicle or declaring it off road (it's not me!).

[EDDIE51]

My son got an £80 fee to release the clamp they put on it and a £250 fine. So it cost him £320.

[Buenchico]

If the registered owner is lucky, it's an £80 fixed penalty (which is reduced to £40 if paid within 28days). However if the matter goes to court the maximum fine is £1000 (plus costs, plus a court fee of £150 plus a 'victim surcharge' of 10% of the fine).

As Eddie has indicated, fixed penalties or fines are in addition to the £250 release fee that would be charged if the vehicle was clamped. (The registered owner can also be ordered to pay the tax that was due for the untaxed period).

[Baldric]

#Eddie, did he get a £10 discount then?

[EDDIE51]

No, it cost him £320 and he never even drove the car!

[Mamyalynne]

Baldric means ...

250 + 80 = 330

[EDDIE51]

^ Sorry my adding up was wrong!

[Baldric]

Easily done, couldn't resist it!

[Mamyalynne]

I had to take my socks off to be sure. ;-)

[Iggle Piggle]

I'll let you know. I went past a roadside DVLA road tax camera the other day with no MOT or road tax. I was doing a few hundreds metres to get fuel so I could get to the garage for an MOT, so I could get the tax ! (talk about a vicious circle)

[Zacs-Master]

Not the old 'going for petrol to get me to the MOT' excuse. Sheesh.

[hc4361]

IgglePiggle, was it booked in for the MOT at the time? Were you driving to the test?

[Iggle Piggle]

booked in but not on the way to it, I still had minor work to complete ! Arghhh !
By the way Zacs, I like your answer. :-)

[EDDIE51]

You are allowed to drive to a prebooked MOT test, so as long as you had booked the test you may be ok.