My car is running out of tax this month. will the wardens give me a month's tolerance?

There are many wrong answers to this question, it is illegal to have an untaxed car on the road at any time.

While some wardens will 'turn a blind eye' some times, sometimes a friendly policeman may give you a warning, but the law is very clear you have to have a Disc 'on show' in your car at all times.

Motorway and other cameras can pick your expired disc and check it with DVLA within seconds, also police cars.

You can renew on line as has been said, but you can still be charged if you don't have a valid one on display, if you do renew on line print and keep the receipt in the car and they will normally overlook it, but the law still stands.

no. You have up to the 15th of the next month because until then the post office automatically backdates it. But this is no guarentee that you won't get a ticket. I wouldn't chance it.

The law is clear on this.

If you use or keep a vehicle on a public road, you must display a valid tax disc on it. As the registered keeper of the vehicle youвЂ™re responsible for taxing it or making a SORN (Statutory Off Road Notification) if itвЂ™s to be kept off the road

Display a tax disc on the passenger side (kerb side) of the vehicleвЂ™s windscreen. If thereвЂ™s no windscreen or you have a motorcycle or sidecar, display the tax disc on the kerb side of the vehicle.

The tax disc cannot be transferred between vehicles.

Your vehicle doesnвЂ™t need to be seen on the road for an offence to have been committed. The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) carries out a check of its records each month to identify untaxed vehicles. They have the authority to carry out enforcement action against you using the information held on their records.

As well as this, DVLA works in partnership with NCP Services Ltd, the police and local authorities in operating wheelclamping schemes. Using automatic number plate readers (ANPR) they identify, clamp and tow away untaxed vehicles on the public road.

Members of the public can also report an untaxed vehicle online or by calling the national untaxed vehicles telephone hotline.

If you donвЂ™t tax or SORN your vehicle you could be stopped by the police.

YouвЂ™ll get an automatic penalty of ВЈ80, as well as paying for a new tax disc and any arrears of vehicle tax you owe.

You could also get a County Court Judgement against you, be fined a minimum of ВЈ1000.

The maximum penalty for making a false declaration by declaring SORN when the vehicle is actually used or kept on a public road is ВЈ5000 and two years imprisonment.

Your vehicle could be clamped by one of DVLA's wheelclamping partners. YouвЂ™ll need to pay to have your vehicle released as well as producing a valid tax disc or surety fee if no disc is available. If you fail to pay, your vehicle will be impounded, incurring storage charges. If you donвЂ™t pay the release or storage fees, your vehicle could be crushed or sold.

Nope and if you dont pay within a certain period (28 days I think) you will be sent a fixed penalty fine in the post

I was about 5 days late in renewing my tax online. As its all automated now I was awaiting some kind of penalty, but nothing happened.
Wouldn't guarantee it though...good luck!

yes my tax was up in may and i got stopped at a checkpoint and he saw my tax was up, he waved me on and said it would be ok for a couple of weeks just get it sorted, youl still have to back tax, but you will be fine

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