terribleturner Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 Took my bike to work this morning, the first time in like a month. Only problem is i don't have tax So i'm sat at work and in walks one of th engineers asking is the R6 mine. I follow him out and there's 2 police officers standing by my bike taking down details. The bike is parked on private property but as the title says, the tax is out of date. I think if i get a phone calls or letters i'll just say it's off the road and was brought in by van as a potential buyer from work was intrested. it's parked up for a good 12 hours so if they come back to check it'll still be here. What do people think?? Should i start getting the overtime in now to pay for the fine?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoboblio Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 I think it's bad news mate I think the new laws state that you have to either tax a vehicle or declare a SORN. You can no longer not tax a car / bike and just rely on not getting caught. *waits patiently for someone to tell the truth* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopite Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 How did the police know about the bike? Just "happen" to walk past it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prof. Monkey Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 I think the person at work who bought the R6 in (not you of course) should clarify when he/she gets a producer that the motorcycle was on private property due to an interested buyer and was bought in a van, to which they could prove by showing any curious authoratarian the vehicle and the strapping to hold said motorcycle down. Considering the cost of motorcycle tax, the defendant would have been very silly no ride the bike, hence the necessity for the van. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prof. Monkey Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 I think it's bad news mate I think the new laws state that you have to either tax a vehicle or declare a SORN. You can no longer not tax a car / bike and just rely on not getting caught. *waits patiently for someone to tell the truth* Feck, I forgot about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terminator Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 That about sumsits up. How long ago did the bike's tax run out. You do get some leway, not sure how much. One of my vans has been SORN for two years, I forgot to renew for 6 weeks but nothing happened. Did you drive by any camera vans with cameras on poles say 10 foot in the air? These are the tax disc vans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitesupraboy2 Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 I think it's bad news mate I think the new laws state that you have to either tax a vehicle or declare a SORN. You can no longer not tax a car / bike and just rely on not getting caught. *waits patiently for someone to tell the truth* this is true and the computer dishes out an automatic £80 fine now. If your lucky it will be the same or half within 7 days or watever it is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terribleturner Posted December 8, 2005 Author Share Posted December 8, 2005 The bike is SORN because of winter coming up so that's all cool. No camera vans were passed etc etc... Think i'll just play this out..... I think the person at work who bought the R6 in (not you of course) should clarify when he/she gets a producer that the motorcycle was on private property due to an interested buyer and was bought in a van, to which they could prove by showing any curious authoratarian the vehicle and the strapping to hold said motorcycle down. Considering the cost of motorcycle tax, the defendant would have been very silly no ride the bike, hence the necessity for the van. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 Just tell 'em it was stored there and you took it out to clean it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 If they write to you just say that your number plate was stolen earlier that day i.e someone else stole it for their own R1, and you didnt think nothing of it. lol In the mean time order another number plate and keep the recipt, incase they ask for proof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
how_supra Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 when did the tax run out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toyotasuprauk Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 Surprised they were even interested! Maybe a traffic warden on a public road but the police on private land seems strange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Class One Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 PM'd with appropriate advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobSheffield Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 Maybe they were interested because its not really the time for bikers? and if a crime had been committed for example, and the criminals had ridden away on a bike perhaps, its possible they were just looking into it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terribleturner Posted December 9, 2005 Author Share Posted December 9, 2005 If they write to you just say that your number plate was stolen earlier that day i.e someone else stole it for their own R1, and you didnt think nothing of it. lol In the mean time order another number plate and keep the recipt, incase they ask for proof. Thought about that Ray, but i didn't really go for a paint job that was......subtle now did i Thanks Dug Camden is th armpit of the world so there's always a Police presence. But not really seen them take intrest ina car/bike before Oh well, i'll just sit and wait i guess and hope my redundance will cover anything i may get stuck with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnK Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 I was very lucky last month, I used the supe 3 weekends without valid tax disc on display, I had it but had just forgotton to put it in the car! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terribleturner Posted December 9, 2005 Author Share Posted December 9, 2005 Not displaying is as bad as not having The law is such an ass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 lol how much is Mr Branson paying you for the advertising? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLicense Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 Which really takes the piss, as seeing as they can tell when you've not got tax by computer, why do you need to show you have got tax by sticking it on the window of the car. Bloody thick government! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 If you had the bike covered, I don't think they had the right to touch it (so they couldn't see the number legally) Works with parking attendands, too (at least it *used* to be a loophole, not sure if it still works) But yearly tax on the bike is silly low, why did you allow it to expire? False economy IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobSheffield Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 i used to only tax mine for 6 months simply because if i did it for 12, id be slightly tempted to nip out on it in the middle of December, and bin the damn thing....! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
black cat Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 my saxo is still being fixed!!!!!!!..... the tax has run out but its off the road at citroen, cant mot it till its fixed ther for cant tax it. ????? think iam gona have to declare it fast. as its 9 days over due.. am i gona get busted for 10 days??? tt steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terribleturner Posted December 10, 2005 Author Share Posted December 10, 2005 Tax ran out as i didn't think i'd be using it over the winter I think Steve to be safe decalre it SORN and tax it when it's back on. Unlike me you wouldn't want to give them an excuss to fine you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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