Clamped Cars

[237SJ]

I have only ventured about 1/4 mile from home today and have seen 4 clamped cars. I wondered why they were clamped as they were just outside peoples` houses and not on any yellow lines. I have just seen one on my road and it had a notice on the windscreen. Apparently, someone has been around and done a blitz on cars with no car tax. I guess the culprits will come home from work to an immobile car and a massive bill to get the clamps removed. I wonder if more people leave their vehicles untaxed these days because they think they will get away with it?

[andy-hughes]

I am sure that there is an element of psychology here - because the tax status is no longer visible - no disc - people subconsciously imagine that no-one knows if their vehicle is taxed or not.

As these pilgrims have discovered to their cost - it's not quite that simple!

[RATTER15]

Although there is no disc in the window, I think that with number plate recognition software in many police cars, I think people are more likely to get caught these days.

[murraymints]

it is a matter of when you get caught nowadays not if with NPR

[Hopkirk]

Some of them are caught out by the fact that there isn't a visible reminder on the car of when the tax runs out.

[Bazile]

Do you still get a reminder?

[bhg481]

Yes

[Hopkirk]

As long as you tell them when you move house.

You legally have to, but not everyone gets round to it.

Other people put brown envelopes asking for money in a drawer, and ignore them.

[ummmm]

You can pay car tax monthly by DD which would stop you forgetting.

[Maydup]

Four cars within a matter your 1/4 mile does seem a high number doesn't is 237SJ? If it represents the average across the country, thats a massive amount of uncollected car tax.