Re: Tax Discs - can they be replaced?

Pete.L · Post by **Pete.L** » Sat May 30, 2009 10:48 pm

b8stard!

You've got to report it missing/stolen and the DVLA will issue you another one for a fee. It used to be a tenner but it's been a long time since i checked.
I've always used the bolt together holder ever since I had one lifted in town years ago. It make my blood boil, the useless scrotes, who just can't keep their fingers off other peoples stuff :mad2
Sorry you got done Tim.

Pete.l

stormingjoe · Post by **stormingjoe** » Sat May 30, 2009 11:05 pm

as above, just report get a new one, secure to vehicle using anti-theft tax holder which when disc is removed it is destroyed available post office. next tie a rotty to your bike.

bikerpiker · Post by **bikerpiker** » Sat May 30, 2009 11:09 pm

I wouldnt worry about it ,....when i bought my bike from a chap in Carlisle 2 years ago , he told me the bike was taxed but the tax disc had been stolen, he told me where to check online, sure enough the bike was indeed road taxed . Ive taxed it since ,every 6 months ,but its never been displayed ,unless the side of my fridge freezer counts

I might buy a disc holder seeing as i'm going to Ireland soon with the bike

donk · Post by **donk** » Sun May 31, 2009 6:42 am

TWATS....Find them Timbo, find them, and punish them!!!!!!!!!!

Frontslide · Post by **Frontslide** » Sun May 31, 2009 11:01 am

Just leave in your pocket and in the very unlikely event your asked, show them, every time your pulled they know everything before they are out the car

marravtr · Post by **marravtr** » Sun May 31, 2009 11:04 am

feckin w@nkers!! its no good to em now theres ANPR everywhere, keep your new one under the seat matey

Jim67 · Post by **Jim67** » Sun May 31, 2009 11:10 am

The thing is if you leave it parked up without a tax disc on show then you will get done for no display of tax disc.
I this day and age we shold do away with the paper disc as its all electronic anyhows.
Imagine all the trees we would save !!!

Jim.

ChrisC · Post by **ChrisC** » Sun May 31, 2009 1:13 pm

Jim67 wrote:The thing is if you leave it parked up without a tax disc on show then you will get done for no display of tax disc.
I this day and age we shold do away with the paper disc as its all electronic anyhows.
Imagine all the trees we would save !!!

Jim.

Jim67's right .You can be done for not displaying a tax disc, (Bet you already know)It's supposed to be on the nearside front and right way up.Thats to make it easier for some F****** Lowlife to find...Because there not very
bright!..Hope your sorted soon.

storminateacup · Post by **storminateacup** » Mon Jun 01, 2009 11:11 am

Cover the inside of your disc holder with double sided tape, park it up, then watch em try to get it off before you use "reasonable force" to prevent a theft

Jim67 · Post by **Jim67** » Mon Jun 01, 2009 12:33 pm

storminateacup wrote:Cover the inside of your disc holder with double sided tape, park it up, then watch em try to get it off before you use "reasonable force" to prevent a theft

Thats todays toptastic top tip folks !!!!!

Jim.

Jbrebel · Post by **Jbrebel** » Mon Jun 01, 2009 3:16 pm

I've had 2 nicked from the same spot locally. I now have a Oxford tax disc holder with loads of bolts in-like you mentioned Timbo.

It galls me that you have to pay 10-15 quid just to keep a silly bit of paper safe. I did go down the route of not displaying for a while (just keeping the tax disc under the seat/in my wallet) but I got one overzealous parking fascist who warned me about not having a visible tax disc...

Agree with the comments already made-it should all be electronic now. With the amount of ANPR systems about vehicle tax can be checked in seconds.

Jbrebel · Post by **Jbrebel** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 1:34 pm

FirestormMike wrote:What amazes me is the fact you have to show a tax disc, but not something like an insurance / MOT disc. No insurance or MOT carry far worse penalties.

Do they not have to display insurance etc in certain other countries? Much like an MOT disc over here?

cupasoop · Post by **cupasoop** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 10:04 pm

I've had the tax disc holders with all the bolts holding it together on my last 3 bikes. When I was fitting crash bungs to the blade I remember saying to the wife "for some reason there's only 4 bolts holding in a 130bhp engine, but 8 holding in a small bit of paper"

LotusSevenMan · Post by **LotusSevenMan** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 4:42 pm

I hate hearing this (especially as you came close to catching the guy in the act).

I have the eight bolt Oxford type but it is only held to the frame with one (admittedly larger) bolt though.

My defense to ruin it for thieves is to laminate the tax disc when I receive it. Not only does it make changing numbers etc impossible but it stops the disc going 'soggy' with the damp/rain!!!

bikerpiker · Post by **bikerpiker** » Fri Jun 05, 2009 5:34 pm

Strange thing is,on my Triumph which i owned before i bough the 'storm , i only had one of those pvc sticky tax holders ,which was stuck to the inside of the screen,that's the way it was for well over 3 years ,without a problem

I must've been lucky i suppose