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Motorists face a new army of car snoopers
Topic Started: Jun 9 2007, 02:01 PM (500 Views)
Steelstallions
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Drivers whose vehicles are judged unroadworthy, have overly tinted windows, lack a valid tax disc or MoT will be subject to being pulled over by examiners from the Vehicle Operator and Services Agency, if new proposals are accepted.

It is planned to give the 560 VOSA inspectors - who wear black uniforms, peaked hats and yellow jackets - powers previously held only by the police to issue fixed penalty fines.

And their workload, which currently focuses on commercial vehicles, will extend to private motorists.



If it gets the trash cars off the road which are usually untaxed, uninsured and drive off after an accident undetected as the car is not registered, i am all for it.
But i bet it will be the registered owners who they target as its a cert they can extract money from them unlike the above who cannot be traced easily.
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/arti...770&expand=true
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as you say, if they do target the real culprits then fine. is it just another tax tho?
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They should send some of those folks up here and get them to have a look at some of the cars with Polish numberplates!
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wickedwitch,Jun 9 2007
02:11 PM
They should send some of those folks up here and get them to have a look at some of the cars with Polish numberplates!

Now you mention it, i've noticed a few more of these cars too. There are several at a Polish hand car wash near were i live and they have been there months.

With foreign plates i guess its less likely they will get stopped as they are deemed to be tourists.
I wonder how many vehicles permanently staying in this country are foreign plated cars with no tax or insurance from country of origin?
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Steelstallions,Jun 9 2007
03:19 PM

I wonder how many vehicles permanently staying in this country are foreign plated cars with no tax or insurance from country of origin?

Quite a few I should think. An ex-colleague of mind had a bit of a rear end shunt in the local supermarket car park not so long back. It was a Polish driver in a Polish registered car. He claimed to have insurance but the company had never heard of him or his vehicle and therefore couldn't pay out. <no>
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wickedwitch,Jun 9 2007
02:27 PM
Steelstallions,Jun 9 2007
03:19 PM

I wonder how many vehicles permanently staying in this country are foreign plated cars with no tax or insurance from country of origin?

Quite a few I should think. An ex-colleague of mind had a bit of a rear end shunt in the local supermarket car park not so long back. It was a Polish driver in a Polish registered car. He claimed to have insurance but the company had never heard of him or his vehicle and therefore couldn't pay out. <no>

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/Buyin...cle/DG_10014623

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Temporarily importing a vehicle
There are international agreements which provide for the temporary use of a vehicle in a foreign country for a limited time, usually six months in a 12 month period. A visitor to the UK may use a vehicle displaying foreign plates, provided that all taxes (including vehicle excise duty) are paid in their country of origin.
If a vehicle bearing foreign plates is stopped by the police, it is the responsibility of the keeper to demonstrate that he or she is eligible to use the vehicle in the UK without registering and taxing it.
Non European Union (EU) vehicles
The drivers of vehicles from outside the EU will need to demonstrate via HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) that they are eligible to use the vehicle here on a temporary basis. If this is achieved a HMRC Notice 3 is issued, which will be date stamped with the date the vehicle should leave the country. The decision lies with HMRC whether a visiting vehicle, from outside the EU can be granted visitor status. HMRC will decide whether an extension to the six month period can be granted, if not they will issue status certificates (forms C&E 386 or C&E 388). The vehicle must then be registered at a DVLA local office.
European Union vehicles
It is the responsibility for the driver to prove how long the vehicle has been in the country. This can be achieved by producing ferry tickets. Used or unregistered vehicles brought into the UK will be allowed to circulate freely for six months in any 12 month period without the need to register. Certain vehicles will be required to display a temporary 'Q' plate. Temporary visitor status is not appropriate to these vehicles.


And i wonder how many entering the UK get follow up action after 6 months?
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Steelstallions,Jun 9 2007
04:02 PM


And i wonder how many entering the UK get follow up action after 6 months?

None? <peek>
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