Tax renewal not sent by DVLA now car impounded

[buzby]

Originally Posted by gwc1000

This is probably true. However, this does not detract from the fact that the Scots MUST ensure that they comply with the law concerning tax disc display regulations when entering England.

I'm sure they will handle the matter in the same way all those foreign tourists do - I mean, we cannot have the Scots persecuted for having a tax disc on the back window or offside, whilst all these johnny foreigners don't bother with their mandatory country of origin stickers, surely?

I think you'll find in the real world, only jonsworths would give a jot, as with ANPR it's all academic. Indeed, I'd go so far as to suggest that this part of the law is totally redundant and will soon go the way of the guy waling in front of cars with a red flag....

I'll certainly not lose any sleep over it, as if I was ever challenged I'd highlight the anomaly in the law between the two jurisdictions and assert my rights to be treated as I would in my own country. If card from Greece are expected to have their stuck to the inside of their sun visor - say because of fading and rampant theft in Athens, who is England to say where they should display it?

[gwc1000]

Originally Posted by buzby

and assert my rights to be treated as I would in my own country.

I wasn't aware that when breaking the law in another country, you had the 'right' to insist that you should be treated as if in your own country.

[buzby]

Originally Posted by gwc1000

I wasn't aware that when breaking the law in another country, you had the 'right' to insist that you should be treated as if in your own country.

[EDIT].

As a member of the EU, motorists are deemed 'legal' in any other state providing they comply with the laws in their own country, this was already made clear in my tongue-in-cheek post about Greece. Therefore if it is legal in Scotland, it will be legal in any other EU state. This of course trumps England's requirement for me to stick the disk where THEY prefer. A prosecution - however unlikely - would be unlikely to succeed.

Should I speed or do any other violation, then I'd have to take the rap like anyone else.

[Rob S]

EDIT - Personal remark removed

Now, let's get back to your point. Say I travelled to a EU country where it is a requirement to carry a roadside warning triangle in case of a breakdown or a spare bulb kit, but I didn't comply with their laws, are you saying that I could say to the local officers of the law that as it is not a legal requirement for me to carry either in the UK that they should treat me as if I was back in the UK?

As for the tax disc issue, good luck with that one should you ever come down to England and get reported for it.

[Rob S]

Another example. It is legal for motorcyclists to filter between slow moving traffic in the UK but it is illegal in Germany. If I was to travel to Germany and filter and get stopped by the police, would I then be able to say that as it is legal in the UK they can't touch me?

[Harpdak66]

So redpetunia,

Have there been any developments in your case, did you pay the £400?