[Closed] Why do so many people still display the 'tax disc' on their vehicles?

But the vast majority, 1 in 20 from the office car park quick poll, still have the thing stuck on their window.

That's surely a minority?

Me I haven't taken it down as it really doesn't bother me.

Because they dont know / dont care.

I took my disc off on the car the day after it was abolished, the van still has it on..

Can't say I'm that bovvered TBH.

I'm guessing other people aren't anally OCD.

My next door neighbour was out doing is the morning it came into effect. He cleans and polishes his Golf R32 3 times a week and was straight out there removing the disc and holder and using windowleen to get rid of any trace. Not got anything better to do?

[i]I'm guessing other people aren't anally OCD.[/i]

Why is removing something you don't need anally OCD.

[i]My next door neighbour was out doing is the morning it came into effect. He cleans and polishes his Golf R32 3 times a week and was straight out there removing the disc and holder and using windowleen to get rid of any trace[/i]

Do you have nothing better to do than watch your neighbour on a Wednesday morning

I keep meaning to take it off, this serves as a reminder.

I like my holder, it's Type-R branded and I had it on my old Integra. I need to find another logo to go in it.

Mine will stay with the slowly fading current disc still in place.

Me I haven't taken it down as it really doesn't bother me.

+1, hadn't even thought about it.

same reason i havent washed exterior of the van or stuck any wheel trims on it.

its a tool - who cares if a piece of paper is in the corner of the window not obstructing my view or causing me any harm ?

when i get my landy back on the road though im going to display the original tax disk - December 1988 - just because.

no intention of taking it down.

Why is removing something you don't need anally OCD.

I think he was referring to "As soon as the law changed I removed the discs" why do it as soon as it changed?

Then there's "I presume most people don't really care but they just annoy me."

Why would someone else not removing one annoy you?

Think I'm the only car in my street without a tax disc.
I've heard a few people say something along the lines of "I've paid for so I'll display it"

Apparently having a little bit of paper to show for their £130 makes them feel better. 😕

Personally I was glad to be shot of it.

Mine has got all the tax discs in it, since I've owned the car.
I quite like the task of tearing the perforations of a new tax disc and putting it in it's place. The tax disc is quite a nice design.

I'm in no hurry to get rid of mine.

I've barely driven my car this month and have no urgent desire to remove it. I'll do it when I get round to it.

Mine is stuck in with duct tape, used when the holder fell off, not sure if it's ever going to come off.

I don't even wash my car - no way I'd ever get around to removing a sticker from the window.

id be happier if folk paid more attention to the mechanics of their cars than window stickers.....

like having fully working lights front and rear.

[i]Why would someone else not removing one annoy you? [/i]

Not on other people's vehicles, just on mine.

[i]why do it as soon as it changed?[/i]

The disc expired end of September on one car and I did both at the same time, since it only took about 10 seconds to remove.

Guilty as charged here too.

I might find a nice cycling logo to replace it though.

Maybe we should come up with one?

Mine came with the car and will go back with the car at the end of the year (1 year lease). Couldn't give a toss about whether it has one or not.

Not on other people's vehicles, just on mine.

Ah!

Mine will be removed in April when I send my car back and get a new one.

So cyclists know i'm better than them, pleb.

I'm keeping mine so I can wave it in anger at bloody cyclists who don't pay road tax.

Do you still have it displayed? I presume most people don't really care but they just annoy me

I've had one in the car window for the last 23 year of driving, can't say I really notice it any more, so never really occurred to me to remove it.

I wonder if there's a business opportunity to supply an alternative disc?!

[i]I wonder if there's a business opportunity to supply an alternative disc?! [/i]

Bearing in mind most people haven't removed it because they either don't care or aren't aware they don't need to then I would say no.

Why is removing something you don't need anally OCD.

If it wasn't for stw I wouldn't even have known about it.

I'll remove it when it runs out probably. I still have my old works carpark pass on my windscreen too

Don't care. It's a metal box that takes me places. As long as it moves and is not so grimly filthy that I catch some horrible rash from the interior it can stay as it is.

when i get my landy back on the road though im going to display the original tax disk - December 1988 - just because.

+1, my midgets getting it's original disk back if i can still find it.

My C-max's is already relegated to the quaterlight so woul dactualy take a specialy effort to walk round the car and remove it.

Now that I know it anoys people it may stay there even longer!

To add further to my comments above..

I've just renewed my Van Tax, did it online about 10mins ago and it was totally painless and easy as well riding a bike.
Have to say the Gov website is a master piece of work, clean, clear, succinct, minimal screens scroll throughs and simple. To be honest I'm totally surprised, in a good way.

The Van disc was in the window, served as a reminder I guess..

Anyone been "pinged" by ANPR since the change?

In my area the Police prescence is virtually non esistent, I can't see any government agency taking the time, trouble or money to monitor the local vehicles by way of ANPR.

Seems like there will be a massive increase in vehicles without the correct VED once the general public cotton on no one is monitoring the situatuion.

[i]It was more the counting the other cars in the car park and posting threads on the internet [/i]

Canteen discussion, we can see the whole car park from the canteen, quick count and bobs your uncle.

Runs off to check konabunny's posts, yep full of random shite 🙂

[i]Now that I know it anoys people it may stay there even longer! [/i]

Er bearing in mind I don't own your c-max, (and would never own any c-max for that matter), then it doesn't annoy me.

Well I drive on the M3/A3/M25/M1/A1/M27 and to be honest if there are ANPR's then they're gonna be all over these roads aren't they 😆
I guess I've been pinged on more than one occasion..

"Anyone been "pinged" by ANPR since the change?"

my buddy bought a new car last month.

had a valid tax disk in the window - so that was that he thought.

wasnt till yesterday he asked me why he had a reminder through with his new v5 about taxing it....

driving all that time without being pinged by anpr.... just a lucky lad not to have an accident.

[i]Seems like there will be a massive increase in vehicles without the correct VED once the general public cotton on no one is monitoring the situatuion. [/i]

But it isn't just monitored by ANPR though. You have to either SORN or pay duty on a vehicle or the system will pick that up. I guess you could SORN it and drive on the road but if thats the case you would have done that pre abolition of the disc.

footflaps - Member
Mine came with the car and will go back with the car at the end of the year (1 year lease). Couldn't give a toss about whether it has one or not.

This, have you seen how far away it is? it's all the way over there in that corner of the car, don't think I've ever been over there, not going to start now.

Anyone been "pinged" by ANPR since the change?

No idea. How would I know?

(Assuming everything is sound and legal with the car, which I'm pretty sure it is)

+1 for trail rat my old disc will stay in landy window when it is going again.

ps trail rat - does the 1988 tax disc mean its been off the road that long (please say yes as makes me look good to wife as i've been getting mine "back on the road" for only 5 years)

Even when I take out the tax disc, I'll still have the MOT disc in there 🙁

not at all - that was just its first disk.

according to reciepts and mots and old tax disks - it was on the road from 97-2010. I took it off the road april 2010 - bought a house , renovated mostly a house then started stripping it in april this year - aiming to have it back on the road for my wedding in july 2015.

"No idea. How would I know?"

brown envelope with a fine ?

+another for the "doesn't bother me in the slightest".

driving all that time without being pinged by anpr.... just a lucky lad not to have an accident.

There used to be a few weeks grace, maybe theres still enough leeway to let you drive home?

Plus a few days/weeks for the V5 to be processed?

Jeez, I've still to put up blinds since moving in back in May, I think the tax disc is there to stay.... 😳

Just found last years disc in my laptop bag still in its perforated surround. Expired on the 11th. Saved myself a job there. [SMUG FACE].

When I remember I might replace mine with the helpful ICE thingy that one of the Police forces came up with. But really can't be bothered.

Surprised anyone notices, or even thinks about such a thing, let alone gets annoyed by it. Mine's still in the car window because... er...

Were you annoyed every time you got in a car before they were abolished?
As I've never known any different it's still there in the corner.
Might take it out one day if I can be bothered.
Not a big deal in my book and doing a quick survey out of the window at the cars I can see, it doesn't seem to bother anyone else either around here - not a single one removed*

* It is a small population I am basing this on though.

Dude - quick check the tins in your cupboard to make sure all the labels are pointing in the same direction. I can't f%%£$ing stand it when the Minestrone doesn't line up with the Chicken Broth.

As I said I don't like stickers on car windows. Did it annoy me before - no, because it had to be there.

It's not a big deal in my book either, did I say it was? But you know it was a 10 second task, not a lot of effort as I was in the passenger seat anyway.

Sorry can't take anyone seriously that says 'dude'.

Scenario:

Lets say your Disc runs out the end of November say, it then expires, you re Tax it online but leave the old one in there?
Anyone gonna say/do anything about it?

Mines up at the end of the Month, just re Taxed it online but am thinking of leaving the Disc in there, you know just to annoy some folks 😆

Why [s]do so many people[/s] does anybody get bothered about whether other people still display the 'tax disc' on their vehicles?

am thinking of leaving the Disc in there, you know just to annoy some folks

Why can't some people read all the posts instead of trying to be smart and then looking a wee bit stupid 🙂

peteimpreza - Member
Anyone been "pinged" by ANPR since the change?

In my area the Police prescence is virtually non esistent, I can't see any government agency taking the time, trouble or money to monitor the local vehicles by way of ANPR.

Seems like there will be a massive increase in vehicles without the correct VED once the general public cotton on no one is monitoring the situatuion.

Quite often get passed on the A1 by the DVLA van with a camera on each corner - I am guessing that is ANPRing everyone?

Ours is hidden behind the imbricated layers of old parking tickets......

I have general paranoia that it was all a ruse and they haven't scrapped it at all...

Also, can't be bothered to do anything about it.

Yeh my wifes the same, has the new disc we received at the end of September stuck on the notice board in the kitchen just in case they change the rules back. 🙂

I can just about manage to fuel up every month, footwell detritus is my main worry at the moment, oh and two of the tires look under inflated.

I don't have a car - but I do display this on the rear mounted child seat on my bike (along with a fair few other stickers and lots of mud)

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Accusing the OP of OCD?

From the website where a new bike will be fastidiously checked for logo / vale alignment before anyone comments on component choice 😉

I had no idea that leaving the tax disc on my Land Rover might possibly annoy someone.
Now that I know, I will definitely leave it there. A bit like deliberately misaligning my valves and tyre logos. 😉

I have a smiley face air freshener in mine, fits perfectly.

[i]I had no idea that leaving the tax disc on my Land Rover might possibly annoy someone. Now that I know, I will definitely leave it there.[/i]

As I've already said I'm not bothered about anyone else's vehicle, just mine.

But you crack on anyway, whatever makes you happy.

I'll take mine off when it expires, if I can be bothered. Our local council household waste site permit is exactly the same size, so that will go in the holder in its place, so I'm sorry if that offends the OP. Look a bit closer next time

<edit> no I'm not

Makes sense to leave it until it expires as a reminder to tax it under the new system.

I use use the letter they send as a reminder, works well.

I might find a nice cycling logo to replace it though.

Maybe we should come up with one?

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It's even round and everyfink.

Mine's still in, but as an aside it is due at the end of the month and I've not yet received my reminder.

I've had the car over a year and had the reminder for the previous one.

Another one here that can't be bothered
I haven't even removed previous ones, there must be 3 in there now

Besides, the holder has my insurance and breakdown details on the back of it

Besides, the holder has my insurance and breakdown details on the back of it

Path of least resistance... It's more hassle to remove it, and for what? I don't even wash my cars. That last disk is gonna stay there forever, like a time capsule 🙂 Plus, it prevents any ill-informed-motoring-fanatic-have-a-go-hero's from attempting a citizens arrest for non-payment of 'road tax'.

You mean we don't have to display them any more?
TSK...always the last....

I've only been in my car 2 or 3 times since the rules changed, on all occasions I've forgotten to remove it*.

I'll probably keep forgetting to remove it, I doubt I'll be any more bothered in the future than I am now, which is not at all in the slightest.

*also, I don't have a tax disc holder, the disk is just stuck to the windscreen with gaffer tape, so removing it will probably be a sticky awkward job, easier to wait and see if it falls off of it's own accord.

Can't be bothered, not doing any harm sitting there. Also, the tax disc holder has been stuck thee for 10years and will leave a massive big glue-ey mark if I take it off. I don't really want to spend hours getting high on acetone trying to scrape it off.

Tax disc?
I haven't displayed one on any of my motorbikes since just after I bought my second bike in 1998. I used to put a photocopy in there with COPY written over it but someone said that was technically forging the disc, so I removed it all together at that point. I've been stopped a few times over those years and no copper has ever even noticed.
Tax discs have been irrelevant for many years now IMO, but it's no change for me. 🙂

As I've already said [b]I'm not bothered about anyone else's vehicle[/b], just mine.

But you crack on anyway, whatever makes you happy.

ummmm

Why do [b]so many people[/b] still display the 'tax disc' on their vehicles?

Can't see mine for the beer cans