doug i got told by a policeman when i was done for posesion of a fire arm i will get a fine of upto 1000 quid and 6 months inside
i got a 25 quid court costs and no fine until i blurted out " is that all" and got 50 quid for contempt
the police are there to scare monger you mate,,,,, the police dont even convict you of the crime,, they just report it !!!
bit like not producing your licence,,, when you get a letter for failing to produce and you send the docs off then they ALWAYS drop the case as you are LEGAL and forgot to produce,,,,,, but you did in the end and all is cool
the old bill before they pull you over KNOW you got tax
also think about this,,,,, when you transfer you plate over youhave to send the tax disc back,,,,,, what would you do then,,,, just not drive for 6 weeks
the old bill have all details and so WILL NOT do you,,,, end of,,,,, reporting you is fair,,, but its wont come to anything at all