ShandzS1

Had to use my escort to work one sat with no tax as my bora had a flat battery.
Obviously got stopped by the jammers, told them what had happened, they said dvla would contact me.
So got a letter saying u have a £169 fine to pay, i`m not going to pay it as i have 2 cars taxed and the roads about my area are terrible even on duel carrage ways!
Has anyone else had this problem, and did they get out of paying the fine?

Prob should just pay it, but its the point!

XRdodgybird

I don't think you have any option but to pay..... you should expect a fine if you use an untaxed vehicle! The only time you are allowed to take an untaxed vehicle on a public highway is when it is booked in for an MOT test.

Question... if the escort would start and the bora's battery was flat.... why didn't you just jump the bora off with the escort.... you can't tell me that any man who owns a ford doesn't possess a set of jump leads...

matts1

Pay it mate, the only result of not paying will be a larger fine.

dojj

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they normally make you pay the backtax as well from when the car was last sorn'd and, in most cases, don't they take the car off you?

or is that for no insurance?

pay the fine, you got caught bang to rights, dragging it out will just make the fine bigger

cozmeister

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Agreed!

I always carry jump leads in my boot!

If you were sent on your way with it untaxed, you were lucky - normally it would've been lifted. Normally your car's taken away if it's uninsured or untaxed, and then you'd have had to pay for storage too! Pay the fine and tax the Escort, or SORN it and buy a battery or charger for the Bora. Or at least, a set of jump leads!

fordsportjay

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you chose to drive an unlicenced car on the public highway,which is an offence.

if i were you i would just pay the fine....

sas

The wee Escort Started

Matt Evans

The point is you drove an untaxed vehicle on the road and got caught.

pay the fine like you should.

AlexF

You HAD to drive illegally?

WHat no taxi, bus, walking, cycling, mates solution or even a call to the AA????

You broke the law you should pay!

dojj

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he hasn't denied breaking the law, and he wold have got away with it if he hadn't been caught

i think he's lucky to keep the car so a small fine would be the least of his worries, i thin he actually got off quite lightly for the offence, although i'm not sure how it works in scotland

focusv8

There is absolutely no connection between income from Road Fund Licence and repairs to roads.

If all the RFL money was spent on roads there'd be enough to have someone polish the road in front of every car.

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cozmeister

iTrader: (1)

Reminds me of Ronnie Barker in Porridge "We're all in here for the same reason - we got caught."

Agreed - dead lucky.

JayKay

As above mate just swallow the fine otherwise it will get bigger; you were caught bang to rights.

I got fined for having my Volvo untaxed on the road and the fine was somet stupid like 180 quid but if I paid within 14 days I only had to pay 120. If I didn't pay at all it doubled

fuzzy

thatll be a fine of the amount of backdated tax to the last time it was taxed. theyll assume that as youve been caught using it you always have been.

kosman

i havent paid a 500 fine a got 4years ago for using a xr2 untaxed,chased me here there and everywhere at 1st but left me alone now,i dont ever wear a seatbelt either and dont pay those fines either,get a few threating letters and thats it.

fuzzy

i believe now they can sieze your vehicle for unpaid fines.

danneth

deary me

kosman

theycan take it,its a 50quid ax ha!

fuzzy

its something they advised me off because i was late with payments for an assualt fine.as far as theyre concerned i only have a £100 van banger and my old bmw estate that i told them isnt worth much.

James

fpmsl!!!!!!

kosman

i only own a ax and a golf,they aint getting cossy not a chance in hell

ShandzS1

Thanks for all ur replys!
Think i will just pay it, but we must all agree road tax is a joke! U can only drive one car at once and the roads are in a terrible state! And they have the cheek to build speed bumps along a road that also has holes in it, and not repair them!!!

ShandzS1

Yes it did!! no probs!

Also got a brand new starter for it, so will get u the other back to u at sum point.....

Stu.H

I might have done the same on the hope I didnt get caught, but fully realising if I did, that I would have to cough up

I'm probably speaking for most people on here as well

You got busted, pay the fine

andy escos

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sorry fella you got caught so pay up

AlexF

Wow arn't you the man!!

Toymota

what a cock

ShandzS1

Sent in a letter to say that the roads are in poor condition and that i only used the car for no more than 2 hours...

They replied by saying if i get a witness, ie, a non-relative or person staying at my address to write in a letter, they will reduce the fine!!!

What a result!!!

cozmeister

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Best you find a witness then

ShandzS1

Won`t be hard lol

Just shows ya, if u don`t try, u will never know......

Cossy Mike

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Take it on the chin bud and pay up. Your unlucky thats all.

G950KDT

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shandz totally agree with the state of fifes roads, burst ma fuel tank and battered my fuel pump on one a couple months ago and now the cabs off the road for a rebuild (was happening anyway but not til winter!) because of the state and them just whacking up speedbumps just for the sake of it when they want to, my car isnt even lowered yet and the size of them is scraping the exhaust from it and thats a standard exhaust!

kosman

you dont know the circumstances me man,it was getting sold in 2days day so fuck you.

kosman

you a pig or work for the dvla?it was getting sold so had to be at my house for 2days