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To report 2 untaxed cars in my close?

58 replies

FrigginPissedOff · 07/08/2011 22:10

Feel a bit nasty doing it but they are taking up 2 parking bays in our close which is literally overrun with cars/mahoosive builders vans (due to knobhead across the road having 2 big vans, a smaller van and 2 cars parked here). No one has their own parking space, there are some bays and the rest is on street parking.

One car is badly damaged and the tax ran out in March, the other is also damaged and the tax ran out in June. I have no idea who they belong to and we are having to park in the next street most days and lug baby and shopping home.

We really struggle to pay our tax when it's due but always do and on time so why should these buggers get away with it? The cars look like they have been dumped anyway as they have not been moved in that time.

Shall I?

OP posts:
pointythings · 07/08/2011 22:11

I would.

picnicbasketcase · 07/08/2011 22:11

Yes, you should. If you suspect they've been abandoned you are quite right to.

worraliberty · 07/08/2011 22:12

I would

The cars might be stolen and the owners glad to get them back

Nowtspecial · 07/08/2011 22:12

I would too.

HellonHeels · 07/08/2011 22:14

Yes, report them. Possible they've been stolen, damaged and abandoned.

My council has an abandoned car reporting line, if your does too you might feel better reporting it to them.

Sirzy · 07/08/2011 22:15

I would and have before. Everyone else has to pay tax, so should the owners of these cars

Its very easy to do online!

EricNorthmansMistressOfPotions · 07/08/2011 22:20

I'd say YABU and a busybody but if you think they have been abandoned then that's fair enough.

FabbyChic · 07/08/2011 22:22

I would definately report them, fuck it why should they get away with it. Report them so they can be towed away.

TiaMariaandDietCoke · 07/08/2011 22:24

definately doing the right thing to report them!!

ivykaty44 · 07/08/2011 22:27

Is it possible that they have been wrongly SORN - off road so no tax needed - but have been left in the parking bays and not driven?

i would report the cars directly to the DVLA as if they are parked on a public highway they need to have a vehicle emissions tax disc and can't be counted as off road and not needing a disc

Meow75 · 07/08/2011 22:30

I would do it in a flash - like you, like most people, we pay our taxes on time and in full. Those that don't really PISS ME OFF!!!!

sunshineandbooks · 07/08/2011 22:31

Is your close considered a public highway or a private road? If it's a private road then the cars could quite legally be there untaxed if the owner has declared SORN. However, if the close is a public highway (maintained by the local highways agency etc) then they are parked illegally even if the owner has declared SORN.

jaggythistle · 07/08/2011 22:32

Yup, report them. YANBU.

Salmotrutta · 07/08/2011 22:33

My understanding is that if it's out on the street it should be taxed AND insured? If off-road then it doesn't have to be.
It sounds like these are sitting on the road though. Report it.

Pan · 07/08/2011 22:37

I'd put a note under the windscreens and suggest they move them quickly. Unless they are being used to grow mushrooms. Then it's okay.

Flowerista · 07/08/2011 22:38

Would do it without hesitation. If they aren't taxed, they aren't insured. If they drive and have an accident...Plus this is a tax we all demonstrably pay, you're fair game IMO you flaunt it. You can report it via the dvl a webisite.

LyingWitchInTheWardrobe2726 · 07/08/2011 22:40

If they're not taxed, the vehicles are classed as abandoned anyway. Report them to the council and they'll get them removed.

Snorbs · 07/08/2011 22:42

Hell yes - if the cars aren't taxed but are on public roads then report them.

If you want to make sure, though, check here to see if they have been declared SORN. Choose the "Vehicle Enquiry" option on the left, then put in the car's numberplate and make. It will then tell you if it's declared SORN or not. If there is a valid, in-date tax disc for it then the Vehicle Status line will say "Licence not due".

Whatmeworry · 07/08/2011 22:42

Go for it and complain about the nob at the same time.

LordOfTheFlies · 07/08/2011 22:44

Definately.YANBU
If it's March and June it's not an oversight.

Don't bother with the note on the windscreen either.If they were going to tax them they'd have done it by now.

Pan · 07/08/2011 22:46

Well, June 30th isn't so far away. And it's a bit fair to give warning.

LordOfTheFlies · 07/08/2011 22:48

£245 to tax my motor.
Fecked if I'm paying to subsidise people who CBA to pay

CRS · 07/08/2011 22:51

Our neighbours reported us, ONE DAY out of date (July to Aug) and were planning to get it sorted at the weekend. Enjoyed that fine (no one was driving except to renew tax the following day). So from where I'm sitting YABU. (Although in fact you're probably not).

Pan · 07/08/2011 22:56

yes I've driven with a tax disc out of date by 6 weeks. Fairly recently. Just the business of life and didn't check it.

YANBU in a way, and it would piss me off a bit if they are getting in the way and looking abandoned.

LordOfTheFlies · 07/08/2011 22:56

Pan June 30th was over ago. Plus you get the renewall notice a good month before.

How much warning is fair? OP said the cars haven't moved in this time.

Putting notes ( for whatever reason) seems a tad petty.Though we put one on a car that was dumped in a space at the bottom of our garden because police couldn't help (Private Property. Yes my private property).Couldn't tell us who it belonged to (Data Protection) but they lived in next street.

We know someone saw note because they ripped it off but didn't move the car!!

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