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Post by jal on Aug 30, 2014 8:37:42 GMT
When Dave (Angus) police sergeant up North a traffic accidents investigator, was here he told me that on speed cameras it was + 10%, but on mobile cameras handheld, back of a van, or police cars etc it was up to the operators discretion at the time of the offence.
Dave used to be in the North East.
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Post by duyuthinkysaurus on Aug 30, 2014 12:07:42 GMT
Traffic wardens are now controlled by the relevant local authority.
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Post by rogerman on Aug 30, 2014 13:18:51 GMT
I have just read in a National newspaper (i on Saturday - page 3)that the road fund licence will have to be paid by monthly direct debit in future. Does anyone know if that is correct or not? If it cannot be paid for in advance presumably the monthly direct debit will mean more money being squeezed from us like it is (was) if bought every 6 months.  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 30, 2014 13:47:28 GMT
Rog., I've just renewed mine, and got my (last) tax disc.
My renewal gave the usual 6 month and 12 month options.
However to answer your query, DD seems to be an additional, not the only way, to pay your car tax.
This was taken from The Birmingham Mail, but other sites give the same answer -
How can I pay?
From 1 October 2014, Direct Debit will be offered as an additional way to pay for vehicle tax.
This will be available for customers who need to tax their vehicle from 1 November 2014 and will be available either annually, six-monthly or on a monthly basis.
A DVLA spokesman said: "Provided an MOT remains valid, the payments will continue automatically until you tell DVLA to stop taking them or you cancel the Direct Debit with your bank."
Are there any exceptions?
Yes, paying by direct debit will not be available to first registration vehicles, fleet schemes or HGVs.
Hope this clarifies it for you.
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Post by rogerman on Aug 30, 2014 14:10:15 GMT
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Post by Anne on Aug 30, 2014 14:24:49 GMT
it will be interesting to see the monthly charge
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Post by arch on Aug 30, 2014 17:08:21 GMT
I have just read in a National newspaper (i on Saturday - page 3)that the road fund licence will have to be paid by monthly direct debit in future. Does anyone know if that is correct or not? If it cannot be paid for in advance presumably the monthly direct debit will mean more money being squeezed from us like it is (was) if bought every 6 months. If it's monthly DD, I wonder if Santander will add it to the 123 Current Account. Nice little earner if it's at 3%  |
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Post by Ratae on Aug 30, 2014 18:55:45 GMT
I have just read in a National newspaper (i on Saturday - page 3)that the road fund licence will have to be paid by monthly direct debit in future. Does anyone know if that is correct or not? If it cannot be paid for in advance presumably the monthly direct debit will mean more money being squeezed from us like it is (was) if bought every 6 months. If it's monthly DD, I wonder if Santander will add it to the 123 Current Account. Nice little earner if it's at 3% Good thinking Arch...I'll check on that.  (Errrr...just in case I ever get enough dosh to open a bank account like) |
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Post by nob on Aug 30, 2014 21:53:33 GMT
The majority of police cars are not equipped with anpr, so it will down to the individual officer. If the dvla are running a specific campaign then the police will support it wholeheartedly. As for the speed limits, every officer has a different threshold, there are guidelines, but officers have a lot of discretion. Just because it was 80 yesterday doesn't mean it is 80 today - if the cop has been at a serious crash their threshold might come down for a bit. How do you know that. Rules are rules surely and can't be bent just cos a copper saw a crash. That's the sort of thing Mr Loophole uses to get footballers off. |
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Post by campbell on Aug 30, 2014 22:57:22 GMT
The 10% plus 2 was scrapped a while back in favour of structured guidance. If police don't use discretion then you would be prosecuted at 1mph above.
One day the threshold might be 10mph, but the next it might be 8. That's discretion for you. Mr loophole isn't as successful as he once was, people have learned from his cases and nowadays most loopholes have been closed down.
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Post by Ratae on Aug 31, 2014 9:20:05 GMT
The 10% plus 2 was scrapped a while back in favour of structured guidance. If police don't use discretion then you would be prosecuted at 1mph above. One day the threshold might be 10mph, but the next it might be 8. That's discretion for you. Mr loophole isn't as successful as he once was, people have learned from his cases and nowadays most loopholes have been closed down. Riiiiiiight  So in one fell swoop, we have gone from Mr Loophole to Mr Arsehole deciding guilt. So pray tell, which of those two gentleman was it, that recently decided that Freddie Flintoff could carry on driving?... tinyurl.com/nulmsom |
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Post by campbell on Aug 31, 2014 13:08:16 GMT
The magistrates. He was guilty but claimed hardship, which was accepted by the court. This is nothing to do with Mr loophole or the police.
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Post by nob on Aug 31, 2014 13:52:39 GMT
Hardship in a Bentley, charity word relies on him, yeh right.  He got off cos of who he is. The magistrate should get a ban. They will ban him next time hopefully and keep him and his dangerous driving off the road. |
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Post by Ratae on Aug 31, 2014 14:33:27 GMT
The magistrates. He was guilty but claimed hardship, which was accepted by the court. This is nothing to do with Mr loophole or the police. The police Who mentioned the police? The magistrates, aka "Mr Arsehole" |
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Post by nob on Aug 31, 2014 22:52:30 GMT
The magistrates. He was guilty but claimed hardship, which was accepted by the court. This is nothing to do with Mr loophole or the police. Totally the magistrates decision three aresholes who think they are above the working man. I've stood before them many times,  |
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He got off cos of who he is. The magistrate should get a ban. They will ban him next time hopefully and keep him and his dangerous driving off the road.
