Can@t believe this.........

[fuzzy]

iirc you can pay the fine without taxing the car and put it straight onto private land. i had to do this with an Audi years ago as i had no v5 i explained this and was told to pay the fine then move the car until i could tax it

yes, you will also have to pay the surety fee that you will then forfeit as you havent produced a valid tax disc. another £160 ?

[fuzzy]

sorry i didnt write the original post, Chris36 did - i kind of intervened

chris

right enough, i didnt notice as both are chris usernames

[Chris36]

is it on private property? thje grass at the side of the road doesnt count as off the road unless its private property. im surprised its only £100. usually its £120 + the cost of 6 months tax + the cost of the release fee. and you get the £120 refunded when you produce a valid tax disc at the impound office. it cost me just over £300 on one of mine to get unclamped but that was the cost of 6 moths tax included then £120 refunded.
you will also geta fine through the post in a week or 2 for back dated road tax to when it was last taxed.

It was tast taxed in 2005 how does that work? Is it a fine from when I have owned it/applied for V5 via V62?? regards

[Chris36]

As B7 said it's got to be on your property or it's classed as public highway, there was one guy on here that got his car clamped and maybe even removed IIRC. He thought he was OK as it was in his allocated parking bay outside his house. Not much you can do about it really.

Did it pass with no work after being sat for 3 years?? quite impressive if it did

Its my house in a cul de sac - imagine garden then hedge - then 6 foot of grass verge - then road................

Just needed to replace wiper blades, battery , clean up the brake lines & fuel line!! Job done

[Chris36]

thats his problem and he should have thought about it before leaving it on a public road and that is the attitude of the dvla.

Thats the point its not on the road.....

[E30Mark]

Where was the car kept for the last 3 years? If you haven't declared it SORN in all that time then the DVLA might feel like fining you for that too!

If the grass verge / parking spaces are owned by the council etc then then your car has to be taxed to park there.

[fuzzy]

have you had it off road since it was last taxed was it in your name since then ? or have you just bought it? if youve just bought it give them the name of the person you bought it from as its not your problem.
they sent me a bill for backdated tax back to when it was last taxed but i had only owned it for a couple of months worth of it it. i threw the fine in the bucket and havent heard anything since, that was about 8 months ago. eventually they will chase it up but i can prove when i bought it from so i wont be liable for the full amount.

[fuzzy]

thats his problem and he should have thought about it before leaving it on a public road and that is the attitude of the dvla.

Thats the point its not on the road.....

on the road doesnt have to be specifically on the road, if its on a public area of ground, grass,car park etc maintained by the local authority its still on the road.if its outside your private boundary its on the road.
i considered leaving one of mine in a car park on axle stands so they couldnt clamp it, possibly removing the number plates so they couldnt identify it but then theyed probably just lift it on a flatbed and take it away.

[Chris36]

Where was the car kept for the last 3 years? If you haven't declared it SORN in all that time then the DVLA might feel like fining you for that too!

If the grass verge / parking spaces are owned by the council etc then then your car has to be taxed to park there.

The car has been kept in a barn for the last 3 years - I bought it about 3 weeks ago, took it for an MOT om wednesday, applied for V5 thursday, clamped friday - bummer.

Its my fault. It is an arse.

[fuzzy]

you might get the fine throught the post for the backdated tax or it might go to the last registered keeper but if you do a phone call will sort that out easily enough, you wont be liable for that.

[gooner1]

As B7 said it's got to be on your property or it's classed as public highway, there was one guy on here that got his car clamped and maybe even removed IIRC. He thought he was OK as it was in his allocated parking bay outside his house. Not much you can do about it really.

Did it pass with no work after being sat for 3 years?? quite impressive if it did

That was me mate.
Chris36, think yourself lucky, mine was taken on the back of a lorry.
No warning, nothing. Car was up on jacks, stuffed full of parts and tools, and the coont,s at first said to my daughter, who luckily witnessed all this, that they thought it had been abandoned. Yeah right. Fair play to my girl, she stood in front of the lorry, until they told her where they were taking
the car, and who they were.. What made it even worse was the fact that it was parked next to a car that had run out of tax 6 months peviously.
A seven day warning notice was stuck on that.
Managed to get my tools and some parts back, but had to give up the car. They wanted, lifting fee, storage fee, and a fee for bringing it back to me. Where they would of, no doubt ,lifted it again at a latter date.
Expensive lesson,but think you might have to swallow this time.

[Chris36]

Right, here is the update..............Car got clamped 1430 on friday. I did't know til sunday. So my 24 hours was up. Fine doubles. Anyway phoned them up on Monday @ 0800 on the dot. I wasn't sh1tty with them as that gets you no where now days. I explained the situation, they where understanding & helpful - Both NCP & DVLA. Anyhow. Got a £260 fine & clamp removed. £160 will be refunded on monday as Im taxing it as V5 came thru yesterday - Quality. Basically its cost me a £100. Not the end of the world!!