It is said that car tax evasion is more than three times higher in Northern Ireland than it is in the rest of the UK.
Fail to display a valid Road Fund Licence in your car, anywhere in the UK, and you will receive an endorsement on your driving licence which could in turn, affect your insurance premium, together with up to a £1,000 fine.
New legislation introduced last October means that cars not displaying a tax disc can now be clamped or removed from any public place and during a two week period in September last year, the Driver Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) and police ran a pilot scheme in Belfast, clamping more than 300 unlicensed vehicles.
The pilot operation showed that more than 50% of those vehicles that were not displaying a road fund licence didn’t have valid insurance either, and 40% of those vehicles that were old enough to require an MOT Certificate didn’t have one.
Owners of clamped vehicles can expect to pay up to £260 to get their vehicle released or be required to pay £100 if they can provide evidence of a valid Road Fund Licence.
Fail to reclaim your vehicle within 7 days and you may find your too late – your car may be crushed.
Try to cancel your insurance policy and you could find yourself punished financially again as refunds, following cancellation of a motor insurance policy, usually attract cancellation charges and you could find yourself losing more than the cost of the Road Fund Licence depending how much your insurance premium was at renewal.
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