Introduced in 1889 the vehicle licence or more commonly known as tax disc is a circular disc that is three inches in diameter and is to be displayed on a vehicle as evidence it has paid its vehicle excise duty. As you can most likely imagaine there are a few people who try to avoid paying for a tax disc, surprisingly it\u2019s not as high as I first assumed with 99% of vehicle owners paying their tax or declaring their vehicle off road.<\/p>\n
There is a few who ruin it however but we aren\u2019t going to go into depth about that, we want to look at the lighter side of people who \u201cforget\u201d to pay their tax. The DVLA who are the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency are the ones in charge of ensuring that everyone has a tax disc. If you are found by the DVLA without a tax disc then you can face a heavy fine which can further escalate into being clamped, impounded or ultimately crushed. What comes hand in hand with strict rules? Excuses, although a small percentage there are a handful of people who still get caught with a tax disc every now again and with such serious implications who can blame them for having a go at weaselling their way out of it?<\/p>\n
The DVLA receive several excuses, explanations and other various attempts to get out of paying the fine for not having a tax disc, some of these are hilarious. The DVLA have comically compiled the top silliest excuses for not having a tax disc for our own personal entertainment. So what are some of the silliest and strangest excuses for flouting the law?<\/p>\n
5. I had man flu and couldn\u2019t go to the Post Office.<\/strong> 4. I fell out of a tree picking plums and broke both my arms.<\/strong> 3. I\u2019ve been out of the country for four months and I forgot where I parked my car.<\/strong> 2. My dog ate the reminder.<\/strong> 1. I was on my way to the Post Office to tax the car and called into the betting shop \u2013 there was a horse running at Doncaster called \u201cDon\u2019t Do It\u201d so I bet on that with my car tax money instead \u2013 it lost.<\/strong> All these excuses didn\u2019t manage to trick the DVLA despite the obvious thought that had gone into some of them. Its easier than ever before to tax your car with digital services also available any time of day or night so the moral of the story is that you should pay your car tax as chances are you won\u2019t get away with it, or be able to trick the DVLA that easily, they\u2019ve heard it all before, judging by these excuses anyway.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Introduced in 1889 the vehicle licence or more commonly known as tax disc is a circular disc that is three inches in diameter […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[64],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11091","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fun-stuff"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nA the famous man flu strikes again, a very legitimate excuse indeed. I do however think that your not tricking the DVLA with this one.<\/p>\n
\nViable however again it didn\u2019t make it past the DVLA this time. Maybe you should try again next year, if you have a car.<\/p>\n
\nIt happens to the best of us, doesn\u2019t it? Fortunately for you I think the DVLA has located it for you.<\/p>\n
\nA personal childhood favourite, isn\u2019t it everyone\u2019s? Some people just never grow up.<\/p>\n
\nMaybe you should have listened to the name \u201cDon\u2019t Do It\u201d. Ohhh wait I see what you did there, very funny. You\u2019re still getting a fine.<\/p>\n