In article <CCE8DEBCA48F454E87C1314B8539954C7C7138@sercran38.netc.edc>,
"Catchpole, Pat" <Pat.Catchpole@ntc-europe.co.uk> writes
>Sorry to hear about this Mike. Unfortunately it is an offence 'not to
>display' a tax disk. So even if you have one and the DVLA computer agrees
>then any passing copper or traffic warden can report you if the car is left
>on the highway or any other public place. I don't think the fine would be
>so severe if you could prove the car was legally taxed, but you could be
>prosecuted. Maybe we should investigate a motorbike type disk holder which
>are tough plastic with an integral hinge, the 2 halves held together with a
>bolt into a suitable mounting bracket. This would deter the opportunist
>thief. I will look around at more modern soft tops to see if they have come
>up with a solution.
I've done some investigation myself, and have just purchased a
bolt-together cast aluminium tax-disc holder, sold for use on
motorbikes. This cost me GBP9.99. The only way the disc can be removed
is with the aid of a spanner and an Allen Key. If anyone else is
interested, the thing is called a "Motrax Max Tax Disc Holder" and the
importer has a website at http://www.motrax.co.uk
All I have to do now is work out how to bolt the holder onto the car.
Ideally, I would like to mount it on the dashboard, so that it stands up
in the correct bottom-left-hand corner of the windscreen, but the only
way I can see to do this is to remove the windscreen. :-(
Alternatively, I could fabricate a bracket to attach it to the pillar,
but I hate to provide extra leverage to the yobboes.
ATB
--
Mike
Michael Hargreave Mawson, author of "Eyewitness in the Crimea"
http://www.greenhillbooks.com/booksheets/eyewitness_in_the_crimea.html
/// spitfires@autox.team.net mailing list
/// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool
/// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive
|