[broadrun96]

Originally Posted by Mike Harte

Now, having tags is sensible, which we, in the UK, are not. In days gone by, every year you had to purchase a tax disc, a round piece paper printed with security features that demonstrated that, a) the car had passed it's annual safety test - required after 3 years from new - b) that at the time it was paid for, the car was insured and c) the end date for the tax paid.

I believe one of the reasons that the government agency felt that it was prudent to cease this practice was because most traffic police cars have automated number plate recognition technology installed, which warns the officer that a vehicle does not comply with all the rules and regulations. However, despite this and ever increasing number of similar cameras on UK roads, more and more motorists are chancing their luck and other peoples lives, by not bothering paying their road fund licences.

Unfortunately, because insurance premiums are increasing at pace, there are also more drivers uninsured. And far too often they also either have had no driving licence or they are banned from driving.

Or they oddly think US law applies to them in the UK and they aren't in commerce so they don't need it. More fun cause they get windows busted more than here about that but I'm sure they don't learn and buy another junker that wouldn't pass MoT