Car not insured? It could get clamped - then crushed

[super jumbe]

New legislation will give DVLA officials the right to clamp, tow and even destroy uninsured cars - even when parked on your own property.



I will see who has got the long arm to get inside my garage.

[racin-snake]

ridiculous law and hope its even more ridiculous to enforce

more and more laws we don't need and don't want
outrageous to think if the cars on your own property it can be clamped or removed

shocking show of they do what makes penny over what's actually right

hope many folk take it through the courts
be funny if the car is uninsured in your garden and still on hp ?

revenue brought in by law like insurance alone required by law regulated by the private sector
yet, its prosecuted by criminal law at your expense ?

crazy occurrence

but never challenged like this law and the next law they dream up to gain more revenue

[chroma]

ridiculous law and hope its even more ridiculous to enforce

more and more laws we don't need and don't want
outrageous to think if the cars on your own property it can be clamped or removed

shocking show of they do what makes penny over what's actually right

hope many folk take it through the courts
be funny if the car is uninsured in your garden and still on hp ?

revenue brought in by law like insurance alone required by law regulated by the private sector
yet, its prosecuted by criminal law at your expense ?

crazy occurrence

but never challenged like this law and the next law they dream up to gain more revenue

I'm in complete agreement for once... something not quite right about that

[thered]

New legislation will give DVLA officials the right to clamp, tow and even destroy uninsured cars - even when parked on your own property.



I will see who has got the long arm to get inside my garage.

have you got a source?


i can believe in clamping a car for an uninsuured driver on the road or parked up


but on your own property i dont see how the could do it at all its not against the law to not have insurance on a vehicle that doesnt use public roads

a 10 year old can drive a car all day on private property

[thered]

after thought maybe they could do it

if say

you were spotted by police,reported driving uninsured or got caught by one of the road side cameras

i think you would have to be spotted breaking the law first for this to apply

[johnboy1974]

surely if the cars off the public highway and on private property they cant touch you- this has got to be wrong.

[thered]

surely if the cars off the public highway and on private property they cant touch you- this has got to be wrong.

as i said earlier unless

you were spotted by police,reported driving uninsured or got caught by one of the road side cameras

i think you would have to be spotted breaking the law first for this to apply

so say i lied to bobby "i dont use this car officer it is just parked up"

he says "ok good looking just make sure you dont drive in it its against the law"

i say "certainly officer i wouldnt dream of it "

then he ~~~~s off ne naw ne naw


i then think i will go to netto for some plantfood in my car

when im gone i get caught on speed camera/tax camera snd get grassed up by neighbour who says she has just seen me on mobile phone driving


i have then broke law so i belive technically they could possibly clamp my car to stop me doing it again whther car is on front or not

i belive though with my expertise as a hot shot philidelphia lawyer you would have to be caught commiting the crime for them to act they could not go onto a front drive and clamp cars for not being insured

because you are not commiting an offence you dont need insurance for private land

[z786]

iv got traders insurance, 50Grand indeminity limit, they can go fcuk themselves

[chroma]

as i said earlier unless



so say i lied to bobby "i dont use this car officer it is just parked up"

he says "ok good looking just make sure you dont drive in it its against the law"

i say "certainly officer i wouldnt dream of it "

then he ~~~~s off ne naw ne naw


i then think i will go to netto for some plantfood in my car

when im gone i get caught on speed camera/tax camera snd get grassed up by neighbour who says she has just seen me on mobile phone driving


i have then broke law so i belive technically they could possibly clamp my car to stop me doing it again whther car is on front or not

i belive though with my expertise as a hot shot philidelphia lawyer you would have to be caught commiting the crime for them to act they could not go onto a front drive and clamp cars for not being insured

because you are not commiting an offence you dont need insurance for private land

Its to do with the SORN and tax system i think, they wont clamp shit if its already SORN, but if its taxed then it "needs" to be insured along side it... or so im led to believe.

[nara]

Its to do with the SORN and tax system i think, they wont clamp shit if its already SORN, but if its taxed then it "needs" to be insured along side it... or so im led to believe.

Seems to be correct. If it's not taxed it should have a SORN, in which case you're ok.

No tax or SORN then it's ?80 automatic penalty plus the option to clamp and remove or even crush depending on whether they think you're taking the piss.

Given the misery caused by uninsured drivers and the fact that we end up paying for it in our car insurance, it all seems a fair enough to me tbh.

[thered]

Given the misery caused by uninsured drivers and the fact that we end up paying for it in our car insurance, it all seems a fair enough to me tbh.

i agree with that

some drivers declare sorn though and still drive about with no tax and insurance

[nara]

i agree with that

some drivers declare sorn though and still drive about with no tax and insurance

That's where ANPR pays off.

[thered]

That's where ANPR pays off.

sorry not familiar with the abbreviation whats that mean

[chroma]

sorry not familiar with the abbreviation whats that mean

Automagical Number Plate Recognition.

A camera that performs OCR on the fly and checks against the DVLA database.

[Canker_Canison]

Just to confirm that it is linked to the tax/SORN showing on the vehicle. But they will still have problems.

Car is taken off the road due to engine failiure, it still has 7 weeks tax left on it but the insurance has run out.
You can't claim a refund on tax unless there's more than 2 months remaining.
There's always a chance that the car will be fixed within that 7 weeks so you leave things as they are.

What happens then?


This is almost as bad as the 'plans' to introduce on the spot fines for not wearing a seatbelt & tail gating.