On Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:15:25 -0000, "Dave Baker" wrote:
>
> "Anthony R. Gold" wrote in message
> news:57f2u317v8bn5l5aft258n3ed18f5te48t@4ax.com...
>> On Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:08:04 -0000, "Alex Renshaw"
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I have a new tax disc which says it
>>> is valid from 1 April.
>>
>> How and where does it say that?
>>
>>> If I display it on my car now, is it legal and valid?
>>
>> No, if is has a "valid from" date on it then it's a forgery and will never
>> be legal or valid. For all genuine discs they're valid from issue until
>> their expiry dates.
>
> On which I'm afraid you're entirely incorrect on all points. A tax disc does
> indeed have a valid 'from' date which is the 1st of the month following that
> in which it is applied for and you shouldn't display it on the vehicle until
> then.
I confess I was wrong that the disc does not have a start date that is
defined in the DVLA regulations but I continue to believe that any disc
which itself says that it is valid from 1 April must be a forgery.
Tony |