"Anthony R. Gold" wrote in message
news:eij2u35n3pult2mi5749ibb4f4aq8pdbo4@4ax.com...
> 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.
And in turn I'll grant you that bit because indeed the disc itself doesn't
have a 'from date' only a 'to date' printed on it.
--
Dave Baker
Puma Race Engines
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