Gutted!

open · Trackday Trickster Joined: 04 Apr 2011 Karma :

Was supposed to sit my Mod 2 yesterday.

Got to the test centre, about to start, got mic'ed up and went out to the bike. I started the show me-tell me part, then the instructor askes me to stop and says there is a bit of a problem.

Because my tax disc is out of date I can't sit the test....

I explained that it only run out last week, but that the tax has been paid - just that I didn't have the new disc yet.

Had to forefit the test AND MY £75!!! Mad

Sooooo pissed off, drove down the A10 just swearing at the top of my lungs lol.

It wouldn't be so bad if I could pull 80 quid out of thin air (or a fat account) but had to sell my pedal bike just to get the money for yesterdays test.

Ok I should have taxed it early, but I thought if it IS taxed why is it such a problem that I don't have a piece of paper when it can be checked on the system? Was this law made when they didn't have computers?

p.s. If anyone wants to donate money to a good cause...

Laughing

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WannaBeDude · World Chat Champion Joined: 05 Jul 2011 Karma :

Should of printed off payed for tax form .. ?? Rolling Eyes

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EXC-Rider · World Chat Champion Joined: 23 Jun 2011 Karma :

i got sent away because my chain was too loose, anything to get them a 40min break
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fatjames · World Chat Champion Joined: 09 Jul 2011 Karma :

RePT · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 10 Oct 2011 Karma :

I got sent away for wearing trainers...

no ankle support :\

But I've passed my test now, so he can go hang himself Very Happy

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angryjonny · World Chat Champion Joined: 01 Sep 2006 Karma :

It depends on the examiner. Apparently my old school had had issues with my examiner sending people away because the school had resprayed their bikes and not badged them up so he didn't know whether it had enough BHP to be used for a DAS test.

The chain on my bike (the one the school had lent me) was a bit iffy so, when he found out who the examiner was, my instructor gave me his bike to do the test on.

open · Trackday Trickster Joined: 04 Apr 2011 Karma :

It's a real piss take when they do this.

I understand that the bike has to be road worthy (but truthfully how is not having a tax disc negatively gonna affect the bike?) but if they allowed you to get the next test at half price at least it wouldn't be seen as such a money making scam.

At least it's good to know that I'm not alone in this haha
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james1988 · World Chat Champion Joined: 06 May 2010 Karma :

I don't even bother keeping a tax disc on mine or on the car for that matter. However I'm pretty sure it is a legal requirement to display the disc which is why he would have had to send you away. I'm happy to be corrected if I'm wrong.

James

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la_lucha · Scooby Slapper Joined: 11 Jan 2012 Karma :

What must make it even more gutting is that someone was waiting on the other side of the test with Cash money to buy your bike off you.

Only a complete tool wouldn't stop at the Post Office on the way to the test to get a tax disc. You coulda sent one of them back or just put up with having paid £30 for 1 years tax.
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snikks · Spanner Monkey Joined: 15 Jan 2011 Karma :

Sounds like a bit of a dick of an Examiner, but at the same time, if you give them an excuse to do this kind of stuff, you really have nobody else to blame when they go ahead and do it.

A moments sensible thought would make one consider that an invalid tax disc could be an issue if the examiner was picky about it, and steps could then be taken to ensure that it's valid at the time of test.

Nevermind though eh, lesson learnt (expensively) and next time I'm sure you'll double check that your bike and all paperwork is perfect order.
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open · Trackday Trickster Joined: 04 Apr 2011 Karma :

Sh*t happens.

I also thought that it wouldn't matter that much because it iis just didn't have the disc
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Flip · Super Spammer Joined: 28 Feb 2004 Karma :

No tax disc?
Trainers?
Loose chain?

This examiners are so unreasonable. Rolling Eyes