Untaxed bike likely outcome

[lardcore]

So, guess who has two thumbs and is a moron?

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Just received a letter from DVLA telling me my bike is untaxed. I was surprised as I didn't recall receiving a reminder from them, but now I'm fairly sure I must have had it at some point, then decided to wait until payday to tax in the same month and then got distracted by the sight of my hairy balls peaking through the holes in my underwear or something equally fascinating.

Anyway, long story short - paid the tax the same day, but effectively I've been riding it untaxed since October. Yeah, I know. Surprised I haven't been pulled up by ANPR cameras, even though I don't commute, but still.

So, exactly how screwed am I? The bike is now taxed but there was a message on the DVLA website saying something along the lines of 'our enforcement team may be in touch regarding the gap in coverage'. Am I looking at £80 fine or being hung, drawn and quartered for high treason?

[Dabura]

Its a one way ticket to the sarlacc pit!

In reality if you havnt been spotted by ANPR you may have been lucky, if they contact you play ignorant and say you had it off the road for winter and meant to sorn it but completely forgot, say sorry multiple times and expect a £80 fine.
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Past: Peugeot Speed Fight 50 - couldn't handle winter.Gilera Sc125 - Crashed and burned(literally).Aprilia Rs125 - Fell apart and Sold. Mk1Bandit Stolen

Present: Kawasaki Z500-B

[DrSnoosnoo]

Tell them you sent the SORN notice off, didn't hear anything back about tax reminders and thought you were good.

Then when you received this letter you paid for tax as you wanted to start riding in april anyway.
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Did have: '95 ZZR600 '83 CG125 '97 ZZR1100 '15 Hypermotard 821 SP Do Have: '10 ZX10R

[Alpineandy]

[redeem ouzzer]

I think you'll be beaten in custody untill you admit you were on your way to bomb Buck Palace, then sent to prison to be buggered to death.

That's about it, i can't see it being any more serious.
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Be a REAL MAN!

[lardcore]

Phew, buggeration to death is nothing to me. I'm no stranger to pain, I've been married!

Thanks, I'll update this when/if DVLA descends on me to administer the wrath of God.

[Rogerborg]

[lardcore]

That's quite helpful, but also a little puzzling (no surprise with DVLA). Would it not make sense to just pay the fine/bribe/blood money and be done with it? I mean £50 is quite cheap for not being dragged through courts, no?

For the record, I wasn't considering telling them porkies anyway, I have been riding it (albeit rarely enough), I just wasn't aware I had left it untaxed due to my own forgetfulness.

Why not just pay the £50, what am I missing?

[Dabura]

[Rogerborg]

[skatefreak]

Bought CBR600, kept said bike for 6 months before I 1, got it on the road and 2, sent off the V5 (forgot I said I'd do that...).

When I got round to taxing the bike online there was a notice that came up saying "An offence something something... yadda yadda" so I quickly clicked through, paid for the tax and thought nothing more of it.

For the next 2-3 years I got the same message. Nothing ever seemed to happen. Don't know if the bloke that sold it to me ended up getting shafted as it was still in his name at the time but the message never went away.

Eventually ended up on the track so probably won't be taxed again any time soon and nothing's come through my door about it

[lardcore]

Ok, hang tight and hope nothing happens, if it does - pay the bribe and take pikchurz as proof, get on with life. Roger that.

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[Tamsin]

The one time I had a letter like that was for my Morris Minor (which has a VED rate of £0) it had been on the road untaxed for about 6 months.

it was a "final warning" letter, no bribe requested etc - does your letter say that they want more money than the VED?

[lardcore]

[Tamsin]

Dont worry about it then. Simples

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[ScaredyCat]

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[Marclev]