{"id":4468,"date":"2015-04-11T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-04-11T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/tax-disc-loophole-leaves-angry-drivers-facing-massive-fines\/"},"modified":"2016-02-12T01:47:33","modified_gmt":"2016-02-11T18:47:33","slug":"tax-disc-loophole-leaves-angry-drivers-facing-massive-fines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/tax-disc-loophole-leaves-angry-drivers-facing-massive-fines\/","title":{"rendered":"Tax disc loophole leaves angry drivers facing massive fines"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nThe paper disc on the windscreen may have vanished, but now a change of ownership can mean being clamped and towed \u2013 and money for the DVLAThousands of law-abiding motorists are having their cars towed away and are being charged fines of as much as \u00a3800 after unwittingly falling foul of car tax rule changes introduced by the DVLA. Figures obtained by Guardian Money reveal that DVLA clampings have risen dramatically since October, when the agency did away with paper vehicle excise duty discs.Before the changes DVLA was clamping about 5,000 vehicles a month, but this has surged to more than 8,000 \u2013 with motorists horrified to discover their cars being towed away without even a warning letter from the agency. In total, more than 100,000 vehicles are likely to be clamped this year compared with 60,000 the year before. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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