breathless   10 #1 Posted January 7, 2015 Just passed what seemed to be a speed camera on a lay-by on sheffield parkway.Coming OUT of sheffield the lay-by just before you turn off to go to Costco/Makro there was a white car/van with an orange flashing light and a very small camera on a small tripod behind the car pointing in the direction of traffic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
CELCAD Â Â 10 #2 Posted January 7, 2015 Sounds like DVLA to me Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
breathless   10 #3 Posted January 7, 2015 Sounds like DVLA to me  Could be.Just done a google image search for "DVLA van" and the cameras shown are exactly like the one I saw Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
rossyrooney   12 #4 Posted January 7, 2015 I would imagine that if it is the DVLA that a number of motorists who welcomed the fact that you no longer had to display a current tax disc are going to be getting a visit from the postman who will be bearing bad news. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
truman   10 #5 Posted January 7, 2015 I would imagine that if it is the DVLA that a number of motorists who welcomed the fact that you no longer had to display a current tax disc are going to be getting a visit from the postman who will be bearing bad news.  They don't have to physically see the car to do this...if the car isn't either taxed or SORN'd then a brown envelope will wing it's way to the RK as a matter of course... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Manchild   10 #6 Posted January 7, 2015 Can you get done for displaying an old out of date tax disc even if you paid it online? It seems a silly question but i see a lot of well out of date tax discs these days. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
truman   10 #7 Posted January 7, 2015 Can you get done for displaying an old out of date tax disc even if you paid it online? It seems a silly question but i see a lot of well out of date tax discs these days.  There's no requirement to display any disc now so unless it's blocking the driver's view then I wouldn't have thought it'd be an offence..I stand to be corrected though... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
No User Name   10 #8 Posted January 7, 2015 People probably just dont want to remove their tax disc holders as it will leave a mark on the window. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
truman   10 #9 Posted January 7, 2015 People probably just dont want to remove their tax disc holders as it will leave a mark on the window.  I've just got a new car...seems strange not having the disc on the windscreen.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
alchresearch   213 #10 Posted January 7, 2015 I did a straw poll at the weekend when stood at a bus stop (bored). Out of the 50 or so cars that passed me, only two had no tax disc. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
F. Sidebottom   10 #11 Posted January 7, 2015 I passed it earlier - it was the DVLA checking car tax. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
geared   302 #12 Posted January 7, 2015 I assume they're checking for SORN vehicles being used on the road?  because they (should) automatically send out a fine if the tax lapses on a car and SORN is not declared. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...