In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Catchpole, Pat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes >Sorry to hear about this Mike. Unfortunately it is an offence 'not to >display' a tax disk. So even if you have one and the DVLA computer agrees >then any passing copper or traffic warden can report you if the car is left >on the highway or any other public place. I don't think the fine would be >so severe if you could prove the car was legally taxed, but you could be >prosecuted. Maybe we should investigate a motorbike type disk holder which >are tough plastic with an integral hinge, the 2 halves held together with a >bolt into a suitable mounting bracket. This would deter the opportunist >thief. I will look around at more modern soft tops to see if they have come >up with a solution.
I've done some investigation myself, and have just purchased a bolt-together cast aluminium tax-disc holder, sold for use on motorbikes. This cost me GBP9.99. The only way the disc can be removed is with the aid of a spanner and an Allen Key. If anyone else is interested, the thing is called a "Motrax Max Tax Disc Holder" and the importer has a website at http://www.motrax.co.uk All I have to do now is work out how to bolt the holder onto the car. Ideally, I would like to mount it on the dashboard, so that it stands up in the correct bottom-left-hand corner of the windscreen, but the only way I can see to do this is to remove the windscreen. :-( Alternatively, I could fabricate a bracket to attach it to the pillar, but I hate to provide extra leverage to the yobboes. ATB -- Mike Michael Hargreave Mawson, author of "Eyewitness in the Crimea" http://www.greenhillbooks.com/booksheets/eyewitness_in_the_crimea.html /// [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list /// Send admin requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive /// Send list postings to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// Edit your replies! If they include this trailer, they will NOT be sent.
