We don’t have tax discs either - it used to be a wet transfer decal which
caused nightmares if you broke a windscreen. Then a stick-on but now it’s all
computerised of course - they know if you’re unregistered at a few keystrokes
in the pursuit vehicle or toll camera or whatever. Bugger.
It’s considered a bit important because basic personal injury insurance is
rolled up with the registration (unlike the UK). When Chris was hit three years
ago, all his medical expenses and 80% of his income for 6 months were covered
by the Transport Accident Commission. He was then able to claim against them
and achieved a stinking great big payout. Everyone hates lawyers until they
need one - then you feel like send them Christmas cards for life.
Andrew Fildes
afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
www.soultheft.com
> On 8 Dec 2015, at 8:45 am, John Hudson <OM4T@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I guess that too many beer mats were masquerading as tax disks !
>
> jh
>
>
> On 12/7/2015 5:30 PM, Piers Hemy wrote:
>> Wrong!!
>>
>> The discs are no more, but the tax (Road Fund Licence) remains, enforced now
>> not by eyeballing the expiry date on the disc, but by Automatic Number Plate
>> Recognition software on the speed cameras installed everywhere for road
>> safety. As well as in patrol cars, all interfaced with the national database
>> of registered, taxed and insured vehicles (or rather, the converse - a
>> recognised vehicle which is not on that database is automatically flagged to
>> be pulled over).
>>
>> 1984 is so, so twentieth century...
>>
>> Piers
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: olympus
>> [mailto:olympus-bounces+piers.hemy=gmail.com@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
>> John Hudson
>> Sent: 07 December 2015 21:16
>> To: Olympus Camera Discussion
>> Subject: Re: [OM] No fly Friday
>>
>> This must mark a first for the government cutting the over taxed
>> motorist some financial slack !
>>
>> jh
>>
>> On 12/7/2015 4:35 PM, ChrisB wrote:
>>> No, John. Provided that the machine will travel at no more than 15mph (I
>>> believe is the limit) nor that there is a separate throttle for the
>>> electric motor. Legally allowed electric bicycles work under impulse from
>>> the pedals; the Copenhagen Wheel works like that as well.
>>>
>>> Remember that vehicles in the UK no longer have tax disks.
>>>
>>> Chris
>>>
>>>> On 7 Dec 15, at 20:28, John Hudson <OM4T@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On UK road do they require insurance, tax disk on the handlebars and a
>>>> cycling / driver's licence ?
>>>>
>>>> jh
>>>>
>>>> On 12/7/2015 4:25 PM, ChrisB wrote:
>>>>> Electric bikes are great. There’s a new system called the Copenhagen
>>>>> Wheel which I’m considering.
>>>>>
>>>>> Chris
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 7 Dec 15, at 20:23, Andrew Fildes <afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> :-)
>>>>>> #2 son still does around 250km per week riding to and from work without
>>>>>> Lycra assistance. But - they’re moving the factory about 8km further
>>>>>> away and he’s now (gasp) over 30yo so he’s just bought an electric power
>>>>>> assisted bike. poor old thing. Cut his journey time by a third.
>>>>>> Andrew Fildes
>>>>>
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