So they are allowed to drive around untaxed for up to 27 days? And
they call it a 'tough new crackdown'? Once again the over-privileged
motorist is allowed to get away woth it.

"Drivers who fail to tax their vehicles are to be targeted in a tough
new crackdown.

During the operation by police and the Driver & Vehicle Agency,
unlicensed and 'runabout' vehicles will be clamped and untaxed
vehicles towed away.

The operation, which will run initially for two weeks, will enforce
the law against vehicles which have been untaxed for 28 days or more.

A police spokesman described unlicensed vehicles as a "menace on the
roads".

Chief Inspector Ian Blayney said: "Many are not only unroadworthy, but
are often driven by people who have no driving licence or insurance,
presenting a real danger to all road users and pedestrians."

Dangerous

"These untaxed and unregistered vehicles are difficult to trace and
are often used as 'run-arounds' by criminal elements.

Doug wrote:

Dunno why, you get plenty of notice both in the post and by the bonnie,
coloured circle you stick in you car's window.

Doug riseup.net> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were
saying:

No.

Good.

Look, Duhg, why on earth do you think the vast majority of drivers would
NOT support this?

Oh, look... You clearly didn't get past the headline. Again.

"Doug" riseup.net> wrote in message
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Given that it is Northern Ireland, it is. In the past it was rather too
risky to enforce most traffic laws, as the driver might well have an
Armalite rifle to hand. On the mainland, this sort of operation has been
going on for many years.

Colin Bignell

Doug wrote:

Does the fact that they used the name "Driver & Vehicle Agency" rather than
the "Driver & Vehicle Licencing Agency" not tell you anything?

(Hint: Look at the url)

"Doug" riseup.net> wrote in message
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... Once again demonstrates his level of fuckwittery knows absolutely no
bounds.

On 1 Sep, 18:47, Adrian gmail.com> wrote:

It says: "The operation, which will run initially for two weeks, will
enforce
the law against vehicles which have been untaxed for 28 days or more."

Doug riseup.net> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were
saying:

Which is very different from stating that people are _allowed_ to drive
around untaxed for up to 27 days.

On Mon, 1 Sep 2008 23:27:54 -0700 (PDT), Doug riseup.net>
wrote:

It is against the law to use on a road maintained at public expense
any vehicle upon which the VED has not been paid.

So they are not "allowed to drive around untaxed for up to 27 days".

On 2 Sep, 07:36, Derek miniac.demon.co.uk> wrote: