Untaxed vehicle clamped after hours.

[asherone]

Hi there need some advice desperately,

 

I have a vehicle which the tax disc has been expired and no mot.

The vehicle was clamped late last night friday evening.

Notices have been left with usual information, CRIMINAL OFFENCE TO REMOVE.

 

They also give a contact number to call if you want it removed and amounts to pay for 24 hours and more,

 

the problem is they closed over the weekend and state on the page if clamped outside of office hours please contact the pound.

 

Well the number given for the pound is the same for office hours between monday to friday.

 

So whats the use of that its the weekend and I could now go and have it mot and do my taxed, but can't get them to remove clamp.

 

I feel that they do this late on fridays after hours as they know they closed the weekend to get more cash.

 

I feel like removing it myself and taking the car to have an mot and get it taxed.

 

Any help would be appreciated should I go ahead and remove it and what would the consequences be of that,

or leave it and pay extra to the clampers and take off work monday and loose pay to sort it out.

 

Thanks in advance for any help.

[i hate bailiffs]

If you taxed it when the tax ran out you would not have this problem

 

you were going to mot and tax it today but because they have clamped it you cant:faint:

you will have lots of fines to pay now more than the tax would of cost you

 

sounds like you need to have a check of the insurance otherwise your mess will be worse

removing the clamp is not really a option

[BRIGADIER2JCS]

Hi Welcome to CAG,

 

Getting tax & MOT now after the offence has been commited will not mitagate the offence in any way.

CAG would not advise removal of the clamp, so I suggest that you google the penalties for removal and

make your own decision.

[dx100uk]

where was the vehicle parked

 

dx

[asherone]

Thanks for the replies, I am bad with keeping on top of these things its not my strong point. I dont use the vehicle often only on weekends if need be. I think im just peed off as they clamp it late on a friday evening knowing they closed for the weekend, and give you useless information as

IF CLAMPED OUTSIDE OF OFFICE HOURS PLEASE CONTACT POUND.

whats the use of that when its the same number for when they are open. theres no out of hours number.

[asherone]

parked in front of house on street.

[Conniff]

It was clamped legitimately, so removal of the clamp could be classed as theft and if the clamp damaged, then you could also be done for criminal damage.

[Conniff]

Moved to the motoring section.

[sailor sam]

If it's been clamped by or on behalf of the DVLA, it would be a specific offence to remove the clamp PLUS the offences mentioned by Conniff.

 

As previously pointed out, to keep a car on the road, it MUST be taxed/MOT'd/insured. You say you 'could' get it MOT'd yesterday... so had you got it booked in at a testing station? If not, I very much doubt you could of got it MOT'd yesterday.

 

I'm afraid there isn't much advice we can give you. The rules about car tax/MOT's is pretty much well known and there are practically no excuses now for beaching them. Problem you do have is that if you do not act soon to sort this out, the next step would be to impound the car and possibly crush it.