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Originally Posted by rhyds
What does a tax disc record about the driver? Answer: Nothing.
What does a tax disc record about the car's *current* insurance status? Answer: Nothing.
And as for cloned plates, do you really think someone using cloned plates would bother with valid tax in the first place?
And what fires off most of these "checks"?
Is it Dixon of Dock Green checking the tax discs of parked cars?
Or is it the ringing bells of the car mounted ANPR kit checking cars as they go past...
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I'll tell you what, when you have a clue come back and we can talk further.
If you really need it spelt out for you I will.
When a car gets stolen it currently has a tax disc with the correct VRM on it. The thieves then can put stolen or cloned plates on the car.
This means the car can sail through as many ANPR checks as it wants. It can also pass most police checks unless the cop starts checking VIN numbers.
However if during a stop check or when walking past a cop notices the VRM of the car and tax disc don't match then alarm bells start ringing.
They also provide
CLUES about a host of other things.