Tackling untaxed vehicles

(Date of issue: Wednesday, 19 August 2009)

Carlisle City Council is urging local road tax dodgers to tax their vehicles now or risk having their vehicle impounded and disposed of if charges are not paid.

The Council has joined forces with the Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) to combat the problem of untaxed vehicles and will be helping to catch out offenders this summer.

A major crack down on untaxed vehicles is underway. Motorists throughout the Carlisle district who do not license their vehicles will be targeted in this latest campaign to recover millions of pounds lost each year in Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) evasion and also reduce the number of abandoned vehicles on city streets. A similar campaign held last year, resulted in around 400 cars being investigated.

Carlisle City Council and the DVLA is encouraging all motorists to check that their vehicles are properly licensed and, if not, to re-license them immediately. People that don’t follow the rules and continue to park or drive untaxed vehicles on the highway will have their vehicles impounded. These vehicles will be crushed if the relevant fines and costs are not paid.

The campaign is seen as another way to combat the problem of abandoned vehicles. Carlisle City Council offers a free vehicle disposal service for local residents. All the schemes aim to make Carlisle cleaner, greener & safer.