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limnol


Joined: 13/12/2008
Posts: 5

Message Posted:
22/12/2008 17:51

Stopped in Esentepe to day, fined for having only one mud flap, fined, for cracked number plate, fined for overdue tax (2 weeks), the tax I can accept ?



Whilst my ticket was being written out, a pool maintenance Co was pulled in,Turk driver and passenger, no mud flaps, no fine, I asked, why no fine officer, standard on your car ,was his reply ?



My fine was not itemised , total 175ytl



take care

gates


Joined: 08/12/2008
Posts: 1096

Message Posted:
22/12/2008 17:58

road tax big thing at moment need the money

LilleJoe


Joined: 18/12/2008
Posts: 18

Message Posted:
22/12/2008 18:06

It's a known fact that wherever you are and get pulled over for one thing the cops will search and find other things to add on and no one should expect it to be any different in the TRNC.



Here in the UK if you get pulled over for not having a valid car tax disk your car will be impounded and possibly crashed, you will also be fined up to £1000.



Had you had a valid tax disk maybe you would not have been pulled over in the first place and saved yourself 175YTL.

steveafc


Joined: 12/12/2008
Posts: 405

Message Posted:
22/12/2008 23:24

Had you had a valid tax disk maybe you would not have been pulled over in the first place and saved yourself 175YTL.

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The police here don't know if you have a valid tax disc or not until you ARE stopped as you are not supposed to display it in your windscreen because the sun fades it !!

I know .they stopped me and told me to put it in glovebox.



and since when do the police in UK pull you up for no tax disc?....is it a new thing?

Groucho



Joined: 26/04/2008
Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
22/12/2008 23:30

In the UK they were trialling a roadside system that could read and indentify expired/missing tax discs and I was told, ones that were fakes....by having an on-line database available to the mobile units of non-renewed/untaxed cars for almost instant recognition...



OK, big brotherish but you've got to admire the technology...

brian24001


Joined: 23/03/2008
Posts: 606

Message Posted:
23/12/2008 09:01

That is correct Groucho, the roadside laser reads the tax disc bar code, at the same time a camera reads the number plate, and the two are matched up with the database which is in the computer they are both connected to.

However, it is also now an offence in the UK to have the tax disc bar code obstructed, i.e. by window wiper blade.

sparta


Joined: 24/10/2008
Posts: 226

Message Posted:
23/12/2008 09:59

If you car was legal it would not have mattered if you were stoped. I have been stoped a few times, but hey my car is legal, so guess what ......NO FINE

Kitty Kat Jac


Joined: 18/03/2008
Posts: 230

Message Posted:
23/12/2008 12:30

Ahhhh but sparta, my car is also legal, handed over all the documents and fined for no mud flaps again on the Essentepe Road. Hands up if your car has mud flaps!!!

Hector


Joined: 26/08/2008
Posts: 2352

Message Posted:
23/12/2008 15:16

The UK system being referred to is ANPR (automatic number plate recognition). A camera (often mounted within police vehicles) reads the car number plate, this is fed to a computer within that vehicle, which checks the DVLA database to see if the car is reported stolen, is taxed, insured and has an MOT. Similarly whether there is any intelligence on the car i.e. terrorist, involved in burglary, other crime etc. If the car is not insured, the police can seize the car. The system depends on the accuracy of the downloaded database & when downloaded to the computer(it could be 6 months old). These ANPR systems are currently being updated so that the information is live from the DVLA computer. If you drive into central London you will almost certainly go through such a system.

joandjelly


Joined: 24/02/2008
Posts: 2953

Message Posted:
23/12/2008 15:23

KKJ your car is not legal if it doesn't have mud flaps and it would not pass the MOT. Stupid but unfortunately true!

limnol


Joined: 13/12/2008
Posts: 5

Message Posted:
23/12/2008 20:40

mud flats, for what reason ?



is this because rain has been forcasted, i see many cars with fog lights all year round , maybe snow chains next ?



Merry Xmas, enjoy this new way of life

Turtle


Joined: 28/05/2007
Posts: 2669

Message Posted:
23/12/2008 20:44

Mud flaps .....what the hell for ?

RedSnapper


Joined: 12/08/2008
Posts: 540

Message Posted:
23/12/2008 21:08

To hide the bald remoulds

LilleJoe


Joined: 18/12/2008
Posts: 18

Message Posted:
24/12/2008 04:29

To also stop stones from being shot back by the tyres like a bullet.

craig2536


Joined: 09/06/2007
Posts: 277

Message Posted:
24/12/2008 13:07

just had to have mudflaps fitted to my car for its mot, strange it has been here on the road for three years now without them.

tinker


Joined: 14/08/2008
Posts: 156

Message Posted:
24/12/2008 18:03

Has anyone had their car "passed" without mudflaps...

Does the fitting of mudflaps apply to all cars...

Does the fitting of mudflaps apply to all 4 wheels or only the rear...

I drive a Toyota Spacio no mudflaps at the moment... Do I need to have them fitted...

Thanks...

Tinker

tinker


Joined: 14/08/2008
Posts: 156

Message Posted:
24/12/2008 23:32

BTTT

Someone must know answers to above...

Tinker

gibson335


Joined: 01/11/2008
Posts: 325

Message Posted:
25/12/2008 09:12

All vehicles must have them but only on the front wheels. Nonsensical I know but there you ar!!!