Do I Still Need To Display My Tax Disc

The disc was introduced in 1921 but officials say it is no longer needed with the dvla and police now relying on an electronic register.
Do i still need to display my tax disc. Heres a guide to what you need to know about the system. A whopping 17 per cent still have their tax disc holder on show even though its empty and almost a quarter of people are still displaying an expired tax disc the survey of 1050 drivers found. Can i still drive it or will i be prosecuted for not displaying a valid tax disc. I have taxed my car online and the tax disc has not arrived can i still drive my car.
The new system will allow people to pay the charge by monthly direct debit. The long serving paper tax disc was consigned to history last year when the collection of vehicle excise duty ved went electronic. Over a fifth are still sticking to their old ways displaying their current tax disc in a holder on their windscreen. From today you will no longer need to display a paper tax disc in your car window as records will instead be electronic.
If your windscreen still has a paper tax disc stuck to it youre not alone apparently around 70 of drivers still have one on display even though rule changes last october mean theyre no longer needed. Malaysia still requires its vehicle owners to display their road tax disc. 12 august 2014 information added about removing tax discs after the 1 october. However drivers with a northern ireland address will still need to display their mot disc.
28 july 2014 sentence added customers with a northern ireland address will still need to display their mot disc. The legal requirement to display a tax disc on a vehicle ended on 1st october 2014. Car tax disc to be axed after 93 years. I taxed my car online on sunday evening as the tax ran out on the saturday the tax disc has still not arrived but i need to drive my car.