I have just bought a tax disc on-line for my son. The disc will be delivered via post directly from DVLA to here, his home address. He is not currently in the country. His car, however, is elsewhere in the country. It is fully insured, naturally, and has current MOT. His first journey will be from there to here where he will be united with his tax disc. Any remote, electronic checks on the vehicle will show that it is fully legal; however, if he were to be stopped,etc. will the absence of the tax-disc leave him open to some sort of penalty ?
the worst that can happen is a �20 fine
and as said in previous posts its upto the officer concerned to deal with it properly by checking the data base to verify that the car is roadtaxed