The offence for displaying a fraudulent tax disc (e.g: one which has been copied or altered) is 'Deception' This offence carries a hefty fine or imprisonment. This would be unlikely, however, if you could prove that the bike was yours and that it was taxed at the time the offence was committed.
If your bike is spotted not displaying a tax disc a check would be carried out with DVLA to establish whether valid tax is has been issued. If no disc is displayed, but the check shows that bike has current valid tax it would be unlikely that further action would be taken, especially if you could show that the disc was stolen.
The best option is to display the current valid tax disc and if it get stolen report the theft to the police and place a note in the tax disc holder with the crime reference number on it. Apply for a replacement disc on a for available from the post office. There is a small fee for this.
[This message has been edited by mcdarbyfeast (edited 05 November 2003).]
[This message has been edited by mcdarbyfeast (edited 05 November 2003).]
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