I need to get myself a new/better tax disc holder. The original one was on nearside of forks near brakes. Did the job fine, but come to renew time I can't for the life of my get the thing open, its screwed on tight! Tried everything, WD40, clamping it, it just won't budge.
In the end I got another cheap Oxford one off ebay for £2.50. However it's shit. The hole was too small for my existing bolt. Didn't have the correct size drill bit handy, so I bolted it to one of front faring brackets on off side. Fine, but it just has a crappy rubber ring to hold it together, this keeps pinging off every time I put on/take off rain cover and brush past it. Other night, I took rubbish out and happened to notice the clear plastic cover on the floor, then noticed my tax disc in the bushes of front garden! Really need something better, as I'm going to lose this disc soon...
Good plan about only displaying a photocopy of disc. The riding school I learnt with swore by this, having had a few discs pinched in the past.
Got a friend who has a funky disc holder, it's a clear plastic tube with black metal ends, the tax disc is just rolled up inside. Like this:-