TAX DISC - Where do you put it?

[Hedgetrimmer]

But where does it say you do not have to display your tax?

[Doddsie]

Maximum fine for `FAILING TO DISPLAY`  a current tax disc is £200!!

[bludclot]

seriously now, all this worrying about a tax disc being stolen doesn't wash. i bet there's only a tiny number that are actually stolen from motorcycles and should it happen and the bike owner takes the proper steps of reporting and re-applying then there's no monetry cost involved.


there's so many more parts on a motorcycle that have a real market value that are easily stolen, tasty end cans for example. and yet there's no threads on forums saying that owners take their end can with them every time they leave the bike near an inner city shopping centre....


and if the bike is used all year round then wrap the disc in a bit of cling film before placing in the holder and attaching to the bike, simple.


for what it's worth mine is attached to one of the radiator trim bolts on the near side of the bike, all proper like.

[jackojet]

The best place to fit tax disc holder on the fazer thou I find is 
On the left hand side inside the cockpit , there are two bolts that hold the subframe for the fairing to the frame in front of headstock. If you remove the top bolt(Allen headed) a flat normal tax disc holder will nestle in there.
Its visible without looking crap on the bike and out the weather, harder to nick. I use an Ali one that has to be bolted together when you change your tax disc.

[AdieR]

Mine's mounted on the swingarm / chainguard (one of those screw together with Allen screw types and never had water in yet.

Bludclot: " i bet there's only a tiny number that are actually stolen from motorcycles and should it happen and the bike owner takes the proper steps of reporting and re-applying then there's no monetry cost involved." - I had a tax disc stolen some years ago from a cheap runaround 'ped during my L-plate days (annual tax £15), replacement disc £7 (about 6 months worth of tax, my tax at that point had between 2 and 3 months left on it).

Tax disc thieves aren't your "typical" thieves looking to cash in (hence why they don't nick tasty Yoshi cans), they'll stick it on an untaxed vehicle (so that from a distance, the untaxed vehicle "looks" like it's taxed because it has a disc (and such vehicles are likely uninsured or without MoT).

I just paid my tax for another 12 months, it took DVLA about 5 seconds to verify the bike's insurance / MoT details (those who don't pay tax thus won't know how quickly these details are checked).

[Doddsie]

Why nick a £15 tax disc to make it look like you have tax? You can print one off the internet for nothing with no risk of getting done for theft if you get caught nicking it!!!

[PieEater]

Why nick a £15 tax disc to make it look like you have tax? You can print one off the internet for nothing with no risk of getting done for theft if you get caught nicking it!!!

A tax disk is easier to nick than a computer and printer 

[stevierst]

Why nick a £15 tax disc to make it look like you have tax? You can print one off the internet for nothing with no risk of getting done for theft if you get caught nicking it!!!

If its nickable and sellable for a few quid, they'll nick it!

[Mick-H]

Mine

[Exupnut]

And we'll piss off to the ace

[GGFZS1000]

[GGFZS1000]

Got mine on a bracket I made for exhaust when I got rid of footrests