Login
My Garage
New hero

Nice try! Motorist fined for displaying hand drawn tax disc

By Tom Gibson | November 21, 2023

Share

Why not leave a comment?

See all | Add a comment

But that wasn’t even the worst bit – it was out of date!

Nice try! Motorist fined for displaying hand drawn tax disc

Police in Ireland have seized a car after a motorist displayed a hand drawn tax disc.

Physical tax discs have been abolished in the UK but displaying one is still a legal requirement in Ireland and this motorists thought they could get away with cheekily writing out their own.

But that wasn’t the worst of it – as the hand drawn tax disc it had expired!

The Gardai now say prosecution will follow for this driver while the Irish Transport Minister, Jack Chambers, said earlier this year that no decision had yet been made regarding a switch away from physical discs.

Related Articles

Is the manual licence dying? One in four driving tests are now in automatics
The future is automatic: UK driving test data shows more learners than ever are choosing autos over manuals. Here’s why.
Sep 17, 2025
The collapse of diesel cars: from half the market to almost none
Diesel sales have crashed by 87% in a decade. Learn why drivers are moving away and what the future holds for the fuel.
Sep 17, 2025
Citroen adds 10,000 more cars to dangerous airbag recall
Faulty airbags force Citroen to stop-drive on 140,000 cars. See which models are included and how repairs are being handled.
Sep 17, 2025
Inside The Beast: Trump’s $1.5 million tank on wheels
Trump’s limo is no ordinary car. Bulletproof, blast-resistant, and stocked with medical supplies, and it has arrived in the UK.
Sep 17, 2025