Incompetent Tax Heads Aggravate Grandmother

A grandmother trying to take her ill grandson to hospital was stopped in her tracks by DVLA inspectors who had her car clamped over a taxation technicality.

Deborah Jones, aged 52 found her car clamped outside her daughters house while she was collecting her grandson Alfie for an important hospital appointment.

Her second hand BMW was bought in October and had a valid tax disk marked the January 31 2009. However, the previous owner’s cheque had bounced even though a tax disk had been issued. This therefore rendered the disk invalid, a fact that was unknown to Mrs Jones. "I bought it second-hand in October and, as far as I was concerned, it was taxed until the end of January. Mrs. Jones feels that this should have been pointed out to her when she sent the vehicle exchange forms to the DVLA.

However, the DVLA are standing their ground and claiming that Mrs. Jones is in the wrong. As far as they are concerned the car was untaxed and therefore not legally on the road. Although the matter has not been resolved in her favour of Mrs. Jones she remains adamant that she has done nothing wrong.

Does seem a little harsh, doesn't it?

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