IAM RoadSmart respond to latest Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) statistics

IAM RoadSmart Director of Policy and Standards Nicholas Lyes said:

“It will be hugely frustrating to the overwhelming majority of tax-paying drivers that almost half-a-million others are not paying their way. Perhaps even more worrying is that a quarter of those that are dodging vehicle excise duty have been doing so for more than six months. Untaxed vehicles are sometimes linked to much wider criminality and this has implications for safety on our roads. While the trend is downwards, in large part due to the efforts of the DVLA’s enforcement teams, it is still higher than ten years ago which was when the tax disc was abolished.”