Tuesday 28 November 2017

2014 Ford Focus Fitted With Parking Sensors

2014 Ford Focus photographed by Watton Towing when in for front & rear parking sensors.

The rear parking sensors are activated when reverse gear is engaged. The front sensors are controlled by a CanBus interface which automatically activates them at speeds below 6mph.

All sensors are fitted in factory designated locations with 2 matt black sensors fitted in the front grille for a factory fit finish.

dolphin parking sensors

Ford Focus

parking sensors

fitted by watton towing

Saturday 18 November 2017

Car tax evasion triples after paper tax disc scrapped

Since the paper tax disc was abolished the number of unlicensed vehicles on the road has tripled. 

The data, published every two years, shows that the government potentially lost out on £107m from 755,000 unlicensed vehicles last year.

The RAC said the decision to get rid of the paper tax disc three years ago has proved "costly" when it should have saved the Treasury £10m a year.

"It appears that having a visual reminder was an effective way to prompt drivers into renewing their car tax - arguably more drivers are now prepared to try their luck and see if they can get away with not paying any vehicle tax at all, or are simply forgetting to tax their vehicle when they are due to."

When the abolition of the paper tax disc was announced by then-Chancellor, George Osborne, the Treasury said it showed government was moving "into the modern age".

The RAC said a third of untaxed vehicles had changed hands since September 2016, indicating that many drivers were not aware that tax does not carry over when ownership changes.

The seller receives a refund of any full months of remaining tax while the new owner must tax the vehicle immediately.


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