Let off for failing to display car tax disc

A Glastonbury man charged with failing to display his car taxdisc has been given an absolute discharge by South SomersetMagistrates.

Adam Richard Fosbery applied for his vehicle excise licenceonline via the government website but said that it took nearly threeweeks for the disc to arrive by post leaving him unable to displayit.

The 41-year-old, of Park Terrace, pleaded guilty to failing todisplay his vehicle excise licence when his vehicle was parked inMilford Dip in Yeovil on January 24.

The defendant told the court that he had applied for his tax disconline on January 5 and it had not arrived by the time he was givena penalty notice by the police.

The magistrates gave him an absolute discharge but warned Fosberyto apply for his vehicle excise licence earlier in future to allowtime for it to arrive.