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In France insurers have to issue what is called a "vignette" which the insured has to put inside the windscreen of his car. This gives details of the insurers, the policy no., and when the contract expires. Anyone can immediately see these details therefore, or that a car, or its driver, is uninsured.

As AXA is a French company it could quickly, easily and cheaply introduce this measure if it wanted to do so. HMG could quickly, easily and cheaply make this compulsory here if it wanted to do so. If I know about this they must also do so. I would count this one of the advantages of being "in" the EU. Why does HMG not do it, therefore? Why does AXA not do it therefore?

And I take it as a retrograde step that we can no longer have tax discs and no longer claim a refund of road tax on the sale of a car.
Still, we have to pay back the national debt and deficit somehow, I suppose. Hard Labour!