Cars in Abingdon have been clamped by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency which has been targeting untaxed vehicles.

Two cars - including a Porsche - were clamped off Spring Road this week, with tickets left on the windscreens indicating the vehicles were untaxed.

It is not yet known if the DVLA has launched a clampdown on untaxed vehicles in Oxfordshire. The clamp release fee is £100.

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According to the gov.uk website: "Your vehicle may have been clamped or removed if it was untaxed and, on a public road, even if you had a Statutory Off Road Notification (SORN), not on a public road but you didn’t have a SORN.

"Vehicles can be clamped or instantly impounded if untaxed.

Oxford Mail: A DVLA clamp

"To get your vehicle unclamped, call the number on the back of the INF32 leaflet that was left on your vehicle.

"If your vehicle has been removed you must: find out where your vehicle is, pay a release fee and show confirmation or a receipt to prove you’ve paid your vehicle tax.

"You should contact your local police station by calling 101 and asking for your local police, or call 0343 224 1999 to find out where it’s been taken."

Oxford Mail: A DVLA ticket on the windscreen

You can pay a ‘surety’ (deposit) if you don’t tax the vehicle before you get it released.

It costs £160 for cars or motorcycles, and up to £700 for other vehicles.

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