A LOT has been said about the rights and wrongs of the Polish immigrants but in the West End of Crewe, where we have more than our fair share of Polish, I noticed that none of their BMW's, Audi's etc have any tax. Most of the owners of these cars have been here for months and work and live in the area. I got Council Leader Councillor Brian Silvester to ask the police what the situation is and the reply from the police may shock you.

Acting Inspector Paul Broadhurst of Crewe NPU said: "Re Polish cars, this is a complex area but to summarise if a polish national is here as a visitor (includes those here working) they can drive for 12 months without any requirement for UK documentation. If they go back home for a few weeks when they come back the 12 month starts again.

"If a polish national becomes a UK resident and is eligible to vote etc then they must comply with our legislation, including obtaining a UK licence and any relevant documentation for a vehicle ie tax, MOT etc."

AI Broadhurst said that Polish visitors must however have documentation from their own country and it would be illegal if they could not produce this.

But it appears from this that if they go home on holiday every year they can get away with having no tax or MOT for ever. This mean their cars may not be road worthy by our standards and if they hit you can't trace them as they are not on the DVLA.

It makes me wonder what other quirks of the law apply to the polish? What do you think?