I failed to pay 39 tax arrears! Mobile license plate recognition god strikes, female car owner can’t laugh anymore and urgently raises money

The Taichung branch seized the tow truck, so Ms. Zhang urgently raised money to pay off the debt in full and get the vehicle back. (Provided by Taichung Branch)

A 51-year-old woman surnamed Zhang in Taichung City owed 39 payments including vehicle license tax, fuel fees, compulsory insurance fines and health insurance premiums, totaling more than 167,000 yuan. A LEXUS SUV under her name was fined by the Administrative and Enforcement Department The Taichung branch locked down and tracked the whereabouts of the vehicle through the "Mobile License Plate Recognition System", and finally caught the tax-delinquent vehicle near the Wuri High-Speed Railway Station. When Zhang learned that her car had been seized and towed, she hurriedly raised money and paid in full within 3 days before successfully getting it back.

After investigation, Zhang’s outstanding debts include unpaid vehicle license taxes and related fines from 2021, automobile fuel usage fees (now renamed highway maintenance fees), uninsured compulsory automobile liability insurance fines, and National Health Insurance premiums since January last year. The total amount is as high as 39, with a total amount of more than 167,000 yuan. Although various agencies have repeatedly notified Zhang to pay, Zhang has always ignored it, and the cases have been transferred to the Taichung branch for enforcement since March this year.

The Taichung branch first notified Ms. Zhang to pay within a time limit, but she still received no response. The enforcement officers further investigated the property and found that she had an imported Lexus white luxury SUV manufactured in 2021 under her name, which was immediately included in the investigation target. This coincided with the Administrative and Enforcement Department launching the "Transportation Project" on May 1 this year. The Taichung Branch Office collaborated with the Taichung City Local Taxation Bureau across agencies to use a mobile license plate recognition system to scan the license plate through technological equipment and compare the vehicle information with arrears. It was found that the SUV appeared in a roadside parking space near the Wuri High Speed Rail Station. Officers were immediately sent to the scene to confirm the vehicle registration, and it was seized and towed for safekeeping in accordance with the law.

When Ms. Zhang was informed that the situation was serious, she quickly raised funds and paid off all the debt within three days before successfully getting her car back. The Taichung Branch Office stated that if people receive a reminder notice, they must not ignore it, otherwise their property may be seized, detained or even auctioned. In serious cases, they may face enforcement measures such as restrictions on leaving the country or even arrest and collection.