Police have dreamt up a new use for your old tax disc holders that every car displayed on their windscreen until October 2014 – which could save your life!

The transition from paper tax discs for vehicles to the new electronic version has meant that the familiar transparent plastic envelopes have become obsolete– but PC Dave Wise and colleagues have thought up of an new innovative idea to make use of them.

They have come up with an emergency contact information and medical alert card that will be placed safely inside the tax disc holder.

PC Wise said: “This is a really useful replacement for your tax disc. If a driver is involved in a collision or has a medical emergency whilst at the wheel, a first responder will have easy access to vital medical information and we can quickly contact next of kin.” 

“The way the disc folds in on itself means all the information is kept private until needed by emergency personnel.”

The policing team, based in Malvern, Worcestershire, put the template for the form on their Twitter account @MalvernCops.

It can be easily printed out, cut out, filled in, folded up and placed in the holder.

“We will be linking in with the local ambulance and fire commanders to make them more aware of this initiative so they can be on the look out for these emergency contact discs,” said PC Wise.