How do you sell a car with this constant insurance thing in force
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Sorry, the car has to be insured .. so even if someone has insurance to drive any car, even if the car isn't insured by another person .. legally that car would need its own cover ..
The person driving it would be ok, would be covered, but the car under this new law would be taken.
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If its sorned then it doesnt have tax .. so how do you test drive it ?
Sorry, the car has to be insured .. so even if someone has insurance to drive any car, even if the car isn't insured by another person .. legally that car would need its own cover ..
The person driving it would be ok, would be covered, but the car under this new law would be taken.
Sorry, the car has to be insured .. so even if someone has insurance to drive any car, even if the car isn't insured by another person .. legally that car would need its own cover ..
The person driving it would be ok, would be covered, but the car under this new law would be taken.
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^^^ Indeed, I have a traders policy and I don't have to declare each vehicle I buy unless I keep it for more than 2 weeks. Hence vehicles are sometimes not on the Insurance Database but as i'm insured for any vehicle in my possession (even if i'm not the owner) and even if it is not insured elsewhere.
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^^^ Indeed, I have a traders policy and I don't have to declare each vehicle I buy unless I keep it for more than 2 weeks. Hence vehicles are sometimes not on the Insurance Database but as i'm insured for any vehicle in my possession (even if i'm not the owner) and even if it is not insured elsewhere.
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Well as it would be whos incharge of said car and parked it then my insurance pay up. Trust me ive rang my insurers numerous to make sure its all above board! I have the times and dates written down oh and my cert in my pocket.
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^^ Does sound incredible though that you / others can be insured on a car under your policy even if it has no cover of it's own via the owner?!
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My traders policy covers me the same, if a car doesnt have a policy then i can drive it on the road as my policy gives it insurance upto a limit of 2 weeks then i have to add it to my MID list
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Possession will be determined by laws already in place to decide these things.
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getting abit silly now lol if the keys are handed back its out of my possesion and back into the owners hands.
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My first post was to back you up. As it stood, as long as someone in the car had insurance, and the car was taxed/MOT'd you could drive away. Not all insurance for driving other cars stated that a policy must be in force on the other car.
I don't think you'd get away with it again.
The new law, quite simple, if it has tax, it must have insurance even if it is going to be stood in a garage for months. The only was to avoid insurance is to SORN the car but then it isn't allowed on the road...
Everyone with me?
Therefore, selling a car is tough. You can't transfer your insurance off it and rely on the buyer arranging temp/insurance because you must declare it SORN if it isn't insured = no test drives or an insurance cost nightmare.
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Dude, I think the issue is you got stopped BEFORE the law changed.
My first post was to back you up. As it stood, as long as someone in the car had insurance, and the car was taxed/MOT'd you could drive away. Not all insurance for driving other cars stated that a policy must be in force on the other car.
I don't think you'd get away with it again.
The new law, quite simple, if it has tax, it must have insurance even if it is going to be stood in a garage for months. The only was to avoid insurance is to SORN the car but then it isn't allowed on the road...
Everyone with me?
Therefore, selling a car is tough. You can't transfer your insurance off it and rely on the buyer arranging temp/insurance because you must declare it SORN if it isn't insured = no test drives or an insurance cost nightmare.
5t.
My first post was to back you up. As it stood, as long as someone in the car had insurance, and the car was taxed/MOT'd you could drive away. Not all insurance for driving other cars stated that a policy must be in force on the other car.
I don't think you'd get away with it again.
The new law, quite simple, if it has tax, it must have insurance even if it is going to be stood in a garage for months. The only was to avoid insurance is to SORN the car but then it isn't allowed on the road...
Everyone with me?
Therefore, selling a car is tough. You can't transfer your insurance off it and rely on the buyer arranging temp/insurance because you must declare it SORN if it isn't insured = no test drives or an insurance cost nightmare.
5t.
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In the real world though, unless you drive past an ANPR camera, the chances of getting caught driving without tax or insurance are pretty slim :
I mean when was the last time anyone on here saw a real live plod*
* Obviously this statement excludes plods or immediate family
I mean when was the last time anyone on here saw a real live plod*
* Obviously this statement excludes plods or immediate family
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but i didnt i got stopped a couple of days after check my post. also i live in brum lol got stopped 10 minutes ago because some turd has knicked my number plates and never noticed!( thats the only down side to my insurance getting stopped. doesnt happen alot but this last couple of weeks the police are everywhere.
If it's taxed, it must have insurance so in theory the police should be able to take the car off you. That said, it might be that legislation for those powers hasn't caught up with law making. Again, that wouldn't be the first time!
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I think you were lucky then and got some undercooked bacon that didn't really know what they were doing, wouldn't be the first time!
If it's taxed, it must have insurance so in theory the police should be able to take the car off you. That said, it might be that legislation for those powers hasn't caught up with law making. Again, that wouldn't be the first time!
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If it's taxed, it must have insurance so in theory the police should be able to take the car off you. That said, it might be that legislation for those powers hasn't caught up with law making. Again, that wouldn't be the first time!
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Erm, you just take out new policy on new car (or add it to existing if works out cheaper), keep existing policy on old car until sold, then cancel once sold??
Seems people are over complicating things????
Can't say I would risk having a car "off the road" un-insured, it could still get stolen and then you would be even more out of pocket.
Seems people are over complicating things????
Can't say I would risk having a car "off the road" un-insured, it could still get stolen and then you would be even more out of pocket.
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Erm, you just take out new policy on new car (or add it to existing if works out cheaper), keep existing policy on old car until sold, then cancel once sold??
Seems people are over complicating things????
Can't say I would risk having a car "off the road" un-insured, it could still get stolen and then you would be even more out of pocket.
Seems people are over complicating things????
Can't say I would risk having a car "off the road" un-insured, it could still get stolen and then you would be even more out of pocket.
That's the tricky bit. Also, not sure just anyone can have a trader poolicy otherwise why wouldn't they just dish them out to all and sundry? (Genuine question)
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When I sold my old car I ran over the temporary cover window so had to take out a new policy. However it then sold almost straight away. Could be wrong, but I'm sure as I then cancelled the policy within the statutory cooling off period I got my money back. Whether you can take that to the extreme and swap insurers every 2 weeks?!
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Just to clear up the law on this.
"The new vehicle insurance law means that the registered keeper of a vehicle must keep it insured unless they've made a Statutory Off Road Notification"
Source: http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring...ance/DG_186696
It also says the car could be impounded, doesn't say it will be. The vehicle registered keeper will be the one that gets the fine in the post, will probably get a reminder first. If you continue to keep the car uninsured and not SORN then you will run the risk of getting it taken away and crushed or going to court. That's how I see it anyway, if the police pull you and you are insured then no problem at that time.
"The new vehicle insurance law means that the registered keeper of a vehicle must keep it insured unless they've made a Statutory Off Road Notification"
Source: http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring...ance/DG_186696
It also says the car could be impounded, doesn't say it will be. The vehicle registered keeper will be the one that gets the fine in the post, will probably get a reminder first. If you continue to keep the car uninsured and not SORN then you will run the risk of getting it taken away and crushed or going to court. That's how I see it anyway, if the police pull you and you are insured then no problem at that time.
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In the real world though, unless you drive past an ANPR camera, the chances of getting caught driving without tax or insurance are pretty slim :
I mean when was the last time anyone on here saw a real live plod*
* Obviously this statement excludes plods or immediate family
I mean when was the last time anyone on here saw a real live plod*
* Obviously this statement excludes plods or immediate family
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Although to be fair, most mornings I do usually see a couple parked up at the butty van in Adlington
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