Brun

Was going to the PO tomorrow to get my new tax disk but having turned the house upside down, i can't find my current mot certificate. I'm gonna apply online for the tax instead but i'm guessing i won't recieve the disk till maybe the 4th of december. What will i get if i'm caught driving without the tax disk?

Chip

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Chip

Brun

Cheers chip - I think i can live with £40 if i get rumbled

briforbes

If you're caught, the police will issue a report to the DVLA and you'll get a £30-40 fine. Careful if the car's left parked up anywhere - parking attendants can issue fixed penalty fines for no tax too.

It's not like you had 6-12 months to think about it, is it?

Brun

XRS

Do it online now and you should get it for Saturday. Quick!

Dazza01

Don't you need the MOT details as well to claim for it online ?

and to add i think it takes a few days for the computers to update so get searching sharpish

TopBanana

If you ignore the fine, nothing seems to happen. I've done it twice now.

JerryTerzo

You don't need the MOT or insurance details when you buy online.

The computer thingy their end looks it up.

Dazza01

Thats that sorted then

paul-s

How about this one then. My tax expires tomorrow night and I've just realised the car isnt registered to me yet.

The previous owner must never have sent the v5 off and i cant find my green slip bit now. Its too late to fanny about with the v62? and pay 20 quid for the privilage (takes 4-6 weeks for them to write to current registered owner to confirm sale). The car had 6 months tax recently bought when i picked it up so its obviously slipped my mind.

How can I go about this one ppl? Trip to the local DVLA offices perhaps?

michaelro

Similar problem - See HERE

Daft Lad

I've been late taxing my car a couple of times, and heard absolutely sweet FA from the DVLA.

Freak

A holiday in kenya, a free house, a green card and benefits for life

michaelro

You get upto 14 days IIRC before you get a fine in the post.

Just make sure car is off the road during that time.

miltski

only real problem i can see is that if local authourty see it parked up somewhere with no tax, they can get it removed to compound, which will cost you probably at least a couple of hundred. police don't really do much trust me i know unless they see many other things wrong with it

jaytc2003

iTrader: (1)

your screwed. Happened to me few years back. Green slip thing is only valid I think for 3 months anyway. I had a proper argument with the post office, and then stupidly I drove down to swansea (told by the dvla office in manchester that they would be able to sort me out there and then) only to be told all they can do is write to the previous owner. To top it off, coming home I had a blowout on the motorway and when I put the spare on I had an awful vibration as it wasnt balanced. I could only go at 50mph so from swansea to nr manchester was a long drive which took a long time.

Maybe contact the previous owner. If they have not changed the log book then they should have been sent the reminder which you could possibly use. (at this stage remind them they have comminted an offence by not notifying the dvla)

Daft Lad

Nope, forgotten for longer than 14 days in the past let me tell you! Bit daft I know but wasn't intentional!

Flaps

iTrader: (1)

I bought ours on-line and it took just 2 days to arrive. Can't fault the process!
After I had ordered it I was worried that it might be sent via recorded delivery so it would have meant another trip to the post office to collect (it as we would have been out) which kind of defeated the whole process of buying on-line. It just came in the normal post so I needent have worried.

carlos30

Me too, never recieved my reminder, nearly a month out of date when i taxed it. Never heard a thing.

2000 sport

iTrader: (1)

happend to us a few months back, something to do with the car originally being put on a cherished transfer had knackered up DVLA sending out the V5, I went down to the local DVLA office with the green slip, registered the car again and got the tax there and then.. didn't take too long

the other option was the v62 like you say, but I don't think that you will have to wait to tax the car.. (but i stand to be corrected)