jono300

iTrader: (8)

Guys bit off advice required ?? looking at a car next week which is for sale some distance away the problem being that the car does not have any road tax, the owner has let his insurance run out now so can no longer road tax it himself.

whats the legal situation regards driving a car just bought back home without road tax ?? is it a case off if stopped being asked to produce the road tax within 7 days or is it an instant fine / points if caught ??

would obviously have the appropriatte insurance to drive the car and would tax it online as soon as I was registered as the new owner .

any advice ??

joey_turbo

iTrader: (26)

Does it have MOT? IF you can get it insured a few days before, so its on the MID, you can apply for tax online. You have 5 days grace then, as the tax is in the post.

The Dogs B******s

I'm sure if it doesn't have tax,the insurance become's invalid,don't quote me on that.

hodgy0_2

technically illegal

but personally I would not worry about it

I asked my wife to check the road tax on our familly car when we were en route to see the inlaws in hampshire the other day

she pulled out the tax disc -- and it read "expires 31st August 2010"

how we laughed

53

iTrader: (41)

Tax will go to the previous owner though. Delay picking it up till he's got the tax or trust him to send it on Need an MOT though, no way round that online or at the counter

joey_turbo

iTrader: (26)

Oh yeah, of course, forgot about that.
Well if you know someone with traders insurance, they can get the tax for you using just the green slip and their insurance. There are people that charge for this on places like the gumtree etc, but best if you know someone.

jono300

iTrader: (8)

Okay guys thanks yep has a new mot certificate but as I say tax has run out and owner no lonegr has it insured.

okay if I was too phone my insurance company and ask them to send out a cover note for say 24 hours for the date I was going to view the car ( car is 180 miles away ) can I tax the car at a local post office where the car is located with just an ins cover note/ mot certificate and the new owners green slip ??

again the car being locatred some distance awyay dont really want to have to travel down and back up again only to have to travel back down with documents if possible.

53

iTrader: (41)

I believe so although the Insurance needs to be on the insurance database. I have played this game before and the PO use computers now the same as you would order online. Everything is data checked only difference at the PO you get the disc instead of waiting for it. I'd ring the local dvla mate and ask

J4CKO

iTrader: (1)

Pees me off that, always have this with changing cars, why cant the government just let you ring in or go via the net to pay and check based on the reg number that it has MOT and Insurance and then the vehicle is taxed, no disk, now bloody old fashioned is that in these days of ANPR.

Leslie

You can tax it using the green section 10 part of the registration form while the rest of the form is with DVLA for registering your name. You obviously need an insurance cover note and the MOT of course.

Les

jono300

iTrader: (8)

Excellent info guys thanks again.