C17RPA

just picked up a little run around(tonight) its got m.o.t the insurance will be swapped over tuesday morning now ....i need the insurance papers to tax the car so looking at 2/3 more days.....would i be able to drive the car (when insured)with no tax till papers come??...many thanks ....happy new year to you all

bioforger

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Nope, illegal to drive without valid tax on display. You could take a chance as its not the crime of the century and if stopped (unlikely) I'm sure the pig would understand, or maybe not depending on which side of the bed he got out of, take your chances or pay the price, the decision is yours

C17RPA

thanks for the quick reply....but would the car be ok on the road till i tax it??it will be done a.s.a.p..(with no driving it till then)

JonMc

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Nope, must be taxed and insured to be on the public highway, driven or not!!!

what would scooby do

The car, you and your family will be crushed under the new 2012 guidelines

scoobeenut

Together with anybody who has ever known you and people you have contacted on the internet.

what would scooby do

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrpppppppppppp

Luan Pra bang

when did the tax run out ? you have until the 9th of january to tax it as the dvla have all been away on holliday since the 23rd december.
http://www.dft.gov.uk/dvla/contactus...ningtimes.aspx

JonMc

iTrader: (51)

Wrong, it must taxed either online or by phone and you can drive whilst waiting for the disc, you cannot drive it or keep it on the road untaxed

Jamie

Car tax problems on snet this time of night ? plus scoobeenut retard remark muppets.

PaulC72

No must be taxed to be on carriageway, I would suggest parking it on a drive somewhere until you can tax it and be legal....although that said the last time I saw a police man was before Xmas and a traffic warden...well.....

brendy76

iTrader: (6)

In all honesty I wouldn't worry about a couple of days, you will be backdating it to the start of the month anyway.

Luan Pra bang

How can plod tell wether you have applied already or not ?

Ayde

iTrader: (6)

Be careful on this one. My sister had a car in the garage waiting for her when she passed her test. Anyway, she passed her test, got the car insured online. We then waited for it to come up as being insured on the insurance data base on askmid. Soon as it showed insured we taxed it online - this was in the evening. Next morning she gets in it to go to college and she gets blocked in by I think it was a VOSA van or could have been a DVLA van with flashing lights etc..... She wasn't to sure as it was her first time driving without anyone else and was already nervous Anyway, it turns out her car had been flagged up due to it being insured without tax - car had only come out of the garage the evening it was taxed online. They had probably been driving past my mums to see if the car was being used for a couple of days. Anyway, my sister showed her the paperwork we had printed off for the online tax and all was fine.
Just be aware - if you insure it without tax and keep it on the road, chances are if they are in your area they may call round

PaulC72

Would it not be on the DVLA system somewhere?

bioforger

iTrader: (1)

And yet you replied at 20mins to midnight, how sad is that, on your own for new year again were you? asshat

Luan Pra bang

nope becuase no one has been to work at the dvla since the 23rd of december, lazy *******s that they are.

JonMc

iTrader: (51)

Once you apply online or via the phone the database will be updated, that's why the website only states you get a grace period on displaying your tax and not buying it. Also, the Post Office systems are linked to the DVLA database so big brother will know if you haven't taxed the car - welcome to the 21st century

jimmyinrugby

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Don't forget that the Police cars and Town center cameras have ANPR,so will inform them of a non tax car ! Impounded,£150-£250 tow away fee plus 20 quid a day storage

Luan Pra bang

They may have the technology but don't use it as often as you think, I have two cars out of tax today and will tax them somtime this week when i can be bothered. I even managed to loose the tax disk for one car the ,same day i bought it so technically i have been guilty of failure to display for 6 months but I really cant be arsed to give a ****.