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Used Car, no road tax, okay to drive home? |
Hi, I just bought a used car but it has no road tax, I just bought insurance on it, and am going to collect it tomorrow, can I drive the car back safely? I mean what other kinds of options have I got? I used work for a car insurance company and this is what we were told by the FSA to say : It is illegal to have a vehicle on a public highway without car tax. Once obtaining your insurance and the vehicle go onto the dvla's website : www.vehiclelicence.gov.uk There you can purchase your car tax online. You must ahve valid insurance and a valid MOT to do this so make sure you have the information to hand as it will search the motor insurance database but if it cannot find your vehicle details you will have to put the MOT certificate number. Once you have done this print out the page which shows your receipts - how much you have paid and the vehicle it is for. When you collect the car make sure you have your insurance documents or an e-mail confirmation print-out, your MOT certificate which you should collect from the current owners, the receipt from the car tax to prove you have purchased it and will be getting it in the post and any other documents you have relating to this. This will prove to the police that you have everything sorted even if you don't have the official documentation yet. If the car does not have an MOT, arrange an MOT to start as soon as you pick the car up and then you can drive the car the short distance to the garage to get the MOT done. Once it is done and the certificate issued go to the post office to pay your car tax and get a receipt from them so you can then drive the car home. I hope this helps you Yes I think the law allows you to have no road tax for up to 14 days to get a new one. Not 100% sure though best check it out. You take your chances - NO TAX it shouldn't be on the road - your insurance could be void if you have an accident and they find out! Contrary to above - there is NO LEEWAY on ROAD TAX - put it on a trailor it will be ok to drive it home but you must get it taxed as soon as poss You could be okay for 14 days because you need insurance to get your road tax, so the insurance comes first. I think your allowed 14 days grace, so get it done ASAP, but you should be okay to drive while your doing it - you would be very unlucky to get stopped by the police. No. The only other way around it, apart from what has already been said, is to buy trade plates. It is only when your road tax has just run out that you get so many days to pay it, but it is not 14. |
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