supra-alex Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 car you've just bought back home ? especially if it does not have tax apparently there is a loophole regarding the tax and saying your on the way to an MOT centre, problem is i'll be picking mine up on a sunday !!!! i'll be going from northampton to cheshunt (m25 junc25) and back with a friend driving the supra back and me driving me golf behind ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 Provided you have booked it into the closest MOT centre then it is okay... I stretched it one night picking up a MK3 100 miles away.... I had booked it into an MOT centre near ME, figured if I got pulled I could say that it was booked into the closest NEAR me... Dunno if it would really work, but I didn't get pulled so I had that benefit.. Gav Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 Provided you have booked it into the closest MOT centre then it is okay I'm pretty sure it doesn't have to be the closest. But yeah, basically, you can only drive with no MoT if you're on your way to a pre-booked appointment at a MoT station. This does not apply to no Road Tax afaiaa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra-alex Posted February 16, 2005 Author Share Posted February 16, 2005 thing is its already got an MOT so would a garage co-operate and just say yeh yeh he's booked in to help me out or not ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 So what are you worried about? Just drive it home. Having no Road Tax is no big deal (Neither is no Mot, £60 fine and 0 points) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 If you are lucky, you will get an understanding policeman, but the obvious stands, do not draw attention to the car when driving it back.. Gav Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous brain Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 My Ex brother in law crashed his untaxed FTO into another vehicle, his insurance firm refused to pay out on the grounds that the car was not road legal and hence his insurance was invalid. I asked my insurance company this very question when I had to pick a car up and they basically said the same thing that the car wouldnt be insured if it wasn't taxed. I would advise you call your insurance people before you consider the minimal risk of getting lifted by the feds and consider the statistcly speaking more likely event of you trashing it uninsured on the way home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sakura Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 Alex Won't the dealer tax it for you, even for 6 months? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 Bryan, your insurance is NOT invalid if your car isn't road legal. The insurance company is legally obliged to honor claims by third parties. The only thing they can get out of is claims by you, i.e. they don't have to fix your car for you if you weren't road legal at the time of the accident. You are legally insured though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous brain Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 Thats not what the brothe rin laws insurance company said and when I enquired to elephant they said exactly the same thing, no tax no insurance mate. maybe its just a cheap assed insurance company trick. i was so concerned about it I had the whatsit desk manager call me back to confirm what was said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 Ask on uk.legal then mate. This has come up more than once and the answer is always the same. Better still, engage a brief who knows about motor law. I'm 100% sure what you're saying is wrong. Not having a go, just putting you right. OK mate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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