david_hornet27
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| posted on 10/8/11 at 08:49 PM |
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New car no tax question.
Hi Everyone,
I have just bought a car that has an MOT but no tax that I have agreed to collect on Saturday. I need to get the car taxed before I drive it back so
was planning on getting the tax from a Post Office local to the guy I am buying it from on the Saturday morning. I am buying it purely to sell on
after I have tarted it up as a little project (to make some extra cash to put towards my toy car upgrades) so only wanted to insure it for the
day...
Will the Post Office accept an emailed PDF copy of an insurance document?
Will they accept an insurance document that is only valid for one day?
I have looked on the gov.com website and googled but cannot find a definitive answer....
Would appreciate it if someone could help.
Thanks, Dave.
Edit - the guy I am buying from will not tax as it is not insured...
[Edited on 10/8/11 by david_hornet27]
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jwallbank
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| posted on 10/8/11 at 09:11 PM |
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Tax & Insurance
Can't give a definitive answer but some recent experiance:
1. My insurance documents were emailed to me (2 years running now) and I printed out my insurance certificate. That's the way the insurance
company work (Aviva). Not used it at a post office 'cause I taxed online.
2. Recently used the 1 day insurance for a courtesy car and the certificate specifically said it could not be used to tax a car.
So not looking to good but hopefully someone else can be more specific.
John W
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austin man
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| posted on 10/8/11 at 09:26 PM |
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dont think you will be able to tax it. May be better to book it in for a local MOT and drive straight to MOT station least you get round the TAX issue
Life is like a bowl of fruit, funny how all the weird looking ones are left alone
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david_hornet27
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| posted on 10/8/11 at 09:44 PM |
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No not looking good but thanks anyway...
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owelly
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| posted on 10/8/11 at 09:52 PM |
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The 'short term cover' certificates I have seen state that they cannot be used to tax a vehicle but I can't see how the MID knows
policy details! Obviously you can't tax it online because you need the V5 in your name to do that.
And don't forget its an offence to have a vehicle taxed with no insurance.
http://www.ppcmag.co.uk
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david_hornet27
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| posted on 10/8/11 at 10:17 PM |
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I guess the only option is to take out full insurance...
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Madinventions
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| posted on 10/8/11 at 10:26 PM |
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When I picked up my donor, I got a months insurance with these people <<Link>> and I
used it to buy a tax disk no problems. I drove it around for a month to make sure everything was working well, then stripped it down.
Ed.
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david_hornet27
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| posted on 10/8/11 at 10:27 PM |
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Thanks Ed, I guess I will call my insurance Co and see what the score is...
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ashg
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| posted on 11/8/11 at 06:37 AM |
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most companies give you 16 days to cancel a policy so just take out a full policy then cancel it. just make sure you can cancel it before you sign
up.
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mark chandler
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| posted on 11/8/11 at 07:17 AM |
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Pay the owner the extra to tax it on the day
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pmc_3
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| posted on 11/8/11 at 09:37 AM |
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I've used day insurance to tax a car before, have a look at the FAQs here
http://www.dayinsure.com/faqs.aspx says its down to the post offices discretion
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