Dangle_kt
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| posted on 1/8/10 at 07:25 PM |
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Collecting a car that has no TandT?
Hi,
I know there are few people on here who seem to buy and sell cars regularly, what do you guys do when a car has no tax/MOT?
It round seem nearly impossible to get it home...
Plus is there any way round having to get insurance for the year? It needs some work so it sucks having to insure it when its gonna be sat there for a
few months...
I'm thinking tow rope/bar or hiring a car transporter, any other options?
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prawnabie
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| posted on 1/8/10 at 07:27 PM |
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Either transporter or a trailer, If the wheels touch the ground it needs to be taxed.
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PSpirine
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| posted on 1/8/10 at 07:37 PM |
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If it's driveable, you can book it in for an MOT next to your house, and then drive it down there without MOT/Tax. You will still need insurance
though!!!!!!!!
Having been in this situation before, I'd consider looking on www.shiply.com you can get some very very cheap rates on transportation (depending
on the distance it may work out cheaper than booking it in for an MOT)
Pavs
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iank
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| posted on 1/8/10 at 07:38 PM |
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If you are fairly local it can be driven to a pre booked MOT, and then to a place of repair (i.e. your house) if/when it fails.
It will need to be insured, but if it's a fairly 'normal' car then you can get short term (one or two day) insurance from a number
of places.
Type "short term insurance" into google to get insurance companies that specialise in it.
Edit: Bah one minute too late 
[Edited on 1/8/10 by iank]
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steve m
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| posted on 1/8/10 at 07:39 PM |
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"Either transporter or a trailer, If the wheels touch the ground it needs to be taxed."
No it does not, get a 1 day insurance, (cost me £20) ring up a local MOT place, and drive the car to were it needs to be
Thats all i did, to move my Locost 2 weeks ago from my place to Parents house,
all perfectly legal
Steve
ooops. im to late as well, a bit like the MOT i booked !!
[Edited on 1/8/10 by steve m]
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will121
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| posted on 1/8/10 at 08:28 PM |
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think there are ways to try get around the highway rules but wouldnt want to put my hand on heart should you have a bad accident while trying. Also
think need to know condition of car on why/how long not had a MOT too
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Dangle_kt
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| posted on 1/8/10 at 09:01 PM |
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Hi,
thanks folks - its nothing dangerous, just a van that is going cheap as it needs some work, its not far from home but didn't want any hassle.
Cheers
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prawnabie
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| posted on 1/8/10 at 09:09 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by steve m
"Either transporter or a trailer, If the wheels touch the ground it needs to be taxed."
No it does not, get a 1 day insurance, (cost me £20) ring up a local MOT place, and drive the car to were it needs to be
Thats all i did, to move my Locost 2 weeks ago from my place to Parents house,
all perfectly legal
Steve
ooops. im to late as well, a bit like the MOT i booked !!
[Edited on 1/8/10 by steve m]
I was refering to this- "I'm thinking tow rope/bar or hiring a car transporter"
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designer
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| posted on 2/8/10 at 06:46 AM |
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I always understood that the car has to be on a direct route between the house and the pre-booked MOT. Any deviation is penalised by the men in
blue.
Don't forget 'short term insurance' requires that the car is road worthy.
use www.shiply.com
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breezy
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| posted on 2/8/10 at 10:59 AM |
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If the vehicle can be towed - ( hopefully it has decent brakes and steering ) - then there is no need for insurance or tax as it's considered an
extension of the main vehicle - which hopefully has tax and insurance.
You've turned into your dad the day you put aside a thin piece of
wood specifically to stir paint with.
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 2/8/10 at 11:33 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by breezy
If the vehicle can be towed - ( hopefully it has decent brakes and steering ) - then there is no need for insurance or tax as it's considered an
extension of the main vehicle - which hopefully has tax and insurance.
If it's wheels are on the road it is supposed to be taxed and MOT'd and the driver in the towed vehicle must be insured. If towed via a
dolly etc. then towing weight limits apply both to the car and the driver.
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 2/8/10 at 11:52 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by breezy
If the vehicle can be towed - ( hopefully it has decent brakes and steering ) - then there is no need for insurance or tax as it's considered an
extension of the main vehicle - which hopefully has tax and insurance.
I had to argue this with the BIB, that there's no way I'm insuring a car I'm towing to the scrapyard.
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geoff shep
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| posted on 2/8/10 at 11:59 AM |
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As above - book an MOT. This....
quote:
Driving an untaxed vehicle to an MOT test.
You can drive your vehicle to and from a pre-arranged test at an MOT test station as long as you have adequate insurance cover in place for the use of
that vehicle. This is also for vehicles being driven to and from a pre-arranged test at a Vehicle Inspection Check (VIC) test station, an approved
weight testing station and reduced pollution test.
is from this page: DirectGov
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