tegwin
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| posted on 21/5/09 at 04:59 PM |
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Picking up untaxed car... logistical nightmare!
I am going down to South tommorow to pickup a van to use as a camper...
The Van is MOTd until July but is currently on SORN.
I have been given quotes for insurance and will phone them back first thing in the morning to buy it etc before I leave in the morning.
But... If the van is not taxed I cant drive it back... Is it possible to tax it with so little MOT remaining? and having only just bought insurance?
(So no certificate etc?)
My worry is that, if I phone the DVLA to Tax the vehicle they will refuse, saying that it is not insured etc as the insurance policy was only taken
out a few hours before?
I also wont have a tax disk if I buy the tax on the phone... and cant buy it in the post office as I wont have an insurance certificate
Are there any ways round this problem?
I just need to get the van back here tomorow!! (preferably legaly!)
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SteveWalker
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| posted on 21/5/09 at 05:04 PM |
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If you do a quick google, you'll find that some insurance companies allow you to take out insurance online and then print out the certificate
yourself. I don't know about doing this for camper vans though.
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Humbug
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| posted on 21/5/09 at 05:05 PM |
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You can tax it with a day of MOT left AFAIK.
I am not sure about the insurance - if you go to a Post Office you need to have a bit of paper from the insurance co, but I don't know how
quickly the DVLA's insurance database gets updated.
Good luck
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Humbug
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| posted on 21/5/09 at 05:07 PM |
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Aah... I have got the answer. You book an MOT at a test station near your home, then you are allowed to drive with no tax, as it is
"pre-arranged". I am sure that you can speak to the garage beforehand and arrange to "cancel" it on arrival 
[Edited on 21.05.2009 by Humbug]
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tegwin
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| posted on 21/5/09 at 05:08 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Humbug
Aah... I have got the answer. You book an MOT at a test station near your home, then you are allowed to drive with no tax, as it is
"pre-arranged". I am sure that you can speak to the garage beforehand and arrange to "cancel" it on arrival
[Edited on 21.05.2009 by Humbug]
You have to go to a convienently located close MOT centre... 200 miles is not close :p
Because of the nature of the vehicle and the type of insurance we need, I cant get it online, so no printable paperowrk... Unless I can use a
"day insure" type policy and print out the bits and pieces from that?
Argh... why cant I just turn up with cash and buy the sodding thing... bugger this tape!
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matt_claydon
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| posted on 21/5/09 at 05:42 PM |
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Dayinsure certificates are not acceptable for buying tax. Why not just get the insurance company to either email or fax you the certificate?
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Surrey Dave
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| posted on 21/5/09 at 06:11 PM |
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Swiftsure
Swiftsure - The documents are emailed and you print them yourself..........
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Danozeman
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| posted on 21/5/09 at 06:38 PM |
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As said you need only a day or 2 mot left to tax it. BUT you cannot tax with a home printed cert. It must be a proper cover note.
If the insurance is sorted and on the dvla computer intime then u should be able to tax online. Then your taxed but still can be done for not
displaying but only if you get spotted.
Failing that hire a transporter for the day and get it on that. No worries then.
[Edited on 21/5/09 by Danozeman]
Dan
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tegwin
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| posted on 21/5/09 at 07:07 PM |
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I found a solution 
The guy I am buying it from is going to get it taxed in the morning for me
Got 4 days insurance for £37 so im set to go
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JoelP
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| posted on 21/5/09 at 08:02 PM |
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it was easy tegwin, i did this the other day (with my own van as it happens). Insure for a week, then get it taxed online. Print out the receipt and
off you go! Who cares about not displaying anyway, they do it all off computer. I had a tax disc at home for 3 months without anyone noticing it wasnt
displayed.
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mad_dogpompey
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| posted on 21/5/09 at 08:04 PM |
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hey guys
be carefull your find that the wording in the road traffic act states a garage within a reasonable distance. i read about a guy who tried his luck
with taking it to one a few hundread miles and got nicked for it! swift cover are excellent for insurance though!!!!
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AndyGT
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| posted on 21/5/09 at 08:48 PM |
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But you wouldn't take a vehicle 200 miles away from your home to MOT the thing. Then, if it fails then you have to drive back to the original
garage which is then 400 miles to get it re-tested!!! It should be the garage closest, within reason, to the owners home.
Again I think it really depends on what kind of bobby you fall on. Some will throw the book at you and others would see you have made an effort with
insurance etc and tell you to "get on your way and not to be seen again!!". 
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