How do I get an untaxed car home?

Fido McNasty · 22 May 2009 at 19:19

NightSt@lk3r said:
On a trailer.

classicVin · 22 May 2009 at 21:08

trade plates

Tican · 22 May 2009 at 21:22

I've always taxed with an online printout (E-car insurance) they were a bit hesitant at first, and had to get the manager to have a look, but still accepted it - this was from a crap printer

Last 2 cars I bought with no tax, and just driven them back, even past a bunch of motorbike coppers; with the added blue side lights that the car had (I changed them on the same day, once I got the car home and taxed it

)

Best bet, print it off at work if you have a laser printer?

Rich1988 · 22 May 2009 at 21:22

Book an MOT at a testing station near your home you can then LEGALLY drive it with out mot OR tax back to the mot station and phone the mot station once your back and explain how your car wont start and you wont be able to make it

but you will still need insurance

Banny · 22 May 2009 at 23:19

I would drive it home aswell, insurance is the main thing really.

Scania · 23 May 2009 at 05:56

Kol said:
Maybe you tax it online, also? I've just received my tax reminder and it specifically states no printouts (which, like you say is useless as a lot of online companies don't send you a policy, it's printed yourself)...

But, I suppose if your insurance is online you'd by your tax online, too.

No, I taxed it at the post office as I always have with my previous cars - why would I print out the certificate to tax it online?

I don't recall seeing any reference to no printouts, I think you'll find thats actually no photocopies - I may be wrong though.

Bug One · 23 May 2009 at 08:52

Join AA.
Pick up the car
Drive 100 yards down the road
Breakdown.

Worked for me.

Tican · 23 May 2009 at 10:12

Bug One said:
Join AA.
Pick up the car
Drive 100 yards down the road
Breakdown.

Worked for me.

RAC refused to do that for me, they won't take untaxed cars :confused:

Guv · 23 May 2009 at 10:35

Rich1988 said:
Book an MOT at a testing station near your home you can then LEGALLY drive it with out mot OR tax back to the mot station and phone the mot station once your back and explain how your car wont start and you wont be able to make it but you will still need insurance

Not sure that will work if you get stopped 100 miles from the MOT station.

Rich1988 · 23 May 2009 at 14:08

theres no law on how far you can drive it, its simply to and from an MOT

DVLA said:
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.

From the actual DVLA site mentions nothing about distance

Dave L · 23 May 2009 at 14:50

R420LA6X2/4MNA said:
R420LA6X2/4MNA

Ha! Gotta love your username! I bet there aren't that many people who would know what it is (without using google.....play fair!)

DoubleCheese · 23 May 2009 at 15:02

I had exactly the same situation last week and had a thread about it. All the PO's rejected my faxed Insurance Cert and covering letter. Your options are:

1) Tax it online and get the seller to post on the tax disc to you.
2) Wait for your insurance docs and tax it yourself
3) Just drive it and hope you don't get pulled or have an accident!

Would your insurance be invalid if you had an accident and the car was untaxed?

Dave L · 23 May 2009 at 15:06

Aslong as the car is actually TAXED the worst that you could be had up for is failure to display.

MrKnifey · 23 May 2009 at 18:15

Id just drive it home? If you get stopped just explain.. Grow some..

Kol · 23 May 2009 at 20:10

R420LA6X2/4MNA said:
No, I taxed it at the post office as I always have with my previous cars - why would I print out the certificate to tax it online?

I don't recall seeing any reference to no printouts, I think you'll find thats actually no photocopies - I may be wrong though.

You misunderstood me, sorry R420. I replied to you as you said how would you tax your car if the PO wouldn't accept a printout and I meant you could have done it online. I imagine the PO, quite laxly, assume that if people are buying their insurance online they will be happy to tax it online, also.

Gaijin · 23 May 2009 at 20:18

Peerzy said:
Get yourself insured on the car, buy tax online and I'm pretty sure you're able to drive the car without the disc - but you'll have to explain if you get pulled.

Wait for the disc to come through the post and then put it on.

You could still get done. The offence is failure to display proof of tax, not failing to have tax. Copper might let you off, but I wouldn't count on it.