Moving a car without tax or insurance

Bromhead · 14 Nov 2013 at 14:31

Hi guys,

So the car is at the family home, but I need to move it to my own home which is around 3 miles. It has MOT until February, but no road tax or insurance right now, currently SORN.

In these situations, would the AA simply tow the car for me, or would they tell me to jog on?

Skeeter · 14 Nov 2013 at 14:35

Why would the AA tow you? Has it broken down?

InertProtocol · 14 Nov 2013 at 14:36

Bromhead said:
jog on

DogsBody · 14 Nov 2013 at 14:39

trailer
local tow company
move it at 4am when no one is around to see you

*

* this option is not legal

dacads · 14 Nov 2013 at 14:41

Easy, drive it

sovietspybob · 14 Nov 2013 at 14:46

The AA wouldn't tow you, they'd try and fix it so you can drive on. So you could break it so it wasn't fixable by the roadside and then get it recovered to your home address.. Seems a lot of hassle mind, i'd find someone with a trailer.

Josh · 14 Nov 2013 at 14:48

I has the same issues, had a bloke down the road who had a flat bed (gypo recogery type) paid him a £10 a he delivered it the next day.

Granted there is a high chance he could have stole it but he didn't.

Clarkey · 14 Nov 2013 at 14:59

sovietspybob said:
The AA wouldn't tow you, they'd try and fix it so you can drive on. So you could break it so it wasn't fixable by the roadside and then get it recovered to your home address.. Seems a lot of hassle mind, i'd find someone with a trailer.

The AA won't touch a car without tax.

Bromhead · 14 Nov 2013 at 15:06

I could get a day of insurance, (the car runs fine), the only issue is 1 day road tax doesn't exist. The only option there is to buy 6 months and then get 5 months refunded :/

tom_e · 14 Nov 2013 at 15:09

Just call a local garage or 2 I imagine at least one of them will have a trailer or flatbed that they'll load it onto for a bit of beer money.

Bromhead · 14 Nov 2013 at 15:22

Anyone used or heard of these guys before?

http://www.totalcarrecovery.co.uk/

Dup · 14 Nov 2013 at 15:58

Check out Shiply.

Will find local places for shifting cars properly. I had my MX5 moved twice by someone from there, no problems at all.

tummelv · 14 Nov 2013 at 16:09

Bromhead said:
I could get a day of insurance, (the car runs fine), the only issue is 1 day road tax doesn't exist. The only option there is to buy 6 months and then get 5 months refunded :/

Just do that. What's the likely maximum that could cost, £50-70? towing would be similar I would have thought and a risk of damaging the car in transit.

p1RATE · 14 Nov 2013 at 16:34

Bromhead said:
I could get a day of insurance, (the car runs fine), the only issue is 1 day road tax doesn't exist. The only option there is to buy 6 months and then get 5 months refunded :/

Ive been in a similar situation and it is a bit frustrating just trying to use a vehicle for one day or so. Your only real option is to tow it, look for a local recovery company.

p1RATE · 14 Nov 2013 at 16:35

tummelv said:
Just do that. What's the likely maximum that could cost, £50-70? towing would be similar I would have thought and a risk of damaging the car in transit.

towing 3 miles would be about £20 i would have thought.

Haggisman · 14 Nov 2013 at 16:40

DogsBody said:
move it at 4am when no one is around to see you *

* this option is not legal

Would probably make you more conspicuous than during the day surrounded by hundreds of other cars

DogsBody · 14 Nov 2013 at 16:58

Haggisman said:
Would probably make you more conspicuous than during the day surrounded by hundreds of other cars

point taken.
move it at 17:00 rush hour.

Lashout_UK · 14 Nov 2013 at 17:09

You need to put it on a trailer, so you'll have to get a shipping or recovery company involved.

bledd · 14 Nov 2013 at 17:20

Depends where you live. You could just take the plates off and drive it

Vauxmad · 15 Nov 2013 at 11:32

Day insurance and book it in for an MOT somewhere between the two houses.