Getting car tax, no cover note :(

[joem83]

Hi Guys,

Bought a van on Monday night, got it insured, it's MOT'd but it isnt currently taxed. Is there anyway I can get the thing taxed before tomorrow if my cover note doesnt come through?

It's so annoying that you need a bit of paper to say it's insured when all the systems actually have the insurance status on it.

I don't really want to chance driving it back untaxed as it's nearly 20 miles away

Cheers
Joe

[MrBen]

Unfortunately not on a car that is new to you. If you were already the registered keeper and V5C was in your name, you could tax it online.

Only option is if the seller still has it insured, they could tax it and you pay them.

[Autofive]

find someone with trade insurance - and slip them a bribe

[joem83]

It's just ghay, the insurance certificates that you get would be so easy to fake, they don't even have a watermark in them!
Surely in this day and age they could just use the online system if no paperwork. jeez lol.

Anyone in sheffield have a trade policy that would like to earn a tenner lol

[dbizzle]

There's always the Delboy-style 'tax in post' note in the window.

[grumpybadger]

Adrian flux emailed me mine and I printed it out with 1 Hour of getting cover.
I'm sure your would do the same.

[joem83]

Jun 24, 2009 12:36:49 GMT grumpybadger said:

Adrian flux emailed me mine and I printed it out with 1 Hour of getting cover.
I'm sure your would do the same.

Directline wont do that for some reason If they would I reckon a post office near work would accept it.

[kee]

have the previous owners a tax renewal letter?
can use that online along with V5

[joem83]

Havent got that lol

[grumpybadger]

Jun 24, 2009 12:39:16 GMT joem83 said:

Jun 24, 2009 12:36:49 GMT grumpybadger said:

Adrian flux emailed me mine and I printed it out with 1 Hour of getting cover.
I'm sure your would do the same.

Directline wont do that for some reason If they would I reckon a post office near work would accept it.

Any PO should accept it, According to Adrian Flux most people are doing it this way.
I just printed mine out and away I went

[scaryoldcortina]

I'd say if you are insured, go for it. No tax isn't a hanging offence (no insurance is...) and you do get a little leeway from the men in blue if you honestly have just bought it - they will be chuffed that you got insurance before driving it! Get the disk as soon as you have the paperwork, buy the tax back to 1st of this month and all is fine. DVLA start getting picky and wanting to confiscate the car after its been untaxed for a whole month, and the car confiscating clampdowns are more about insurance than tax (although no tax is a good way of spotting the uninsured)

[Nathan]

Kinda related, but since when did the post office require 2 forms of ID to tax your car?

Seems I have to provide them each time!!!! Does my nut in

[dbizzle]

Jun 24, 2009 14:17:46 GMT Nathan said:

Kinda related, but since when did the post office require 2 forms of ID to tax your car?

Seems I have to provide them each time!!!! Does my nut in

Did mine online with the reminder letter the other day - took two minutes and you don't have to dig through all your drawers to find your documentation!

[Gas Works]

Jun 24, 2009 12:40:44 GMT kee said:

have the previous owners a tax renewal letter?
can use that online along with V5

unfortunately, if you do that on line the tax disc will get posted to the ol' owner as that is the last address on their database.

I have an online policy for my daily, I can make changes 24/7 and print new certs whenever i want.quite handy that.

[Raoul Duke]

Firstly, I very much doubt that the P.O. will accept a printout of an emailed copy, I've tried it numerous times to no avail.
Secondly, check that your details have made it onto the database. Last time I bought an un-taxed car, I insured it on Tuesday (and got email confirmation) - when I tried to tax it online the following Saturday, it was still showing as uninsured. Had a very nerve-wracking 300 mile drive home! There's a website which will tell you straight away (I forget the address).

[btc]

^^^askmid.com^^

[joem83]

Thanks, it shows up on there so thats good lol
Fingers crossed the policy docs turn up tomorrow

[fredtransit]

As SOC said, I would go for it. How far is it out of tax? Due this month or the month before? If it's this month, you can tax it back to the 1st anyway, so it would have to be a pretty rabid copper who would take the car off you. Any more than part of a month they get a bit shirty...

[orangecords]

i just drove the pajero back 130 miles with no rent in the window. just make sure you have a receipt on you and plead if youre stopped! or take a top heavy lady friend in a low cut top with you.....

[surprisingskoda]

the 'in post' note works better when accompanied with a recorded delivery slip if its dodgy. even if it is the V5 or another cars tax you posted away