moka
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If i bought the tax online now - would i be able to drive it off there drive later on today? Obviously i would not have the tax disc for 5 days....?
Also as the car is not registered to me yet can this still be done?
I have sorted insurance.
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P1CK4D
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Print off the paper work to say you have bought and paid for tax and keep it in your glove box. And away you go 
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pow
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Car needs to be in your name butttttt not having the tax disk isn't illegal if youve done it online now IIRC, you get a few days "grace" for it to come through the post.
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P1CK4D
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quote:
Originally posted by pow
Car needs to be in your name butttttt not having the tax disk isn't illegal if youve done it online now IIRC, you get a few days "grace" for it to come through the post.
Not if has the new keeper supplement. (The little green slip) Proves he has purchased the car.
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moka
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ive jsut read this on the dvla website
IMPORTANT
If you have recently purchased this vehicle and you have not received your full Registration Certificate (log book) from DVLA (the green slip alone is not enough) you should NOT use this service.
If you do use this service without having received your full Registration Certificate (log book) from DVLA then your new tax disc may be sent to the previous keeper of the vehicle.
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pow
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He's saying to tax online now, IE before the he does the deal!
Get the exisiting owner to ring up and do it
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ajscorsa
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if the previous owner hasnt sent the log book yet, take it to the postie and tax it, if not, just tax it online and pick the tax disk up from previous owner when it comes in the post
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moka
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i dont think the seller is insured on it...
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Russ
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ring your insurance get a quote, buy the car, ring your insurance, get covered, take v5 to post office get tax, kiss chap good bye, drive home
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moka
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quote:
Originally posted by Russ
ring your insurance get a quote, buy the car, ring your insurance, get covered, take v5 to post office get tax, kiss chap good bye, drive home
im insured, the owner is not.
so can i just go by there today pick it up with the v5 take it to the post office and tax it... what if i get caught on the way?
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stan_the_man
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IIRC it is an offence to NOT display an 'in-date' tax disc. Same fine as not having tax.
Tax it online, print out the paperwork and hope that the copper (if you ever encounter one) lets you off.
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moka
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right so what about this lads.
Ive just sorted a half day at work. Im going to get the tax before post office closes today but i have not got the insurance docs through yet... what is sufficient proof of insurance when you get the tax? I got the insurance online and have login details... could i print screen a page on my account that has the info on it and use it as proof? help me !
[Edited on 22-04-2009 by moka]
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stan_the_man
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Post office is only 'meant' to accept genuine insurance certificates.
I got my insurance to email me the cover note through and i fobbed that off as the real one. Some/most insurance companies wont do this though..
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John
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You'll probably not be able to get tax until the cover note comes through.
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moka
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I have just been on the phone to churchill who said they will send me a fax of the cover note over. So ill have that within the hour. Ill also print off the account details on churchill website. Could i not get the post office to phone churchill and state my policy number?
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stan_the_man
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quote:
Originally posted by moka
I have just been on the phone to churchill who said they will send me a fax of the cover note over. So ill have that within the hour. Ill also print off the account details on churchill website. Could i not get the post office to phone churchill and state my policy number?
Id make sure its on good quality paper. Basically, your aiming to 'trick' the post office into thinking that that is the genuine cover note that youv'e been sent in the post.
Quite pikey, but it works.
As far as i know, that is the only way of doing it, bar waiting for the real cover note.
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moka
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quote:
Originally posted by stan_the_man
quote:
Originally posted by moka
I have just been on the phone to churchill who said they will send me a fax of the cover note over. So ill have that within the hour. Ill also print off the account details on churchill website. Could i not get the post office to phone churchill and state my policy number?
Id make sure its on good quality paper. Basically, your aiming to 'trick' the post office into thinking that that is the genuine cover note that youv'e been sent in the post.
Quite pikey, but it works.
As far as i know, that is the only way of doing it, bar waiting for the real cover note.
gay - they said to me they have no internet access so cannot email me the cover note... but for a merr £14.50 i could get it sent special delivery... no thanks.
Fax is yet to come through its gna look shit.
[Edited on 22-04-2009 by moka]
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Fonz
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i did this at the start of the month. the MX5 was untaxed. online is no good unless you have the full V5 as the disc WILL be sent to the registered owner's address which will be the sellers. as such the only way to tax a car is to go to a Post Office with the V5 and valid insurance and MOT
i drove the MX5 home Friday night and Taxed the car first thing on Saturday morning.
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moka
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ahh it wont matter if ive just bought it will it? if i get pulled ill just say ive literally just bought it... (actually how would i prove this) and they should let me off... right?
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John
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They shouldn't let you off no, it's still illegal.
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