JonnyJ
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Originally posted by John
Normal insurance cover is normally void if the car is untaxed though is it not?
You need a MOT to tax it first though.
What i did was insure it, drive to MOT place, get that done then go get my tax.
ive done that quite a few times now as my cars always run out of tax and mot when they are off the road!
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JonnyJ
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Or basically what Ian said 
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John
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I wasn't 100% sure, always good to find out the correct info for future reference.
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Ian
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In addition to what I said, you can drive it there but not back if it fails. You may only drive home if it passes.
Plus you must have pre-booked the appointment and driven straight there.
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pow
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No Ian, you can drive a car to or from a pre-booked MOT without tax (but MUST have insurance) or pre-booked works so the car can pass an MOT.
TBH, I'd just make the Post Office on my return route from the MOT station if it passes.
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mattk
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I always drive mine to the post office, I always forget about tax too, I left it a few days this year
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pow
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Just taxed mine this month, £66 the robbing chunts.
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Daveskater
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I've gotta tax mine too, £120 out of my holiday money 
See if you can get a day's insurance or something if you don't want to take out a full policy, get it MOT'd then get tax on the way back. That's what I'd do.
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mikesc20let
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stop bein a wimp just insure it then drive to mot as you are allowed to aslong as insured then if it fails drive home as you are allowed to and go back within 14 days then when its passed mot just tax it online then you can drive straight away and do it over the phone
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M2RTY
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you cant drive it straight away if you tax it online as it is an offence to NOT have a valid tax disk displayed
also, you are not allowed to use day insurance to tax a car
But, you can always take a years insurance out with HIC, print the cover not off, tax the car, then cancell the policy within 14 days for a full refund 
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