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1990GTEBOY
28-08-11, 05:54 PM
hi guys going to look at a car tonight has 12 months mot but no tax . obviously wont be driving it back today just leaving a deposit . how would i go about taxing it without having an insurance certificate or tax reminder ?
cheers in advance
tom:thumb:
SR NATH
28-08-11, 06:11 PM
you need at least v5 mot and valid insurance certificate to tax it mate
1990GTEBOY
28-08-11, 06:15 PM
you need at least v5 mot and valid insurance certificate to tax it mate


cheers
so ill have to insure it and wait for the certificate then tax and collect it ?
SR NATH
28-08-11, 06:52 PM
cheers
so ill have to insure it and wait for the certificate then tax and collect it ?

you can get them to fax a copy of the certificate when you take out the policy, and i think you can just show the new keepers part if you have just bought the car
Connor
28-08-11, 07:21 PM
See if the owner is still insured and take him to the post office to get tax before you sign the logbook over. Thats what i did the other day
fastcar1cars
28-08-11, 07:22 PM
Yeah jus get them to email cert to you and tax it on new keepers part!
Asa-James
28-08-11, 08:06 PM
insure, make sure the policy is valid, tax online from the sellers house...?
Jon_nova1
28-08-11, 08:26 PM
When i did this i was with swiftcover and got documents online, i asked them to change it asap and taxed it at his post office

or you could get day insurance?? it says you have to be 25 or over so just don't crash lol
chimp007_uk
28-08-11, 08:39 PM
You can tax online, but you can then be fine for not displaying a validtax disc... This is a prehistoric rule, but still valid.

Best to get the old keeper to tax if they still have a valid insurance policy.
MK999
28-08-11, 08:42 PM
You can tax online, but you can then be fine for not displaying a validtax disc... This is a prehistoric rule, but still valid.

Best to get the old keeper to tax if they still have a valid insurance policy.

There is actually a grace period, it's well buried on govt. websites but it is there somewhere.
chimp007_uk
28-08-11, 08:46 PM
Grace periord only works if the tax has just expired and allows 5 days at the start of the month.

Wont work here.
MK999
28-08-11, 08:49 PM
emailed insurance cert and DVLA office would be the only way then.
Jack
28-08-11, 08:51 PM
Insure prior to purchase, email/print insurance cert, buy car, take new keepers supplement/MOT/Ins cert to post office and get tax?
Asa-James
28-08-11, 10:18 PM
thinking on, Tom taxed one of his cars using an emailed document and showing it on his iphone, guy at the post office was more than happy to accept it was insured
MK999
28-08-11, 10:21 PM
thinking on, Tom taxed one of his cars using an emailed document and showing it on his iphone, guy at the post office was more than happy to accept it was insured

I always found it was always the post offices that were worst for not accepting that, but it's possible it's filtered down from the DVLA accepting them. Even though they normally have posters up saying they don't lol