Renewing car tax online - insurance?

want2bmortgage3

can anyone help, i've got motorbike insurance but my bike needs the tax renewing. I want to do this online but I get stuck because the bike is not showing up on the MID site as being insured. I've double checked with the insurer and they told me the insurance is valid and that the dvla are slow to update the MID Site but it has now been over 2 weeks????

jammin_2

want2bmortgage3 wrote: »

can anyone help, i've got motorbike insurance but my bike needs the tax renewing. I want to do this online but I get stuck because the bike is not showing up on the MID site as being insured. I've double checked with the insurer and they told me the insurance is valid and that the dvla are slow to update the MID Site but it has now been over 2 weeks????

Does it show on this site as being insured?
http://www.askmid.com/ownvehicle/

Inactive

want2bmortgage3 wrote: »

can anyone help, i've got motorbike insurance but my bike needs the tax renewing. I want to do this online but I get stuck because the bike is not showing up on the MID site as being insured. I've double checked with the insurer and they told me the insurance is valid and that the dvla are slow to update the MID Site but it has now been over 2 weeks????

Go to your local Post Office, most of them will tax vehicles.

want2bmortgage3

no it says its not on the database today, but i insured it from the 1st of this month. i'd rather do it online as there is always a big queue at the post office and i cant often get there when its open.

jammin_2

want2bmortgage3 wrote: »

no it says its not on the database today, but i insured it from the 1st of this month.

Then it's not the DVLA's fault.

Either your insurance company have not given the correct details of the policy to the MID, or they have and the MID haven't updated the database yet - which is strange, because it's supposed to take only 24 - 48 hours for the MID to update their records after receiving details of the policy.

I would get back on to the insurance company myself, ask them to double check they've done their bit properly.

Once the MID is showing as insured (on that link I gave you), wait 24 hours and try taxing online again.

KeithP

want2bmortgage3, listen to Inactive...

Go to your local Post Office, most of them will tax vehicles.

You simply cannot tax it online if the online system doesn't know about your insurance.

Don't think you will get anywhere complaining to anyone, because there is an alternative process available.

KeithP

want2bmortgage3 wrote: »

no it says its not on the database today, but i insured it from the 1st of this month. i'd rather do it online as there is always a big queue at the post office and i cant often get there when its open.

You don't need to get there often. Just getting there once is enough.

want2bmortgage3

well they keep sayin about doin things online and saving trips its all well and good when it works but now i have to go to the post office which has a queue of people out the door and stand there like a lemon for 25 mins

Inactive

want2bmortgage3 wrote: »

well they keep sayin about doin things online and saving trips its all well and good when it works but now i have to go to the post office which has a queue of people out the door and stand there like a lemon for 25 mins

Find another Post Office then, I can tax my car at my local Post Office in less than 5 minutes.