Police impound? Insurance for transporting a motorcycle???

Oscar_The_Grouch

fraud_phish_spam_hater wrote: »

Your "rant" is similar to the one I had at him when I found out. He's 22 and does not live with us so no one "LET" him get into this situation, it's all down to him.
Thank you to everyone for the advice, I'll see what can be done in the short time available.

Apologies - reading my post back, it does seem that I'm having a go at you for letting him have the bike - I meant the idiot that sold him the bike in the first place!

FH_Brit

fraud_phish_spam_hater wrote: »

My silly stepson has gone out on his new 125cc motorcycle before he's gotten it fully legal and got caught ! [idiot]

Now I know he deserves a good ticking off and will get a sizable fine/points etc, and I know he's learned his lesson.
The problem is he has no MOT, insurance and no CBT on his license! Now the bike has been impounded at a cost of £150 + £10/day storage. We only have 10 days to get it out or it will be crushed !!!
I can't see a way to get it out? I don't think I can even pick it up in a van as I would need some kind of special insurance to retrieve vehicles from an impound.
I hold a full drivers liscence but would need a CBT to ride the bike out myself.
How can I get it out of the pound for him??:wall:

They probably won't let you ride it out even if you had CBT - it has no MoT therefore illegal to use on the road!

FH_Brit

Let "Divboy" as you call him learn a HUGE lesson - let them crush it!

glider3560

FH_Brit wrote: »

They probably won't let you ride it out even if you had CBT - it has no MoT therefore illegal to use on the road!

It is legal to ride a bike on the road to a pre-booked MOT.

GSXRCarlos

i've not read every post, but the best way is to find a friendly mechanic with a van, get him to collect it and MOT it and drop it off at your home, this should satisfy the police

where abouts in the country are you?

lisyloo

glider3560 wrote: »

It is legal to ride a bike on the road to a pre-booked MOT.

Yes, that bit of the Road Traffic Act applies to vehicles.

Driving other motorbikes insurance is not universal though (I don't have that cover with ebike).

GSXRCarlos

He's 22, let him sort himself out.

I'm 26, been riding for 10 years (own a GSXR600 now - hence my name) and my parents don't look after my stuff for me.

He needs to find a mate who can help him out with the van situation, but i suspect he won't know anyone who can help him out.

Best of luck with Divboy ;o)

adouglasmhor

GSXRCarlos wrote: »

i've not read every post, but the best way is to find a friendly mechanic with a van, get him to collect it and MOT it and drop it off at your home, this should satisfy the police

where abouts in the country are you?

I have seen mechanics with trade plates being refused release of a bike for someone else Idon't know the specific grounds though.

Let it be crushed.

I ride Carlos's bikes big sister tl1000s.

GSXRCarlos

adouglasmhor wrote: »

I ride Carlos's bikes big sister tl1000s.

No, you ride my old bike's big sister (SV650S 2001 model) :beer:

FH_Brit

glider3560 wrote: »

It is legal to ride a bike on the road to a pre-booked MOT.

But it is fraud if you make a "false" appointment just to ride it on the road - the Road Traffic Act is very clear stating "to and from a test station for the purpose of being tested and return"

And more to the point - the original point was that they are NOT going for an MoT, they were collecting it from an inpound yard!