Taxing a car

nonnatus

Hello knowledgeable people,

Next week I will be borrowing a jeep from my uncle for 6 months whilst my car gets itself sorted out. This jeep is quite old and at present is SORN. The registration details are in my uncles name because he is the owner. I am not buying the car from him so he will remain the owner. I have arranged insurance on the jeep and they are sending my certificate to me. The jeep has passed its MOT with flying colours (unlike my stoopid car) and we have that certificate too. SO. Can I take the registration documents in my uncles name, along with the insurance certificate in my name and the MOT certificate in the cars name (:D) to get the thing taxed??? Or does everything have to be in the same name?

Congratulations if you followed that :rotfl:

rev_henry

It will probably be easier to do it online. That way everything is checked electronically (I think) and should be fine. No doubt they'd be awkward about it at the DVLA office/PO.

catflea

I've taxed V5 with the car registered with another owner before, BUT I know my local post office staff pretty well - I'm in there most days.

I say do it online!

Wig

Well I always thought, (and was refused tax once at a PO) that the insurance must name the registered keeper as a named driver.

However, this post recently raised it's head on the board
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.html?p=29083631&postcount=17

Which suggests to me that if your uncle (the RK) applies for road tax and shows your certificate, then he is giving you his permission to drive it, and it should be accepted.