Road tax is it a joke? Where can I complain.

custardy

bigheadxx wrote: »

Its hardly a fair playing field is it?

Plus if the insurance is already in place with a different insuruer then by selling you another policy both policies become void.

fair playing field?
they're are legally obliged that you produce the correct documentation to purchase road tax.
same rules for everyone
if it was a new policy then you would be in the cancellation period
so its an option ,thats all

[Deleted User]

People are allowed days off. People don't have to work 24/7 just in case you so wish to buy road tax.

GillM

Deleted_User wrote: »

People are allowed days off. People don't have to work 24/7 just in case you so wish to buy road tax.

Ever heard of shifts?

optimus_primera

Its the way it works,its not as if its not advertised enough, if you can't plan ahead to sort out a purchase of a car to get it road legal, then thats not the Post Offices fault, neither is it the DVLA's.

People are to used to getting what they want, when they want it thesedays.

masterlumps

unfortunate and frustrating, yes - but writing to your MP because the PO isnt open on a sunday, no

Wig

masterlumps wrote: »

unfortunate and frustrating, yes - but writing to your MP because the PO isnt open on a sunday, no

Who suggested that?

Lum

harveybobbles wrote: »

Carry with you your insurance, MOT, ID and reciept from the dealer to say ypou bought it on Saturday.

If you do get stopped then you can demonstrate that you have just bought it, have it insured etc, but due to the Post Office closing Sunday (Apart from the one in Sainsburys, Leek) you cant tax it til Monday.

This but also carry that printout from the DVLA website showing that the tax isn't due until December.

If nothing else you could come across as naive in thinking the the previous owner just lost the disc rather than that they were going to cash it in.

[Deleted User]

GillM wrote: »

Ever heard of shifts?

Post Office is not a factory.

bigjl

Your car is still on the database as Taxed, so ANPR cameras will not pick up on the tax issue, but you could be clamped or nicked for failing to display if copper noted the missing disc or you parked it up and it was spotted.

I have a way round this that is absolutely foolproof, I simply purchase a car on the 1st of the month or as soon as possible after the start of the month, you can also purchase a tax disc from the start of the next month, within a certain number of days till the end of the month though.

This disc would only be valid from the start of the next month, but as your car is "taxed" according to the database then it would be almost impossible to detect, but it still technically against the rules.

From the fact that the OP is so upset about this I would assume that they are either relatively young or haven't bought many cars in their time.

bigjl

Wig wrote: »

Hi Dizzy,

Just to clarify, having no tax would never invalidate insurance, whether it says so in the policy or not. Same goes for MOT.

I have never seen a road tax clause in an insurance policy. And although you sometimes see an MOT clause the ombudsman has made a ruling that such clauses are unfair and cannot be relied upon by an insurer to withdraw cover.

I think the way some might look at it is that a car legally needs to be taxed if it is on a public road. So some insurance companies might try to get out of it as the car shouldn't have been on the road when it was involved in an accident.

But i have never heard of anybody being nicked for no tax and no insurance, though have heard of some people getting nicked when drivning a car without an MOT and therefore no Insurance. An Insurance company will always pay out for the other party, though they might try and get the money back if they deem you have acted incorrectly.

But you are legally allowed to drive a car that has no MOT to a prebooked test, though I am not so sure that you can if you have no Tax.