Pushing an uninsusred car

s_b

Hammyman wrote: »

Wrong. There is more than one grade of trade plate. One covers tax and insurance and is used by platers and car sales. The other is a workshop one that also covers no MOT as well as tax and insurance.

wrong:)


they cover road tax
nothing else
never did

you have to tell the authorities what you want them for though ,but then you always did
my plates are so old they would be worth a fortune if i could sell them:D

lee678

Hammyman wrote: »

Wrong. There is more than one grade of trade plate. One covers tax and insurance and is used by platers and car sales. The other is a workshop one that also covers no MOT as well as tax and insurance.

wow thats some trade plate ! wonder how much they are ? where can i get them ? because strangely enough my local tax office only offers me one type of trade plate , that covers road tax !

HappyMJ

Eric_Pisch wrote: »

Can you push a car on a public road if the car has no insurance?

Its not sorn although it probably should be (the cars in legal limbo as its in probate, ownership is disputed, cant insure it as we are not the registered keeper)

No but I don't see why the plod would give you a ticket if you are pushing it onto the road to push onto a trailer. But technically it is an offence.

paddedjohn

if the car is in probate and you have been granted probate then its up to you to ensure that the car is either insured or sorned

Eric_Pisch

redped wrote: »

From http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/OwningAVehicle/Motorinsurance/DG_067630:

"You have to have motor insurance before you can drive your vehicle in a public place. Motor insurance protects you, your vehicle and other motorists against liability in the event of any accident. It provides financial compensation to cover any injuries caused to people or their property."

I wouldn't say pushing a car is the same as "driving", so I wouldn't agree that you require insurance, otherwise you could claim that insurance would be required for pushing a wheelbarrow from one garden to another on the other side of the road.

How far are you talking about pushing this car? 100 yards down a road? Does your own car insurance allow you to drive other vehicles? If so, then could you use that insurance to cover you if something happened and the police claimed you actually did need insurance?

600 yards

both our insurance's only allow us to drive cars if there is insurance on it already

many thanks

Eric_Pisch

s_b wrote: »

reading original post car in legal limbo so i would be concerned about getting arrested for theft as well as no tax no insurance and no mot

if all parties agree i would suggest a recovery company is used to move it to a safe haven

we have permission from the solicitor to move and store it, we can not register it or dispose of it

Eric_Pisch

scheming_gypsy wrote: »

course you can. That's like saying you pick your new car up because you can't get it insured because it's in the old owners name.
Just get yourself a 24 hour policy so it's insured to be moved.

we wanted to transfer my OHs insurance to it, but they wont do it unless she is the registered keeper

Eric_Pisch

paddedjohn wrote: »

if the car is in probate and you have been granted probate then its up to you to ensure that the car is either insured or sorned

probates not granted yet, its still in the legal bit, not sure what as i am not dealing with it

scheming_gypsy

If it's only going 600 yards just jump in and drive when there's nothing coming.

thenudeone

PsiDOC wrote: »

Oh dear, another one.
Here's a link to the express news item dated may 23rd 2011.
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/248238
From June 20, it will be an offence to keep an uninsured vehicle on public land or the !highway. An advertising campaign is being launched today warning of the penalties.
Currently, it is only an offence to drive without insurance. But the new law will allow the police to seize uninsured parked vehicles.

I am absolutely amazed at the basic inaccurancies in some news reports! No wonder people get confused.

In fact it has ALWAYS been an offence to keep a vehicle on the road without insurance, even it is not being driven.
The law that changed this year simply said that in addition, you must have insurance even if your vehicle is on private land, unless you have declared it off-road.

Sorry just realised - s b beat me to it.