No road tax for 3 months

peter_the_piper

I don't think it makes you insurance invalid but you can be sure that in the event of a claim the company would put every stumbling block in your way and are not likely to helpful in settling. Tell your "friend" that they were very lucky not to get tugged for failing to display a current vrm by the men in blue.

Trebor16

No road tax will not invalidate insurance, same as not having a current MOT won't.

keystone

Trebor16 wrote: »

They do use ANPR and will drive around so if the car is found on the street then it can be clamped.

and [STRIKE]will[/STRIKE] do drive around so if the car is found on the street then it [STRIKE]can[/STRIKE] will be clamped.

Fixed it for you.

NCP had the contract from DVLA to carry out this task but don't know if it was renewed in 2009 after the initial three years. When this was first put in place DVLA announced a "zero tolerance" policy for no tax and no SORN vehicles and that applies to vehicles on your driveway too - the ANPR cameras are set up to enable them to scan driveways whilst driving down the street. DVLA have the power to seize untaxed vehicles too.

Cheers

esmerobbo

If its taxed now, how did they do it? without the reminder or the V5 or did the person who it is registered to, do it?

wriggly

And they can be nasty too. Two cars on our street were clamped on 30 December, and one was towed on 3 January (the next business day). The other one was presumably saved from towing only because the owner agreed some payment (it is still clamped).

uncletupelo

esmerobbo wrote: »

If its taxed now, how did they do it? without the reminder or the V5 or did the person who it is registered to, do it?

I'm not sure how they did it. I know they didn't get the reminders or have the original V5. I thought it was possible to get a copy of the V5 but there is a charge?

forgotmyname

Noisy neighbours car vanished at 5:30 one morning. Seems the neighbour opposite had had enough and reported them
online, Said they went to work in the car at 6:30 and it was only outside the house upto 6 - 6:30.

I had to giggle when he told me, He also pops their reg into askmid several times a month.

I bet that helped their xmas having to pay to get the car back and back tax.

I didnt realise they just towed the car for no tax. Maybe they ticketed it 1st or did it have other issues?

pogofish

aldredd wrote: »

any insurance would have been null & void anyway if you don't have any tax wouldn't it?

Its not quite as simple as that but yes, depending on the exact T&Cs of the insurer concerned, they could well find themselves in trouble with the insurer which could lead to a policy being canceled or voided. Which would lead to a great deal of problems and extra cost in future

Broadly, the insurer would still honour the 3rd party aspects of the policy but maybe seek to reclaim costs but probably deny anything that related to the policyholder's side of the claim outright.

aldredd

pogofish wrote: »

Its not quite as simple as that but yes, depending on the exact T&Cs of the insurer concerned, they could well find themselves in trouble with the insurer which could lead to a policy being canceled or voided. Which would lead to a great deal of problems and extra cost in future

Broadly, the insurer would still honour the 3rd party aspects of the policy but maybe seek to reclaim costs but probably deny anything that related to the policyholder's side of the claim outright.

Thanks pogofish - makes sense! Thankfully, driving without tax isn't high up on my 'to do list', so should be ok

peter_the_piper

Expect to also get a fine for not being sorned, its either tax or sorn with no in between.