Best way to transport uninsured car

arcon5

I need to transport a fiesta currently SORNed from one drive to another drive way about 0.5 miles away (5-10 min drive max).


Thinking about day insurance and risking the tax and mot aspect but that will be £30!

Thinking about towing it - but I don't think I'm legally able to having passed my test in 2005?

Thought about getting a motor trader to drive it using his trade plates and insurance. Not sure how much they'd want though.. Plus doesn't solve the mot issue.

The vehicle runs btw.

How would you do it?

Any other ways I've missed?

SailorSam

I'd take a chance and drive it, but i wouldn't advise others to do the same.
Why can't you tie a rope to it and tow it, haven't you got a mate with a car to help out.

Tigsteroonie

Get a bunch of mates and push it that short distance?

[Deleted User]

SailorSam wrote: »

Why can't you tie a rope to it and tow it

Because the wheels have to be off the ground.

Mark_Mark

Have you got a mate who would drive it on his third party?

[Deleted User]

Drive it home. I did recently 4 miles when I bought my last bangernomics. I just drove down the quiet back roads and kept off the main roads to minimise chance of ANPR camera cars driving by.

Anyway, it was still showing as insured on ASKMID so don't think I would have been stopped.

da_rule

Legally it needs to be towed, on a trailer (its wheels not on the ground). There have been cases where people pushing a car have been held to be in control for the purposes of the Road Traffic Act, and the new insurance regulations mean that a vehicle on a public road must have insurance.

Although as with most things, they are only against the law if you get caught.

Mark_Mark

Deleted_User wrote: »

Drive it home. I did recently 4 miles when I bought my last bangernomics. I just drove down the quiet back roads and kept off the main roads to minimise chance of ANPR camera cars driving by.

Anyway, it was still showing as insured on ASKMID so don't think I would have been stopped.

Why did you drive it on the back roads, no insurance?

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Mark_Mark wrote: »

Why did you drive it on the back roads, no insurance?

This thread is about transporting uninsured cars.

Mark_Mark

Deleted_User wrote: »

This thread is about transporting uninsured cars.

Next time you have one sideswiped and the driver don't stop, I will have no sympathy for you then, being another who drives without insurance.

Joe_Horner

If you really want to stay on the right side of the law without getting it on a trailer, book a cut-price MOT, day insure it, drive it to the test then home from there.

Provided it doesn't have any "dangerous" faults (basically brakes, tyres or steering) that'll keep you in the clear and give you an idea of what needs doing to it for maybe £60 all-in - you might even get lucky and pass the MOT!