Can I purchase car road tax with a 24hr car insurance cert?

[Deleted User]

So your girlfriend is going to insure it with you as a named driver but you are going to drive it most of the time = dodgy.

JimmyTheWig

tberry6686 wrote: »

Can you really tax a car at the PO with no MOT or insurance cert.

My tax is due up at the end of the month and I can't find the MOT certificate.

!!!!!! wrote: »

The post office make NO checks whatsoever on the validity or otherwise of insurance or MOT.

Reference
http://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/267400/Annex_A_-_consultation_responses_summary.pdf
Rules were changed as per consultation

This document doesn't suggest you don't need the MOT.

When I got tax at the post office recently I took my MOT certificate as required by the letter that was sent. The guy behind the counter saw my certificate and said that it was only needed if there was a problem.
In my case there was no problem, apparently, and the guy didn't look at the MOT certificate. But it definitely said on the letter to take it (and didn't say to take the insurance certificate).

So, tberry, I'd suggest going to the post office without it and hoping. But don't leave it until the last minute in case there is a problem and you need to find the certificate!

[Deleted User]

JimmyTheWig wrote: »

This document doesn't suggest you don't need the MOT.

When I got tax at the post office recently I took my MOT certificate as required by the letter that was sent. The guy behind the counter saw my certificate and said that it was only needed if there was a problem.
In my case there was no problem, apparently, and the guy didn't look at the MOT certificate. But it definitely said on the letter to take it (and didn't say to take the insurance certificate).

So, tberry, I'd suggest going to the post office without it and hoping. But don't leave it until the last minute in case there is a problem and you need to find the certificate!

As I've already said, I taxed my car on 31st March using only the new keepers slip (just bought car that week kept off road). Did not need to show insurance or MOT cert nor was I asked.

The tax renewal reminder says the car is required to have an MOT e.g over 3 years old. It does not say you need to show MOT cert at the post office.

JimmyTheWig

Deleted_User wrote: »

As I've already said, I taxed my car on 31st March using only the new keepers slip (just bought car that week kept off road). Did not need to show insurance or MOT cert nor was I asked.

And as I said, I also taxed at the post office without needing the MOT certificate.

The tax renewal reminder says the car is required to have an MOT e.g over 3 years old. It does not say you need to show MOT cert at the post office.

That's certainly not how I remember it, not what was implied by the guy in the post office where I went and isn't mentioned as having changed in the document that was linked to earlier.
I'll have a look at my renewal reminder later.

[Deleted User]

JimmyTheWig wrote: »

That's certainly not how I remember it, not what was implied by the guy in the post office where I went and isn't mentioned as having changed in the document that was linked to earlier.
I'll have a look at my renewal reminder later.

Post office staff always have a habit of making their own rules up. Just like with print-at-home online insurance certificates. Some would accept it but if you got a dinosaur nearing pension age, they would scream at you accusing you of fraud and all sorts.

System

JimmyTheWig wrote: »

This document doesn't suggest you don't need the MOT.!

As you do not need to show either an MOT or Insurance certificate at the post office then it is neither here nor there whether you have one or not. You will still get issued with a tax disc.

j3251

Purchased car,got car tax with V5 ONLY!!

Thanks for the positive support received.

j3251

Owner popped into post office and made the purchase then filled out new keeper details..

Inch_High_2

j3251 wrote: »

Owner popped into post office and made the purchase then filled out new keeper details..

And you drove home without insurance?

Good lad, you're one hell of a !!!!!!!!ter.

forgotmyname

The DVLA will see they taxed a car without insurance. I wonder if the fine will arrive faster than the new V5C?

As teh car is not insured you need to SORN it and return the tax otherwise its going to cost you more.