Do you still need a certificate of insurance when getting tax disc at post office.

trollopscarletwoman

Hello.

Do you still need to show a valid certificate of insurance when purchasing a car tax disc at the post office.


Just had my reminder and it makes no mention of insurance certificate being provided just the reminder itself and current MOT paper.

Had to in the past.

Thanks.

hartcjhart

short answer is no, BUT you can never tell with the paeticular employye that serves you

Rolandtheroadie

Got tax yesterday, only needed the reminder.

trollopscarletwoman

hartcjhart wrote: »

short answer is no, BUT you can never tell with the paeticular employye that serves you

Thanks for that.

Wish it was a yes or no but I understand.

I have got insurance but an online version but I'm finding it impossible to print the certificate off.

I have contacted the insurer but you know what their like-piece of A4 £10 please!

IamNotAllowedToUseMyName

hartcjhart wrote: »

short answer is no, BUT you can never tell with the paeticular employye that serves you

The answer is definitively no. The PO computer system does the check for them.

The Post Office web site specifically omits the insurance certificate from the list of required documents.

The system changed about a year ago so it is not surprising people are not aware as it is different from last time.

I did mine online anyhow. Easy enough.

UsernameAlreadyExists

The answer is definitively maybe!


I bought tax today, and my car was (and still is) NOT showing up as insured on AskMID despite transferring insurance over to it on the 15th June.


So I printed off the certificate and took it with me.


I handed it, along with the V5C and fresh MOT cert (which had been carried out no more than 90 minutes earlier) over the counter and she said she doesn't need it. I explained that it wasn't showing up, and she said their own system checks and won't progress to payment until it's all good, and if it's not showing up, at this point they'll manually check the certificate (and perhaps make a phone call? who knows).


Turns out AskMid wasn't right ... and I managed to buy my tax without her even looking at the insurance doc (or indeed the MOT)

mgdavid

UsernameAlreadyExists wrote: »

I bought tax today, and my car was (and still is) NOT showing up as insured on AskMID despite transferring insurance over to it on the 15th June........)

genuinely interested - how do you transfer car insurance on a Sunday?

UsernameAlreadyExists

Online ... I used the QuoteMeHappy online portal and did a change of vehicle. I'd sold my other car earlier that same day.

System

IanMSpencer wrote: »

The answer is definitively no. The PO computer system does the check for them.

The PO computer system makes no checks whatsoever on the insurance as this has been left to DVLA and police with ANPR