Getting an untaxed car home

pandora205

My son has bought a car from his girlfriend's nan. He hasn't passed his test yet, and it's been kept at their house (Well actually as gf's great grandmother's but that makes no difference). Anyway, they've now decided the car needs to be moved. It's not taxed and my son doesn't have insurance. I would have third party cover on my insurance but the car isn't taxed. As we don't know how long it will take my son to pass his test, it would be premature to tax it. So..... how the heck do we get it home?

I am not prepared to drive it untaxed, so that probably leaves having it towed or driven by a garage with trade plates. How much would that cost - I think it's about four or five miles to our house?

(There is nothing wrong with the car - It's in better nick than mine and was a bargain too).

Any ideas?

Thanks

csgohan4

Do it online, however you do need the V5 document. If not, try calling the DVLA and see if it can be done.


Does have an In date MOT cert?

BeenThroughItAll

Is the car insured by anyone? If not, your insurance almost certainly won't cover you under any driving other cars entitlement.

If it is, just tax it and drive it. Takes 5 minutes.

Prothet_of_Doom

Book it in for an MOT, at a garage halfway between the 2 locations. Make sure you have a booking card, with reg number and watch them put reg number in diary with your name and contact number. Arrange temp insurance. Drive to test, have test, drive home.

marvin

pandora205 wrote: »

My son has bought a car from his girlfriend's nan. He hasn't passed his test yet, and it's been kept at their house (Well actually as gf's great grandmother's but that makes no difference). Anyway, they've now decided the car needs to be moved. It's not taxed and my son doesn't have insurance. I would have third party cover on my insurance but the car isn't taxed. As we don't know how long it will take my son to pass his test, it would be premature to tax it. So..... how the heck do we get it home?

I am not prepared to drive it untaxed, so that probably leaves having it towed or driven by a garage with trade plates. How much would that cost - I think it's about four or five miles to our house?

(There is nothing wrong with the car - It's in better nick than mine and was a bargain too).

Any ideas?

Thanks

I don't think you can drive an uninsured car on you insurance.

I am sure someone more knowledgeable than me will confirm if this is right or not but I think the car itself needs to be insured before your third party insurance counts as the car cannot be taxed as it does not have insurance.

straighttalker

Try this website for a price to transport the car.

https://www.shiply.com/landing/car-transporting/?cat=6&utm_source=Google-PPC&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=%2Bcar%20%2Btransporting&utm_campaign=P-Car-M&imt=1&gclid=CIKG3ZX35cgCFWrpwgodh8kO9A

System

marvin wrote: »

I don't think you can drive an uninsured car on you insurance..

It all depends on the insurance company.

E.G. LV do not require any other insurance on the vehicle for it to be driven under DOC

Before anybody says that is rubbish, I actually asked them and have a letter confirming this fact.

BigBopper

BeenThroughItAll wrote: »

Is the car insured by anyone? If not, your insurance almost certainly won't cover you under any driving other cars entitlement.

If it is, just tax it and drive it. Takes 5 minutes.

May not.

zaax

Hire a car transporter

http://www.transporterhire.co.uk/

PasturesNew

Can you find somebody to drive a car transporter for you? You can hire one of those from a car hire place. Obviously you need somebody you trust, that's not a plonker.

enfield_freddy

£15 ,,,


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1-8m-Rigid-Towing-Bar-Tow-Pole-1800KG-For-Car-Van-3-Piece-Bar-/300965684221?hash=item4612f3e3fd:m:mWpaFld896InYyiB26u7SSg




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