Emailing cover notes

[BanditPat]

Has any one ever asked there insurance to email them a cover note? the car needs insured and taxed so I was hoping that if I asked the insurance company would send me a cover note by email so I could get it taxed. Any one had any experience of this?

[hindle8907]

Email them or ring em instad of us and you will find out lol :D

[hindle8907]

dont know about email but they should FAX if you have access to a fax machine

[mkz9876]

yeah i did this a while back after the dog chewed up the cover note for the bike rang them up they charged me £10 to issue new docs but they also emailed me a copy as well, you thought about taxing it online, if you get tugged by the police then you can blame the postal strike they can check with dvla that you have paid anyway

[BanditPat]

ITs not insured yet so its not on the insurance database so i cant get it taxed online right away I have to wait till the next day(?) or go to the post office, If i can get a cover note emailed it would be the best thingno waiting that way I can print it off and go down to the post office this afternoon

[Scoobs]

Yep. I asked them to e-mail mine recently. Free of charge as it was first copy.

[BanditPat]

Thanks people. I'll sort it out ASAp :D thank you

[BanditPat]

Phoned them and they wont email one but will fax 72 hours fax wait so im just going to go sort it at the post office and hope

[Scoobs]

Phoned them and they wont email one but will fax 72 hours fax wait so im just going to go sort it at the post office and hope

I wouldn't waste your time. the post office won't sell you tax without proof of insurance, MOT blah, blah, blah.

[fizzwheel]

Have you tried taxing it online via the DVLA website ?

As long as what you are trying to tax is insured and MOT'd then you dont need to go the post office to tax it. Might save you faffing about with cover notes etc etc..

[BanditPat]

they wouldn't send me an email with it :/ so now i cant get it taxed and because of the lazy greedy postmen I dont know when i'll get a certificate

[BanditPat]

Have you tried taxing it online via the DVLA website ?

As long as what you are trying to tax is insured and MOT'd then you dont need to go the post office to tax it. Might save you faffing about with cover notes etc etc..


Tried it says the insurance database hasnt been updated yet :@

[bathwiggle]

Mine took a week for the database to be updated, but was told a maximum of a month,.

[BanditPat]

I was told that the MID usually update with my insurance company every Tuesday and Thursday so if im lucky tommorow it'll be on there database

[mkz9876]

http://www.askmid.com/ownvehicle/

handy little website to check weather or not its been updated yet

[BanditPat]

http://www.askmid.com/ownvehicle/

handy little website to check weather or not its been updated yet

aye got it open, I keep checking and hoping.

[Scoobs]

It's shi-t that they won't e-mail it.

[SVforvictory]

I think the post office don't really like e-mailed documents. When I bought my bike my insurers e-mailed the cover note (as a .pdf) to the dealer, who kindly folded it into thirds so it looked like it'd been in an envelope. ;)

[BanditPat]

Thanks folks, Had to wait any ways and I got the certificate throgh the post this morning so now im ready to spin ;) mc donalds car park here I come :D