Driving a car home from a dealer without tax.

[Dipper]

I'm considering buying a car tomorrow a fair few miles from home so don't want to make two trips, I can get it insured but can't tax it, Post Offices don't open Sundays. Being as it's 1st July and my intention is to tax it Monday my question is would the boys in blue on here take a dim view of this and expect me to make the trip twice or do they think if the situation was explaned if I was to get pulled overwould most officers show leniency?

[Fallout]

I almost did the same thing mate, but thought better of it after some advice from here. They are fully within their rights to seize your car, and if they do they will crush it. So with that in mind, you have to decide if you want to risk it. I would suspect they would say there is no excuse for not buying the tax on Monday and picking up the car then.

Don't drive it without tax, your insurance will be invalid and the police will nick you if they catch you. Can you not tax it on the internet at the dealer?

[DJ123]

Originally Posted by ravingdavis

Don't drive it without tax, your insurance will be invalid and the police will nick you if they catch you. Can you not tax it on the internet at the dealer?

The problem with this is that the tax will go to the last registered owners address. I'd buy it tomorrow and leve it there, get all the documents then go to PO on Monday to tax it then go collect it.

[tigersaw]

buy the car on Monday

[Ch00]

I have read the policy book on my motorbike cover. There is no mention of the cover being terminated due to a lack of tax.

If you are stopped by the Police you might get a £60 ticket (no points) and grassed up to the DVLA. They will not sezie the car.

If you seen by the DVLA then the car may be clamped or towed and there may be a fine or recovary charges.

Originally Posted by ravingdavis

Don't drive it without tax, your insurance will be invalid and the police will nick you if they catch you. Can you not tax it on the internet at the dealer?

please sight your reference...

I dont believe that is the case the same goes to some extent for MOT.

Some scaremongering going on here IMO, I'm sure you're allowed 7 days grace on tax, ie if yours runs out, you have a week (used to be longer before Internet).

I'm sure most cops if they pulled you would use discretion if you showed them a sales receipt and copy of insurance.

Personally, I'd drive it back, but that's the way I roll.

Originally Posted by 454697819

please sight your reference...

I dont believe that is the case the same goes to some extent for MOT.

Check the small print on your insurance document. On my car insurance doc is say that only the minimum level of cover as defined in law will be applicable. So in the case of an accident my 3rd party cover would still be valid but nothing else.

[Fallout]

I stand corrected btw. I've done a bit of digging and it looks like not having insurance can result in a crushed car. Couldn't find anything to do with tax and car crushing.