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just bought a new to me s/h car today ,got it from a dealer and under the new tax laws found that i couldn't actually tax it until i actually owned it and had the documents .so picked up the car and drove it back home 20 + miles untaxed then had to still go to the post office to change ownership and tax it via direct debit .o.k i can now pay monthly but i wonder where i would have stood had i been involved in a accident or been pulled by the old bill ..

wonder sometimes how much practical experience is put in by the numpties that think up these schemes
 
:thinking: I've bought two cars in the last 2 months - one new-new and one s/h - and in both cases the dealerships have taxed them for me in my name before I picked them up.

If you were involved in an accident, I would have thought that you'd still be covered by your insurance though and if you'd been pulled . . . well I suppose it depends on how honest you look ;)
It happened to me years ago with a new car. I can't remember the whole story now, but there was a reason that the dealership couldn't tax it for me before pick up so I had to sort it out myself.
I got pulled on the 5 mile trip to the PO without tax.
Honestly, that's how unlucky I was :LOL: Some people get away with no tax for years - I drove for 5 minutes !!!
Explained to them that I'd just picked the car up, offered to show the paperwork if they wanted to see it (they didn't), had a little chat about the car and how it was running, then carried on the rest of the way to the PO. No major inconvenience really.
 
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strumstrum said:
go on then Ruth enlighten me as I was under the obvious illusion that no tax means the car is unroadworthy and thus the insurance is invalid with the only allowance being a pre booked MOT???
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Well for instance, you can legally drive to a pre-booked MoT appointment with no car tax, just insurance, and not having the tax does not invalidate the insurance cover.
 
the trouble with my scenario today was the chicken and egg situation ,as we wanted to take advantage of the new monthly direct debit payment system ,you can't actually utilise that till you own the car and the dealer can't do it for you its got to be the post office .so yes i could have paid six months in advance but opted for the D/D path .and to put the cap on it the girl on the p.o desk was a trainee who couldn't use the keyboard properly due to the excessive length of her fingernails .

:runaway: COME BACK MONTY PYTHON ALL IS FORGIVEN :runaway:
 
You can tax it with the new keeper slip over the phone or at a post office.
 
This is from the DVLA:

1. If I buy a second hand car after the 1st October 2014, how am I meant to drive this away as the tax will cease at the point of sale?
You can tax the vehicle using the New Keeper Supplement (V5C/2) part of the Vehicle Registration Certificate (V5C) online or by using our automated phone service – 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Alternatively, you may wish to visit a Post Office® branch that deals with vehicle tax. We are unable to check the vehicle insurance details for new keepers in Northern Ireland (NI) online or by phone. NI new keepers should tax at a Post Office® branch that deals with vehicle tax.

2. Will there be a grace period between the point of sale to allow me to drive to a Post Office to tax the car or to drive the vehicle home?
There will be no period of grace. In order to use a vehicle, the buyer must always obtain new vehicle tax immediately upon the point of sale. DVLA always advise that vehicles should not be purchased without sight of the Vehicle Registration Certificate (V5C). Any person buying a vehicle should insist on having the New Keeper Supplement (V5C/2) which allows the buyer to obtain a new vehicle tax immediately.

3. Can I use the online or phone service to tax my car at the point of sale to allow me to legally drive the vehicle?
Yes, this service is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week online and by phone. Confirmation of tax is provided at the point of taxing.

and skipping some non-relevances:

11. Will a motor trader still be able to tax the vehicle for me?
Yes. A motor trader will still be able to tax a vehicle on behalf of a customer using a V5C/2 before the customer drives it away. From 1 October 2014, motor traders will be able to do this online or over the phone.
 
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