20-06-2014, 08:58 PM
Ok, I've seen my fair share of this kind of thing. I'm NOT making a recommendation but I will list your options:
1). I'm pretty sure you CAN tax a car with temporary insurance, as long as you had a cover note that says the vehicle IS insured on the day you rock up to the Post Office you should be able to tax.
2). Get the seller to tax. Now if he/she HAS cancelled their insurance, as long as they still have their cover note , even if the policy is no longer running, old Moreen isn't going to know when you try and tax the vehicle.
3). Book an MOT at a garage near your home, it IS totally legal to drive an Un-MOT and/or un-taxed car to a prebooked MOT. Even if the car has 12 months MOT it doesn't matter. Get the garage you book the MOT with to write you something out on official paper that says you have an MOT booked and produce this if you get pulled over. Keep this as documented evidence incase it's an ANPR camera that gets you to produce as proof later.
4). Depending on the distance from your home and the type of roads between pick up and your home, you could risk driving without any of the above sticking to back roads and hope that if you do get pulled you get an understanding copper (if there is such a thing). This method becomes feasible especially if you're picking it up when all the 9-5 coppers have gone home.
5). Get it trailered home. Two ways to do this, hire something and drive it yourself, or hire someone to do it. Another method (and free potentially), if your an AA member take a dead battery with you, swap it over into your new car, then call the AA saying the car won't run and they'll tow you home after sweet talking him into not jumping you.
Again, NOT recommending anything but these are ways to get your vehicle home.
1). I'm pretty sure you CAN tax a car with temporary insurance, as long as you had a cover note that says the vehicle IS insured on the day you rock up to the Post Office you should be able to tax.
2). Get the seller to tax. Now if he/she HAS cancelled their insurance, as long as they still have their cover note , even if the policy is no longer running, old Moreen isn't going to know when you try and tax the vehicle.
3). Book an MOT at a garage near your home, it IS totally legal to drive an Un-MOT and/or un-taxed car to a prebooked MOT. Even if the car has 12 months MOT it doesn't matter. Get the garage you book the MOT with to write you something out on official paper that says you have an MOT booked and produce this if you get pulled over. Keep this as documented evidence incase it's an ANPR camera that gets you to produce as proof later.
4). Depending on the distance from your home and the type of roads between pick up and your home, you could risk driving without any of the above sticking to back roads and hope that if you do get pulled you get an understanding copper (if there is such a thing). This method becomes feasible especially if you're picking it up when all the 9-5 coppers have gone home.
5). Get it trailered home. Two ways to do this, hire something and drive it yourself, or hire someone to do it. Another method (and free potentially), if your an AA member take a dead battery with you, swap it over into your new car, then call the AA saying the car won't run and they'll tow you home after sweet talking him into not jumping you.
Again, NOT recommending anything but these are ways to get your vehicle home.