Taking a car for MOT without TAX or Insurance

[Family Guy]

Just a quick question. I have a car that i need an MOT on. It's declared SORN at the moment and is not insured. I've booked it in at my local MOT station for the work next week. Question is, can i drive it there without insurance or not??

It'll be left there until all the work is done for the MOT.

FG

[Wattsie]

Family Guy said:

Just a quick question. I have a car that i need an MOT on. It's declared SORN at the moment and is not insured. I've booked it in at my local MOT station for the work next week. Question is, can i drive it there without insurance or not??

It'll be left there until all the work is done for the MOT.

FG

Surely not, it's driving w/o insurance.. you'd need to tow/trailer it I would have thought...

Even towing it might be illegal (curse my lack of legal knowledge)

[Munter]

Just day insure it.

[gadzookz]

Do you own the car? (and i don't mean are you the registered keeper) If not, e.g. its the wifes, then you can take it providing you have cover on your own car, and that car is roadworthy. Check your policy for "DOC" Drive Other Cars cover.

If it is yours, just get another family member or a friend drive it on their insurance.

Check the policy. Some DOC clauses are now being tightened, but this is really to stop people getting their mates to take cars impounded by the police. It shouldn't stop you taking a SORN to an MOT.

[uk_vette]

gadzookz said:

Do you own the car? (and i don't mean are you the registered keeper) If not, e.g. its the wifes, then you can take it providing you have cover on your own car, and that car is roadworthy. Check your policy for "DOC" Drive Other Cars cover.

If it is yours, just get another family member or a friend drive it on their insurance.

Check the policy. Some DOC clauses are now being tightened, but this is really to stop people getting their mates to take cars impounded by the police. It shouldn't stop you taking a SORN to an MOT.

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Are you sure !
If the vehicle has no insurance, then it don't count.
That thing about driving another car on your insurance, is only valid if the other car has insurance.

[Munter]

Actually I have the solution. Pay/convince the guys at the garage to drive it to their garage. They'll be insured on their Garage policy. Problem solved...?

[Family Guy]

Thanks for the responses

Munter said:

Just day insure it.

Never thought of this, great idea. Just had a quote for £10. What a bargain

[collateral]

You are fine to drive to a booked MOT without tax. That's from the mouth of the DVLA when I called em up

[Dave 500]

It must be insured to drive it on the road. You are exempt from road tax if its booked in for a MOT. By booked I mean they must know what time your going etc etc also a good idea to have the phone number of the garage with you in case you get stopped on the way there.

[rev-erend]

collateral said:

You are fine to drive to a booked MOT without tax. That's from the mouth of the DVLA when I called em up

Ask 10 people at DVLA the same question and you will get loads of different answers..

They know didly squat !

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

collateral said:

You are fine to drive to a booked MOT without tax. That's from the mouth of the DVLA when I called em up

Some aeroplanes are blue.

(It may be a true fact, but not the answer to the question! )

HTH

[collateral]

2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:

collateral said:

You are fine to drive to a booked MOT without tax. That's from the mouth of the DVLA when I called em up

Some aeroplanes are blue.

(It may be a true fact, but not the answer to the question! )

HTH

Point taken.

[bocky]

yes im sure thats right about insurance.if the cars not insured then knowone can drive it on their insurance unless they have trade plates.as for tax as long as the mot is pre booked and you go strait to garage no tax is ok, due to the fact you cant obtain tax without mot.

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

bocky said:

unless they have trade plates.

trade plates only get round the tax thing, not insurance

[FlossyThePig]

Have you thought about actually talking to your insurance company? They will tell you exactly what they are prepared to do.

[Noger]

uk_vette said:

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Are you sure !
If the vehicle has no insurance, then it don't count.
That thing about driving another car on your insurance, is only valid if the other car has insurance.

It is still valid. Just as it was the last dozen times someone trotted out the DOC myth

Edited by Noger on Wednesday 23 July 22:04

[gadzookz]

uk_vette said:

gadzookz said:

Do you own the car? (and i don't mean are you the registered keeper) If not, e.g. its the wifes, then you can take it providing you have cover on your own car, and that car is roadworthy. Check your policy for "DOC" Drive Other Cars cover.

If it is yours, just get another family member or a friend drive it on their insurance.

Check the policy. Some DOC clauses are now being tightened, but this is really to stop people getting their mates to take cars impounded by the police. It shouldn't stop you taking a SORN to an MOT.

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Are you sure !
If the vehicle has no insurance, then it don't count.
That thing about driving another car on your insurance, is only valid if the other car has insurance.

Ok - Phone a UK insurance broker and ask to "insure a vehicle"... They will ask for the name of the "Policy Holder". They will also want to know all about the policy holders history with cars etc and NCB. They couldnt care less about the amount of claims the specific car has had against it in its past.

This is the UK insurance industry - the POLICYHOLDER is covered, NOT the CAR!

It is also illegal for an insurer to not give the POLICYHOLDER the bare legal minimum cover - and that cover is third party only and allows driving other cars not owned by the POLICYHOLDER.

Other countries, including USA, actually cover the VEHICLE, so no matter who drives it (within reason) its covered. Bahhh.... My piss is boiled!

[Corpulent Tosser]

My insurance policy clearly states that I am insured to drive cars I do not own and are not hired or leased to me as long as they are insured by the owner. That is the key bit, they have to be insured.

[SS2.]

Corpulent Tosser said:

My insurance policy clearly states that I am insured to drive cars I do not own and are not hired or leased to me as long as they are insured by the owner. That is the key bit, they have to be insured.

Only if the policy says they do. And to be fair, most don't (or at least never used to) specify that as a DOC condition.

Edited by SS2. on Thursday 31st July 07:35

[Noger]

Corpulent Tosser said:

My insurance policy clearly states that I am insured to drive cars I do not own and are not hired or leased to me as long as they are insured by the owner. That is the key bit, they have to be insured.

Which insurer ? What does the wording say ? Not doubting you, just interested.