Buying SORNed car

[Taita]

Fried has bought a sorned car and insured it.

Obviously needs taxing so can drive home.

Can you tax it with mot and insurance cert only as V5 will be in someone elses name, or will the new keeper part be ok?

Has valid MOT

[SS2.]

The new keeper's supplement will be fine.

[Jimmytno1]

As long as the mot and insurance is valid you can tax it with the small green new keepers part of the v5, did this only last week!

[Jasandjules]

Jimmytno1 said:

As long as the mot and insurance is valid you can tax it with the small green new keepers part of the v5, did this only last week!

Yep, there is a special form for it at the PO, I think we did one once with no V5 bit at all, as they account for if it has been "lost by the DVLA" (but they call it awaiting the V5).

[Robert060379]

Tax it on line before he/she drives it home. Covered as soon as you click the mouse.

[SS2.]

Robert060379 said:

Tax it on line before he/she drives it home. Covered as soon as you click the mouse.

Would have to wait for the disc to arrive before the vehicle could be lawfully driven though.

[Herman Toothrot]

Robert060379 said:

Tax it on line before he/she drives it home. Covered as soon as you click the mouse.

What I've done tonight for the car I'm collecting tomorrow, printing out the receipt I'm sure will be plenty adequate. Of course as long as electronically its updated then no worries at all anyway; there are no traffic police anymore only cameras and all they will see is a number plate that comes back as a properly taxed and insured car - which it is.

[MigX]

remember that the tax disc will be sent to the owner of the car on the dvla system (ie the guy that just sold the car)
make sure he will send you the tax disc instead of sending it back to dvla to get a refund

[Lucie W]

SS2. said:

Robert060379 said:

Tax it on line before he/she drives it home. Covered as soon as you click the mouse.

Would have to wait for the disc to arrive before the vehicle could be lawfully driven though.

Don't think that's true, I think you get 5 days' grace if ordering online.

[kwk]

Get proof of the time and date bought from the seller. The DVLA will not take action if you then tax the vehicle from the beginning of the month. The police do not take action they only submit a report to the DVLA. I never knew anybody go to court for failing to display a disc in those circumstances.

[KieronGSi]

Lucie W said:

SS2. said:

Robert060379 said:

Tax it on line before he/she drives it home. Covered as soon as you click the mouse.

Would have to wait for the disc to arrive before the vehicle could be lawfully driven though.

Don't think that's true, I think you get 5 days' grace if ordering online.

I think that only applies if you apply for a tax disc whilst the old in is still in date ie you get 5 days grace after the old one expires.

http://www.taxdisc.direct.gov.uk/EvlPortalApp/appl...

[Robert060379]

KieronGSi said:

Lucie W said:

SS2. said:

Robert060379 said:

Tax it on line before he/she drives it home. Covered as soon as you click the mouse.

Would have to wait for the disc to arrive before the vehicle could be lawfully driven though.

Don't think that's true, I think you get 5 days' grace if ordering online.

I think that only applies if you apply for a tax disc whilst the old in is still in date ie you get 5 days grace after the old one expires.

http://www.taxdisc.direct.gov.uk/EvlPortalApp/appl...

As far a the ANPR and the Police PNC checks are concerned the vehicle would be taxed. Failure to display is a separate offence entirely and you have up to five working days for the DVLA to send you the Tax disk in the post. I always print out the receipt when I buy Tax on line in case there's another Postal strike.

[SS2.]

Robert060379 said:

KieronGSi said:

I think that only applies if you apply for a tax disc whilst the old in is still in date ie you get 5 days grace after the old one expires.

http://www.taxdisc.direct.gov.uk/EvlPortalApp/appl...

...you have up to five working days for the DVLA to send you the Tax disk in the post.

As Kieron points out, the grace period applies only if the tax disc is purchased online and before expiry of the old disc.