car stolen, recovered, tax and mot has run out ...
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Left my golf with the dealer mid december for a service.
They had a break in and the thieving scumbags took several sets of keys and the associated cars, including mine.
Recovered a couple of weeks later, with some bodywork damage – will be fixed by their bodyshop, but is still with them un-started as they have yet to receive authorisation from their insurer.
The tax has now run out, as has the mot. I’ve asked them to do an mot when they have fixed the bodywork.
My question: when I eventually get the car back from them, it will be without a valid tax disc. I can’t tax it before I get it back, as the insurance certificate is in the glove box of the car and obviously I don’t have a valid mot ‘til I get the car back.
Am i breaking the law if i drive it back from the dealer without tax?
What's the best way of dealing with this (other than getting extremely p*ssed off with the dealer, which by the way i've already tried and i still don't have my car back after two months...
They had a break in and the thieving scumbags took several sets of keys and the associated cars, including mine.
Recovered a couple of weeks later, with some bodywork damage – will be fixed by their bodyshop, but is still with them un-started as they have yet to receive authorisation from their insurer.
The tax has now run out, as has the mot. I’ve asked them to do an mot when they have fixed the bodywork.
My question: when I eventually get the car back from them, it will be without a valid tax disc. I can’t tax it before I get it back, as the insurance certificate is in the glove box of the car and obviously I don’t have a valid mot ‘til I get the car back.
Am i breaking the law if i drive it back from the dealer without tax?
What's the best way of dealing with this (other than getting extremely p*ssed off with the dealer, which by the way i've already tried and i still don't have my car back after two months...
I hope they gave you a car to use at their expense!
If not I'd be putting their showroom windows through and more!
My friend was about to take delivery of his new R32 when it arrived keyed! He managed to get 2 free services, mats and other extras.
Get them to post you the MOT and insurance cert now or like your man said, pay for some tax for you. Tell them you want it doing, then ask if they have buildings insurance.
If they don't help you, threaten to go to all the motoring and local press to slag them off. Then smash their windows!
Good luck
>> Edited by armynick on Thursday 20th February 07:52
If not I'd be putting their showroom windows through and more!
My friend was about to take delivery of his new R32 when it arrived keyed! He managed to get 2 free services, mats and other extras.
Get them to post you the MOT and insurance cert now or like your man said, pay for some tax for you. Tell them you want it doing, then ask if they have buildings insurance.
If they don't help you, threaten to go to all the motoring and local press to slag them off. Then smash their windows!
Good luck
>> Edited by armynick on Thursday 20th February 07:52
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