daymoon
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Registered: 1st Aug 08
Location: Selby, North Yorkshire
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No, This is not another thread on raising car insurance and car tax costs( that will be end of september for me )
Tried to buy car tax for my mum. Had current insurance but that was running out in 3 days. Couldn't buy tax online weeks before that. When I went to PO they asked for new certificate?
Can they do that? Car had current MOT and Insurance, so surely that qualifies it for Tax?
I want to tax a car with a temp insurance, but if they are not going to sell me it with one weeks insurance, then I am not even going to bother insuring it...
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Sunz
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: SE England
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I believe you are in the right, you have insurance, it could have 10 minutes left on the policy and they should still do your tax.
When I got mine before they said the vehicle just needed to be insured, didn't matter with who or when it ran out, just had to have some insurance.
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
Location: Liverpool
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Proper full policy or temporary thing?
I know most day insure type arrangements can't be use to tax a car. Not sure why, just always understood that you need a long term policy in force.
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Corsa_Sport21
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Registered: 13th Apr 08
Location: Leven, Fife. Drives : 205 GTi
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As long as the insurance certificate is valid on the day the tax starts, then it dosn't matter how long the policy has left.
I would go back and kick up fuk.
Edit....
Says it here in black and white....
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/OwningAVehicle/HowToTaxYourVehicle/DG_069671
[Edited on 01-09-2011 by Corsa_Sport21]
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DaveyLC
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Registered: 8th Oct 08
Location: Berkshire
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The rules have changed now though, you can't have a car taxed with no insurance maybe they are being strict because of this?
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