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saj_123
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8th Jan 10 at 22:02   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Me and some friends want to buy a car it has tax not no Mot, my friend seems to think that we can park it on the road if its NOT being driven and its taxed, is this correct? I was under the impression that the car needed both tax and MOT to be on the road.

We just want to park it on the road while we are away for a few months, using it as a bit of a project. Its not going to be driven at all.

[Edited on 08-01-2010 by saj_123]
CORSA NUT
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8th Jan 10 at 22:04   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Needs an MOT to be 'driven' on roads?
x14xe sport
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8th Jan 10 at 22:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
think you only need tax but you will need mot to buy tax if its out
Ian
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8th Jan 10 at 22:16   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
You can park it so long as has tax and insurance although that's going to blow the budget somewhat if you're not using it.

You would be better with it off the road and secure and don't tax or insure it until it's ready to be used.

Edit - just read that you didn't mention insurance. It needs insurance to be on the road.

[Edited on 08-01-2010 by Ian]
jay2907
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8th Jan 10 at 22:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
declare it off road?? if your not actualy wanting to use it thats what id do

[Edited on 08-01-2010 by jay2907]
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8th Jan 10 at 22:36   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
He wants to park it on the road though.
jay2907
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8th Jan 10 at 22:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i take it not a road near his house then
steve_turbo
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8th Jan 10 at 22:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i have parked loads of cars outside my house without MOT without any probs.
Same with insurance but always make sure when i drive them im insured to do so.
saj_123
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8th Jan 10 at 22:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
The full story is that me and some uni friend's want to buy a car and work on it as a project. We want to buy it now, we can park it on some off road parking on private land what came with my rented house.

The problem is when we break up for summer hoildays, just need to leave it somewhere for 3 months. No-one can afford to take with them etc.

So any idea's???
jay2907
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lol abandoning a car for three months it'l probably get stolen... if its on private land while you do project mite aswell jus declare it off road
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8th Jan 10 at 22:54   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
What are going to do with it next year? Find some more parking for it or sell it at a loss?
saj_123
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The plan is to car on working on it, our new house has private land where we can keep it. This is a long term project. Lol.
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8th Jan 10 at 22:58   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I mean after the 3 months. If you're not renting over the summer you generally won't move back in afterwards.
saj_123
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As we can't travel from home we have no choice to rent. Moving into a new property with the space. Quite confused lol.

[Edited on 08-01-2010 by saj_123]
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8th Jan 10 at 23:21   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
No its not -

Moving to a house with a parking - car is parked

Moving out of the house - can is laid up for 3 months

Finding accommodation when you go back to uni - unlikely to have parking - where does the car go?
saj_123
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Basically, but we already have signed our pre-tenancy agreement for the term starting in September, so we have parking in September. Just in-between June-September no where to keep the thing.
vauxallspares
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8th Jan 10 at 23:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
just leave it where it is? or find a local nice old lady and give her £10 a month to leave it on her drive.

 
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