help with tax

root · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 02 Aug 2010 Karma :

I just got my bike insured yesterday, MOTed today and trying to now get it taxed.

Went into post office with an email from swinton that was my "policy confirmation", but they said I need "certificate of motor insurance", checked my emails and I don't have this. So tried to tax it online and I get so far and it says "sorry, there's been a technical error".

What can I do? I need it taxed today as I have work later

root · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 02 Aug 2010 Karma :

just tried to do it over the phone and it's not recognising my insurance...

I've definitely paid the insurance yesterday though...but I wasn't emailed either a temp' cover note or a certificate...

yuri2085 · World Chat Champion Joined: 05 Jul 2008 Karma :

Call the insurance company? I'm sure some departments are open on the weekends.

There is delay in them updating the database but I would have thought you would have received an email (if you have requested for your documents to be sent by email of course...) so I would call them up.
If you didn't ask for your documents to be sent by email then many insurance companies...won't. So that might be your issue.

root · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 02 Aug 2010 Karma :

yer Im on hold to them at the minute, gonna request they send a temp cover or certificate of insurane via email so i can tax the bloody thing.

Just found out I have a fine from them as well as it was unregistered since feruary lol

root · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 02 Aug 2010 Karma :

just got off phone.

Insurance database hasn't updated yet, they don't send any kind of documents like that via email, nearest i can get my hands on anything is monday when I go into a local swinton branch and the print off certificates etc

But I NEED to use the bike today/tonight

doggone · World Chat Champion Joined: 20 May 2004 Karma :

Well technically you are insured which is the main thing but if you get stopped for no tax they won't believe you.

Your chance to take, hardly worth it unless it's life or death.

root · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 02 Aug 2010 Karma :

I'll carry the policy confirmation with me and all my documents. It's not life or death, but it is for my job.

cheers

root · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 02 Aug 2010 Karma :

Just applied online once again but this time the error it gave was "insurance could not be found" and told me not to apply again for 24 hours. I've printed this off in case I get pulled over, it may help them beleive me.

End of the day, I have all the documents to tax it, I have the money in my wallet to tax it, it's their rubbish systems that aren't allowing me to tax it...

I need to get to work, I've tried and tried to tax it, even if I tax it now, it doesn't start until 1st so they're not losing any money if I do it now or monday.

meh, cheers

Kickstart · The Oracle Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Karma :

root · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 02 Aug 2010 Karma :

ok cheers Keith