Need a bit of legal Advice (SEIZURE NOTICE)

[shed21]

Hi a mate of mine today took his Nrg for an M.O.T the mot station is litrally 5 mins walk from home ..he pushed it there this morning and it failed on a few faults so he went and collected the scooter this afternoon on the same road as the MOT station he got pulled by the Police and they gave him a seizure notice and took the bike

The bike isnt currently insured as he has just bought the bike and no TAX or MOT

He also sent the logbook off a couple of days ago and still waiting to recive it From dvla

Need abit of advice as they are wanting £120 ,MoT ,tax,insurance documents but how when he explained without M.o.t he cant get insured he cant tax it without mot & insurance documents


Any advice will be muchly aprechiated thanks..shed

[Quornholio]

You can insure without MOT.

[pinkyfloyd]

[Polarbear]

Around here if you see a younger person pushing a moped/motorbike the chances are they have nicked it and the police will pull them.

It doesn't help your friend but you really do have to make sure you are legal or you will get it in the neck.

As said above, you can insure a bike, then take it to the MOT station and when it passes get tax. You are allowed to ride it to the MOT station but only if it is insured.
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[Nope.]

I believe the police were well within their rights to take it. Technically he was still using a vehicle on a public highway without valid 3rd party insurance cover.

Driving is defined very widely and you don't need to actually sit on a bike and propel it by means of the engine. Pushing constitutes driving. Its a commonly made mistake.

He doesn't have a leg to stand on as far as I can see but I'll let someone more informed confirm the above.
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[Quornholio]

[P.]

Yup, you don't take a vehicle on a public road without insurance. regardless of anything else... it needs insurance to go to an MOT station.

[pinkyfloyd]

I was agreeing with what you said. You said you can insure it without an MOT... I agreed.


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[Quornholio]

[CustomJ]

When I bought my bike, it had no tax or MOT. It was 70 miles away. I took out insurance, booked it in for an MOT and rode it back.

Perfectly fine. Slightly stretched the wording of the law, but it worked. For the next day or so I was riding it:
To the MOT
To a place of repair (my house)
Back to another place of repair (the garage)
Another place of repair (my house again)
Off to the MOT.
Then lastly to the post office to get my shiney tax disc.

Passed a number of coppers, not one took any notice.
-J

[John933]

You have to be very careful. But I think your mate is stufed.

John933
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[yambabe]

He can insure it, and he can SORN it at the post office with his green slip from the V5.

He can then take the green slip, insurance cert, SORN confirmation and payment and the police should release it to him provided he turns up with a trailer or van to take it home with.

They won't let him ride it away or push it away with no MOT.
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[Raffles]

I'm fully aware of the law but have always been of the opinion that it takes a particularly cuntish type of cop to penalise someone that is merely pushing a bike along the road/pavement.
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[Quornholio]

[Polarbear]

[colicabcadam]

are you sure he was not riding it ?

but as others have said, it is illegal to have a vehicle on the highway if it is uninsured and has no tax, it even needs an MOT to some extent, so he has broken all three laws lol

why would your mate even bother getting an MOT ? you cant ride it as there's no insurance on it

getting it back, well, how much is it worth ? you'll need the

log book
insurance document for either him or whoever plans to ride it
sorn certificate
mot pre-booked with proof if he plans on riding it for the day he collects it
or a trailer if no one is riding it

you also need to understand that most insurance companies will NOT allow you to collect a vehicle from a police pound !

it is also costing about £30 in storage charges a day after 2 weeks they scrap it or sell it on
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[Quornholio]

[colicabcadam]

[Quornholio]

I agree, I think it's not the full story. Some people want everything for nothing. Lol.

[yambabe]

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