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PostPosted: 09:17 - 01 Sep 2014    Post subject: Cert's required to tax a bike? Reply with quote
Do I need to physically take my insurance cert' and mot ticket to tax a bike in person at the post office?
I know they're both valid, (MOT'd March, insurance renewed in May) but can't find the documents as I've moved house recently.
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PostPosted: 09:19 - 01 Sep 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
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PostPosted: 09:20 - 01 Sep 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
You're meant to have all the documents present when you apply for tax but last time I went post office for tax they saw everything on the system so there was no need for me to show anything.
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PostPosted: 09:21 - 01 Sep 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
If you have the renewal then No you wont be asked.
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PostPosted: 09:27 - 01 Sep 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
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PostPosted: 09:27 - 01 Sep 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
Might have to
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PostPosted: 09:27 - 01 Sep 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
I used to
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PostPosted: 09:28 - 01 Sep 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
Haven't seen an open Post Office in years.
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PostPosted: 09:28 - 01 Sep 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
There are always queues.
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Do they still sell stamps?
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PostPosted: 09:29 - 01 Sep 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
Take it to a TNT depot. they may do it.
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PostPosted: 09:48 - 01 Sep 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
Tried doing it online, they never asked me for anything to renew my tax.
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PostPosted: 09:53 - 01 Sep 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
finniee wrote:
Tried doing it online, they never asked me for anything to renew my tax.


Can you get stamps at the same time?
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PostPosted: 10:00 - 01 Sep 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
I'm pretty sure it's all electronic now so they check it on their systems.

Or do it online?
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PostPosted: 10:05 - 01 Sep 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
They can check it all online now. However if the bike has only just been insured it may not show for them so I'd take the paper stuff anyway.
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PostPosted: 10:32 - 01 Sep 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
I'd just do it online. Yes, you're supposed to display a disc, but only for another month: it would take a jobsworth of truly epic proportions to care during that time as long as Computer Says Taxed.
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PostPosted: 10:39 - 01 Sep 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
I haven't displayed tax for years now.
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PostPosted: 12:43 - 01 Sep 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
Bought a new (used) bike 2 weeks ago that needed taxing. Was concerned that the online records might not be updated quick enough as I only applied for the insurance 3 hours before getting the bike, took a printed copy of the certificate along to the post office just in case but didn't need anything - it was all available for them to see online already.

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PostPosted: 12:56 - 01 Sep 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
Skudd wrote:
finniee wrote:
Tried doing it online, they never asked me for anything to renew my tax.

Can you get stamps at the same time?

Yes.

The only thing they don't have is a Virtual Queue Simulator.
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PostPosted: 14:59 - 01 Sep 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
Mk1GSF wrote:
If OP has recently moved, perhaps he wants to tax in person so they don't fuck up and send it to his previous address? Thinking


Erm. Who cares? It's all electronic in 1 months time anyway. Tax Discs will be irrelevant.
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PostPosted: 16:29 - 01 Sep 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
Doovy wrote:
I haven't displayed tax for years now.

Me Neiether...
Rogerborg wrote:
I'd just do it online. Yes, you're supposed to display a disc, but only for another month: it would take a jobsworth of truly epic proportions to care during that time as long as Computer Says Taxed.

OR... to go to a rally and have Warwickshire Police post bulletins saying that they are putting road-blocks and check-points on every road into the Rally Venue.... Hand
FOUR QUID the basterds cost me.. FOUR QUID!
And a lot of wasted hassle trapsing round factors to be told "Tax Disc Holder? Nah, they're doing away wiv'em - y' dont need one!" or 'Just celoptape it t the tank, for what its worth!" Which would have been reasonable, were tank not completely covered by tank-bag!
FOUR FUCKING QUID!
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And DID Turnip-Top Hot-Fuzz, bludy stop and search as they threatened?
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FOUR FUCKING QUID!
What a waste!


What was the Question again?Oh yeah, MOT & Insurance at Post-Office?

Yes/No/Maybe.

There's no MOT cert any more, what they give you at the MOT place is merely a 'receipt', so if its not on the system, it ent MOT'd.. but last one I did I rode straight from MOT to Post Office and was on the system by time I arrived 5mins later, so they never asked. Ditto the Insurance, though that was a week or so in date, so on the system also, and again not asked for. I had no 'reminder' as bike had been SORN, but made no odds, they did it all off the system and just took my money and handed me the disc... don't think they even got me to fill in a form, just asked for the reg-no basically.
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