Logistics of buying and taxing a bike?

skithepowder · Borekit Bruiser Joined: 27 May 2010 Karma :

If you buy a bike at the weekend that has no tax is it impossible to get tax? Post offices are closed, and you can't apply online because the v5 won't have the correct address (yours) on it so you're not eligible to apply online? Is there any way round this save taking the chance you won't get caught?

Seems ridiculous! If you travel a few hours to pick the bike up you don't want to have to do it again!

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SamJL · Nearly there... Joined: 14 Aug 2009 Karma :

You will still get a fine if you ride it with no tax. You can't use the excuse 'I just bought the bike'. That doesn't fly with the police, they will just tell you that you should have picked the bike up in a van or waited until the week to tax the bike. I've picked up car's with no tax, and driven them home, but I realise the risk's, if I get caught I will end up with a fine and maybe even the car getting towed, but its your own risk!
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Dazbo666 · World Chat Champion Joined: 06 Jun 2004 Karma :

Just get a receipt from the garage or previous owner, so that you can prove you've only just bought it and you're taking it straight home
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skithepowder · Borekit Bruiser Joined: 27 May 2010 Karma :

I've just found out that some post offices are open on saturdays normal opening hours, so I should be able to do it that way shouldn't I if I were to go buy one tomorrow...

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deleted111 · World Chat Champion Joined: 17 Jun 2010 Karma :

Pay a bit extra and get the previous owner to tax it before you pick it up?

Seems the most logical way round it for me anyhow.

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G · The Voice of Reason Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

deleted111 · World Chat Champion Joined: 17 Jun 2010 Karma :

G · The Voice of Reason Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

You can easily get the insurance over the phone when you've checked out the bike and are happy you want to buy it.
You can't then get a displayable (remember it has to be displayed correctly) tax disc instantly.

deleted111 · World Chat Champion Joined: 17 Jun 2010 Karma :

Can the post office not write on a tax disc* and sort one out there and then providing you can produce valid MoT and insurance certificates?

I was under the impression they could.

Man I'm so naive it's unbelievable.

*just looked at my old man's new disc and noticed the writing is printed, are the days of handwriting on discs long gone or??

G · The Voice of Reason Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

How do you get a valid insurance certificate on the spot?
Tax discs are hand written, but the post offices tend to be very iffy about home-printed insurance certificates, so even if you can print it there and then, it may not do you any use.
And this is of course presuming the person selling to you is selling when post offices are open - most people are working for most of the times post offices are open.

deleted111 · World Chat Champion Joined: 17 Jun 2010 Karma :

I meant waiting for the insurance doc's to come through the post etc, etc.

Alright look fair enough, you bloody win! Laughing

I know now a bit more than I did an hour ago, and for this, I thank you

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Ste · Not Work Safe Joined: 01 Sep 2002 Karma :

You could make an insurance certificate on your computer and use it to buy tax at the nearest post office to the seller that's open on Saturdays. Shifty

If you've got recovery that covers you on any vehicle then you could use that to get home, all you have to do is say you've lost the keys. If the seller is still insured on the bike then you could get them to tax it for you.

G · The Voice of Reason Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

Recovery often checks your tax disc these days, so that may not work!

multijoy · World Chat Champion Joined: 03 Oct 2008 Karma :

Downloaded docs are perfectly acceptable. A PO clerk who doesn't accept it is wrong!

Of course by presenting false docs, you're in a whole world different world of fun...

Anyway, I'd ask the seller to tax it on my behalf, assuming they've still got it insured. Heck, email the insurance certificate to them if they've not!
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Ste · Not Work Safe Joined: 01 Sep 2002 Karma :

Call recovery saying that you've lost the keys and that someone has stolen your tax disc? Razz

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brianmm · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 01 Sep 2010 Karma :

I don`t know if it is still the case but if it isn`t taxed then the insurance is void as well as it should not be on a public highway,found this out the hard way when i had a car stolen that had no tax,Was parked out on the road,showed the traffic officers my docs and they done me with no insurance,C***s.

woll · World Chat Champion Joined: 01 May 2010 Karma :

Sam would that be prees car auctions? They're fuckers for doing ti there. Vosa are there most weeks.
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