Would you risk it?

[Davenaylor]

I bought a bandit 600 3 weeks ago from a dealer.
When I left I had the paper work for 2 bandits and I had to take some of it back to the dealer.
So my V5 drops through the door on Monday and its for the other bandit not mine.
I checked the tax disc that the dealer bought the day I picked the bike up(he sent the V5 at the same time) and that is for the other bandit as well. So I've been riding round for 3 weeks with no tax

The problem is that the V5 for my bike is lost and it can't be taxed without one.
The dealer has spoken to DVLA and has been advised that as far as they are concerned the duty for my bike has been paid but if I got pulled by plod they could well do me for failure to display a tax disc.

So I've elected not to risk it and won't be riding my bike with the wrong tax disc which means I'm bike less until my new v5 which has been applied for, turns up.

What would you do?
And does anyone have an opinion on whether I'd void my insurance by riding with an incorrect tax disk?

I have to say that although the dealer has cocked up, so has the post office (they had my insurance doc with the correct number plate on it and still taxed the wrong bike). I don't really blame the dealer, I'm not happy but shouting and screaming at him won't resolve it and he already feels bad and is doing his best to resolve it.

Cheers,

Dave

[Flatbadger]

If your tax is linked to the number plate of the other bike, then it's only a matter of time before your taxless plate is spotted.

You've done nothing wrong but is the resulting hassle worth a few days/weeks with the bike on the road?

I say you've chosen right.
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If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
You're in ISIS

[AlexW]

Insurance will do anything to get out of paying.

Spoke to the dealer about a courtsey bike or similar?

[Davenaylor]

He offered me my old bike (i px'd) and said he would sort insurance, but to be honest I can't be arsed with the hassle of sorting the insurance if anything happened and it was my fault.
I just asked him to do my MOT for free when it's due.