Legal to drive to get a tax disc?

[GoNz0]

buy 6 months

have you looked to see where the closest car tax post office or DVLA center is in regards to the MOT place ?

[Jasp]

Yer its about a 10min walk so no biggy, just hoping the car doesn't fail on anything now lol.

[Mithrandir]

As mentioned in the posts above you can only drive with an MOT to a pre booked garage, and you'll have 14 days to renew the tax disc

MOT or insurance has expired
If you intend to renew your vehicle tax you should do so before your current tax disc expires. However, this isn’t always possible if you are waiting for insurance or getting an MOT for your vehicle.

You’ll be committing an offence if you use or keep your vehicle on the public road without a current tax disc. If you can’t get a tax disc, you must remove your vehicle off the road.

You’ll have 14 days to get a tax disc or make a SORN, while your vehicle is off the road.

Driving an untaxed vehicle to an MOT test
You can drive your vehicle to and from a pre-arranged test at an MOT test station as long as you have adequate insurance cover in place for the use of that vehicle.

This is also for vehicles being driven to and from a pre-arranged test at a Vehicle Inspection Check (VIC) test station, an approved weight testing station and reduced pollution test

Direct.gov

[GoNz0]

Yer its about a 10min walk so no biggy, just hoping the car doesn't fail on anything now lol.

personally i would drive there after the mot with a cheque made out and the form filled in.

then again i wouldn't buy a 2nd hand car without an MOT anyway

[scaryjim]

You’ll be committing an offence if you use or keep your vehicle on the public road without a current tax disc.

It's important to remember this bit too - it's how I was got. You don't need to be driving for it to be an offence. No off road parking? Then for pity's sake don't let your road tax lapse...

[Jasp]

personally i would drive there after the mot with a cheque made out and the form filled in.

then again i wouldn't buy a 2nd hand car without an MOT anyway

Had the car a few years now, Honda Civic Sport on a 04 plate, shouldn't fail on anything as it never has.

Just a bugger for forgetting things especially dates, birthdays etc.

[TAKTAK]

your covered to and from the mot station but not to the postie

Only if it is prebooked...

[ipwiz]

Only for MOT - prebooked with Regiastration - otherwise in London you could drive anywhere locally on way to post office !