Can i tow a car in the road that has no insurance, mot or road tax?

[deejayburnout]

Peeps

i need to tow my 106 to a garage to get it MOTed and put back on the road.

As the title suggests, it has nowt so am i ok to do this?

Only needs to go about 3 miles but still, better be safe ( and legal ) than sorry.

Cheers for the advice

[blueball]

Google is your friend

http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question...5113758AAiBOlW

[KeyboardDemon]

I think you can take it on a flat bed truck type thing but as far as I'm aware if you tow the car it is still on the road and therefore subject to all normal road rules.

[Jonj1611]

As far as I understand it, you can take it to and from an MOT station that has a pre-booked appointment even if it has no tax or mot, but you do need insurance.

[DDY]

Forget towing the car unless it has broken down. Simply insure the 106 and drive it to a garage for an MOT, you can even drive it home - but, the MOT must be pre-booked and you must drive directly to the garage and straight back, i.e. no stopping at the corner shop for a pint of milk. Once that's all done, tax the car ASAP.

[deejayburnout]

That link to yahoo was what I looked at initially, but was a bit old.

hoping that insuring it will be enough.

Will keep searching for advice

Thought the peeps here would know as well.


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[KeyboardDemon]

Forget towing the car unless it has broken down. Simply insure the 106 and drive it to a garage for an MOT, you can even drive it home - but, the MOT must be pre-booked and you must drive directly to the garage and straight back, i.e. no stopping at the corner shop for a pint of milk. Once that's all done, tax the car ASAP.

Now that you say that, I think I have heard that somewhere before. It makes sense, how else would you get a car MOT'd if it had been off the road for some time following a rebuild for instance.

[Zak33]

go carefully chaps.

it is acceptable to drive an insured car to an MOT when the MOT has failed but it must be in a passable state.. ie the work would have been done IN ADVANCE and a fair and reasonable expetation that it will PASS must be made. And that, is a blummin nightmare.

In answer to

It makes sense, how else would you get a car MOT'd if it had been off the road for some time following a rebuild for instance

the answer is.. you use a trailer.

rebuilds are expensive... cutting corners at the last minute by NOT trailering it, is living in a world of fail.

I have a 106 sat in my garage. it needs to go to two different places before being on the road... and it needed to get TO my garage in the first place. Trucks will be used for all of it.

Also, if you rent a trailer yourself, or borrow a flat bed etc.. it is WELL worth covering the rear number plate of the broken down car.. so any camera's that detect it can't see it. Or you'll spend months proving it wasn't on the road. Speed camera's, Number Plate Recog cameras.. they'll all spot it. Cover it up.

[Zak33]

deejay... if you ask the MOT station for help.... they might just collect it for you, on a trailer, for a £20 drink.

[deejayburnout]

go carefully chaps.

it is acceptable to drive an insured car to an MOT when the MOT has failed but it must be in a passable state.. ie the work would have been done IN ADVANCE and a fair and reasonable expetation that it will PASS must be made. And that, is a blummin nightmare.

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I have just sorted out insurance for it and it starts in 2 weeks ( quote was £40 cheaper to start in 2 weeks rather than monday ??? )

The car is is a perfectly driveable condition so i can imagine it would be ok to drive there for an MOT, as you said.

However its only going down the road so even towing it might be ok, covering up the licence plate

[Sputnik]

Directgov site says.

Driving to an MOT test when a SORN is in place

You can drive your vehicle to and from a pre-arranged test at an MOT test station provided you have adequate insurance cover in place for that vehicle.

Of course it goes without saying (I hope) that the vehicle must be in good working order or at least thought to be possible of passing the MOT test.

link http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring...icle/DG_069727

[deejayburnout]

Directgov site says.


Of course it goes without saying (I hope) that the vehicle must be in good working order or at least thought to be possible of passing the MOT test.

link http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring...icle/DG_069727

Perfect, that is what i need to hear.

And yes the car is perfectly fine to drive. No problems at all.

[technodean]

Remember to inform the garage that it has no tax incase they park it on the public road after its done its test.

[deejayburnout]

Remember to inform the garage that it has no tax incase they park it on the public road after its done its test.

Will be coming straight home after it, will be helping MOT is as my mate is doing it and he needs someone to operate the controls when he is testing it.





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[shaithis]

Also, if you rent a trailer yourself, or borrow a flat bed etc.. it is WELL worth covering the rear number plate of the broken down car.. so any camera's that detect it can't see it. Or you'll spend months proving it wasn't on the road. Speed camera's, Number Plate Recog cameras.. they'll all spot it. Cover it up.

While the effort is minimal for the potential troubles later......I think it's probably a little OTT. I live in Plymouth (which seems like the land of road enforcement cameras at times...) and actually drove around for over 6 months without an MOT last year (complete brain-fart on my part!)....been MOTed for almost a year since and nothing has come through my door *fingers crossed*

[deejayburnout]

While the effort is minimal for the potential troubles later......I think it's probably a little OTT. I live in Plymouth (which seems like the land of road enforcement cameras at times...) and actually drove around for over 6 months without an MOT last year (complete brain-fart on my part!)....been MOTed for almost a year since and nothing has come through my door *fingers crossed*

My brother done the same thing and got pulled for having a bust brake light and when they checked the computer, he has no MOT, therfore his insurance was invalid and the car was seized. He sorted out the MOT and got the car back after paying the fine.