Leaving uninsured but tax and moted car in front of house?Hi

Speaking from experience, if the car is parked on a public road, it must be insured. I got done for it 20+ years ago, and ended up with 6 points on my licence, the fact that the car hadn't moved in 6 months was irrelevant. The law has tightened up since then, and yes they do have the power to tow your car away and crush it.
The only 'get-out clause' is if the car has no engine, then it is deemed to be 'not mechanically propelled'.
Don't risk it!

I have had my e36 sitting out side with no insurance but has mot and tax for the past 3 months. I have had no letters or anything from dvla.

Not really. The point of view that says, you can't be prosecuted AND HAVE POINTS ADDED TO YOUR LICENCE unless you are driving isn't correct. 

Also "public place" means "anywhere the public have access to", so, while a garage or a private garden should be a OK, sticking it in a supermarket car park or station car park is no better than leaving it outside your front door. 

People ask for advice and may rely on the advice received, so, the people offering advice, unless they know what they are talking about, would really be better not saying anything or at the very least prefacing it with, "I think" or, "I might be wrong, but.....".

If it's a part that is just a public car park, it's the same as a supermarket or railway station car park, really. Very difficult to say, without knowing the exact circumstances. Points are sore. Better not risk it.

Take it to your local football stadium on match day and stick a sign in the window, leave it there till match finishes and either drive it home or take the buyer to the bank for the cash.........that's what mike brewer would do!

Another screwball is if you have "trade " insurance then you are only covered for the trade value of the vehicle unless you inform insurer otherwise. So whilst a car might be worth, say, £5000 on a forecourt if it's nicked then insurer will only pay out trade value - say £3500.
Someone I know asked me to collect a car belonging to their wife on a trailer. Turned out wife had a new car so husband decided to sell the old car, a Mazda 6, on his own sales plot - corner of a petrol station. The forecourt price was something like £7000. Idiot took a bend too fast and ended up hitting the cars that were for sale. The Mazda was considered a write off. The other parties insurer only paid out the trade value and chap tried to argue that the Mazda was his wifes and not trade stock so worth a lot more than the amount they were offering. He didn't win and had to accept less than half the amount it was previously on the forecourt.

Paul h

And another curveball, I may be wrong or just thinking, or maybe I'm just making it up because I'm an 'industry expert' and have nothing better to do than give wrong advice without first checking Google..

Anyhow with a traders policy it states something along the lines of 'any car belonging to you or in your control for motor trade purposes' so check that a spouses car is covered, because some consider it as neither owned by you or in you control for trade purposes if you are just going shopping in it.

the regs where changed a few years ago to stop traders using spouses cars so you may (differs with each insurer) not be covered unless it states 'spouses cars' on the policy.

(I was told the above by my trade insures last year)

Same reason as why I switched to a trader policy, the only expensive car I have is my focus, okay not really that expensive and because it is on tick I got extra cover I think its called Gap insurance or similar with the finance Co to cover me in the event of total lose as the trade payout would be no where near what I owed the finance Co leaving me to still have to pay for the fiancé outstanding.
If I want a car covered for full value I have to phone them to agree and sometimes pay extra.