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My local office are quite snotty about printed insurance certificates. The trick I usually use is print it, fold it into 3, and stuff it into an old torn open envelope.
I make a point of getting it out of the envelope in front of her, that ususally fools the myopic old bint into thinking it's an original!
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1967 Morris Traveller 1971 Series IIA Land Rover 1991 Golf GL 4+e 1992 Corrado G60 1986 E28 BMW 528i
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Jan 25, 2010 11:05:36 GMT
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I think the insurance databasae is updated within 24 hours of you taking out insurance. How about buying 3 days worth of insurance and then after 24 hours, taxing it online? that should tick all the boxes on the DVLA computers surely!
ta,
Rich
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Taxing a uninsured car?HARDCORE
@hardcore
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Jan 25, 2010 11:34:27 GMT
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My local office are quite snotty about printed insurance certificates. The trick I usually use is print it, fold it into 3, and stuff it into an old torn open envelope. I make a point of getting it out of the envelope in front of her, that ususally fools the myopic old bint into thinking it's an original! HAAAAAA! Good effort ;D I think the insurance databasae is updated within 24 hours of you taking out insurance Sadly not - some companies take ages! I've taxed cars using printed out certificates (Adrian Flux email the documents) and TempCover type insurance - never had any bother HC.
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Jan 25, 2010 12:33:48 GMT
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One thing you seem to forget that unless the car is kept securely locked away when it's not used/insured, then if it's broken onto or stolen you're not going to get a penny back, so surely it's better to have a (very) limited-mileage policy. As for the taxing issue, I've printed off certificates from the likes of Budget, Wiser Insurance and never had a problem with Post Offices in London, comes down to pot luck with the person that serves you.
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Last Edit: Jan 25, 2010 13:05:39 GMT by e21meister
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Taxing a uninsured car?HARDCORE
@hardcore
Club Retro Rides Member 190
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Jan 25, 2010 13:07:37 GMT
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^^^ both very good points ^^^
I think they have to be completely stock &worth at least£2k to use TempCover.com?
HC.
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Jan 25, 2010 19:20:34 GMT
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I had difficulty getting day insurance on a car more than 10 years old as well. Minefield.
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1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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Jan 25, 2010 19:35:35 GMT
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One thing you seem to forget that unless the car is kept securely locked away when it's not used/insured, then if it's broken onto or stolen you're not going to get a penny back, so surely it's better to have a (very) limited-mileage policy. Most insurance companies don't cover any losses within half a mile of your house, so how's that any different? I used to dayinsure quite a bit, and I did find one (Norwich Union backed I believe) that would accept cars up to 25 years old, at around £13 a day. Insurance companies have up to 14 days to add the named car to the Insurance Database, so the 3-day plan mentioned above has no guarantee of success. Not to mention that taxing it online this way still doesn't address a situation where you don't have the Sorn/Retax document with the barcode at the bottom.
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