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Author Quick question regarding buying a car
Matty SRi
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Location: Stockton-on-Tees Drives: Mk3 Golf GTi
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26th Apr 12 at 11:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Been offered a car, but it has no tax and test, and is about an hour away. Do i have to get it taxed and tested to drive it home?
SetH
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26th Apr 12 at 11:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
daymoon
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Location: Selby, North Yorkshire
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26th Apr 12 at 11:20   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Nah, just drive it back. Will be ok.
sc0ott
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26th Apr 12 at 11:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
No insurance either?
Matty SRi
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26th Apr 12 at 11:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
You know what i mean. Is there anything i can do that will make it legal to drive home? Like booking it in for an MOT, but what about tax?
Matty SRi
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26th Apr 12 at 11:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Will be someone else driving it for me and they have open insurance. Dont know anyone with trade plates

Edit - Would it be ok being towed??

[Edited on 26-04-2012 by Matty SRi]
daymoon
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26th Apr 12 at 11:28   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
MOT station has to be within reasonable distance. 1 Hour away is not reasonable.
rossnomore
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26th Apr 12 at 11:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
trailer
Matty SRi
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26th Apr 12 at 11:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Would need to find a trailer Would i be able to tow it normally? Might have some trade plates coming but not sure yet
Nic Barnes
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26th Apr 12 at 11:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Can't tow it no
rossnomore
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26th Apr 12 at 12:44   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
You could legally carry it home, as long as its not on the road. bring 20 mates
Jed D
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26th Apr 12 at 13:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
ask alex rally mate. sure he'd put it on the back of the recovery truck for a small fee if hes still got it...

Matty SRi
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26th Apr 12 at 13:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Any chance of getting him to msg me mate?
Jed D
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26th Apr 12 at 13:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Matty SRi
Any chance of getting him to msg me mate?


aye, type alex rally into the seach bar and find him, then click u2u

text him for ya

[Edited on 26-04-2012 by Jed D]
Matty SRi
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26th Apr 12 at 13:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
On me phone mate but I found him anyway and u2ud him. Cheers
Corsa_Sport21
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Location: Leven, Fife. Drives : 205 GTi
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27th Apr 12 at 17:52   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Book it in for mot back home then drive it. Don't think they have it set in stone just yet that you can only do a certain distance.
Matty SRi
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27th Apr 12 at 18:04   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Doesnt matter. Ended up sorting someone out to drive my car up and drive the corsa back... got there and the car was a heap of shit. Lovely £20 and time wasted! Prick
Corsa_Sport21
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27th Apr 12 at 18:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Were you going to swap the Golf for a Corsa with no tax and mot??
Matty SRi
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27th Apr 12 at 18:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yep, only based on the engine though really. From the pictures i seen, i was going to change a few things and give myself something to do. But when i seen it, it was worth nowhere near the same as mine

[Edited on 27-04-2012 by Matty SRi]

 
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