bimbz2007
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Registered: 20th Dec 07
Location: west midlands
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Well ive just brought my first car and dads going to pick it up tomorrow afternoon, i insured it monday but ive got to wait for a cover note to get my tax.
How long does this cover note take to come?
and if i do the tax online, they say it can take 2 weeks for the disk to arrive can i drive the car during this time?
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smack
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Registered: 7th Jul 04
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yeh u can drive, if you get pulled over they look up on a computer to see if u have tax
only problem you may have is not having a tax disc in display.
they put a note saying i needed to go to the station when my disk fell of my window and was not in display when parked, i just went down with my documents and explanined.
so you wont get anyproblems when driving about as long as u have paid for it
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pow
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Registered: 11th Sep 06
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Keep the confirmation email in the car.
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bimbz2007
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Registered: 20th Dec 07
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so aslong as ive got osme kind of proof in the car then i should be fine?
do they give it you straight away if you go to the post office though?
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smack
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Registered: 7th Jul 04
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yes, but tbh it only normally takes like 3 days for the disc to come to your house
its never longer than a week
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Phi
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Registered: 8th Jan 07
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my tax disc online came through within days rather than 2 weeks! but you might be alright with a email print out of your insurance cover note
tbh your insurance would send it out first class, they usualy do...
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bimbz2007
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Registered: 20th Dec 07
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just the idea of having my first car sitting on drive doing nuffin...wanna be in it! 
if thewy sent it out first class on monday shud rele get it 2day or 2moro mayb??
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grogan
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Registered: 31st Jul 06
Location: County Durham
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cant tax a car with a print out e-mail or fax or anything, need the actual document. and if you order online you need to wait for it to come before you drive still!
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Phi
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yeah 1st class you should have!
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Phi
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it must say on the website wether you can drive on it or not!
No point risking it...you might aswell wait for cover note either today or tommrows post then go post office!
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bimbz2007
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Registered: 20th Dec 07
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yer i know about the email/fax thing
thanks anyways 
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aim1
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Registered: 26th Jun 06
Location: Kent
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I got a parking ticket and got reported for not displaying a tax disk at the same time. Even though it was technically taxed at the same time, failure to display meant a £60 fine aswell as the £30 parking fine!
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Toby
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Registered: 29th Nov 05
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well if you have payed for tax you have it, not displaying the tax disc is another offence
[Edited on 09-01-2008 by CorsaB4ever]
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
Location: Liverpool
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Failure to display is an offence - if you drive while not displaying you are liable for a fine.
Note in the windscreen is largely pointless. If you get done, you have no defence in saying you bought it, that isn't what they're doing you for.
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scottyp1989
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Registered: 29th Jul 07
Location: Warley, West Midlands
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last time i did mine i bought insurance on the monday an my cover note cam through on the thursday so only took like 3 days so you could possibly get it tomorrow
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suchley
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Registered: 8th Dec 08
Location: Waltham Abbey, Essex
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Its a civil crime not a motoring ffence
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richnjenn01
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Registered: 10th Feb 09
Location: Durham
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hi i aint saying anything about you but if you play the dick-ead with the cops they end up doing you for failure to display play it cool any passengers tell them not to say anything
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