Wondering how to if i needed to? as legal as possible i will also add!

i know obviously a trailer etc.... but wondering most legal and cost effective way

Edited 31 August, 201016 yr by VW+SWFC=:)

tow company i would think that or hire a car trailer

As m4ttyf said really, those are the only legal ways.

Only time you can drive a vehicle without MOT or tax is to and from it's MOT, but still needs to be insured.

as for legalities so long as it not under its own power and its not being driven unless on trade plates i think thats it its all i could find anyway bud hope this helps you

As m4ttyf said really, those are the only legal ways.

Only time you can drive a vehicle without MOT or tax is to and from it's MOT, but still needs to be insured.

I dont think you can drive a car legally without tax even if it's to an MOT station. If it's not taxed it should be declared SORN, if it's SORN you cant drive it on the road.

as for legalities so long as it not under its own power and its not being driven unless on trade plates i think thats it its all i could find anyway bud hope this helps you

so does that mean if you drive with trade plates you are legal? i can get accces to some trade plates

and yeah hopefully gonna get a polo soon and its gonna have to be a cheapen' as i haven't got a job, but i'm hoping getting a polo will motivate me :-D

As m4ttyf said really, those are the only legal ways.

Only time you can drive a vehicle without MOT or tax is to and from it's MOT, but still needs to be insured.

I dont think you can drive a car legally without tax even if it's to an MOT station. If it's not taxed it should be declared SORN, if it's SORN you cant drive it on the road.

wrong.

see http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/Ownin...hicle/DG_069671

Driving an untaxed vehicle to an MOT test

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

This is also for vehicles being driven to and from a pre-arranged test at a Vehicle Inspection Check (VIC) test station, an approved weight testing station and reduced pollution test.

you can drive a car without tax or mot in the following circumstances (NB. the car MUST be insured, and some insurers will stipulate that the insurance is only valid if the car has mot, be warned, you wont be covered)

a) driving to an mot station for a pre-appointed mot - direct

b) driving back from an mot station - direct

c) driving to to a garage for pre-appointed mot repairs. - direct

there is nothing in law that states the distance, I've done my research on it, as I've drove a car with no tax or mot, 170 miles to a test station.

however you must ensure

a) you have VALID insurance (ie it covers a car without mot or tax)

b) the car is fully roadworthy - you will get fined for fucked tyres, blowing exhaust etc. so make sure the car at least looks roadworthy

c) your path to the test station is direct

d) your test is pre-arranged

carry details of the mot station, along with your insurance, log book or log book slip, and try and find the evidence on the net on the official sites (it is there, and i carried it with me on my trip in case I got pulled)

in all other cases for towing an untaxed/unmot'd car, you need all 4 wheels off the ground, if you use an a-frame, you technically still need tax, as in the eyes of the plod, the car is using the public highways.

Saf is right, I've looked into this in the past because I've driven cars to MOTs with no tax or current MOT. Other than that, you can't even PARK a car on a public road with no tax.

a) driving to an mot station for a pre-appointed mot - direct

b) driving back from an mot station - direct

c) driving to to a garage for pre-appointed mot repairs. - direct

Just to add that direct means no stopping as well... even if its to use the services/toilet/fill up with fuel.

Yeah, and if you see the traffic ahead coming to a stop then you had better be able to jump that traffic so you dont have to stop - go go gadget rocket and wing conversion!!

Yeah, and if you see the traffic ahead coming to a stop then you had better be able to jump that traffic so you dont have to stop - go go gadget rocket and wing conversion!!

Don't worry.. queueing in stationary traffic is fine!

If you use an a-frame, you technically still need tax, as in the eyes of the plod, the car is using the public highways.

A frames are only legal for recovering a car,not transporting one iirc

If you use an a-frame, you technically still need tax, as in the eyes of the plod, the car is using the public highways.

A frames are only legal for recovering a car,not transporting one iirc

Really? I see motorhomes towing cars using them all the time.. or is that a different system?

They will probably be road worthy, i.e - taxed, tested and insured :)

They will probably be road worthy, i.e - taxed, tested and insured :)

I know that!

But I thought he meant that you can not use one for transporting a car any distance even if it has tax/MOT/Insuracne.. but only as as a quick way of recovering a car if broken down.

Hmm not so sure about that one...

Use Shiply, type it into google. It's like ebay, except transport companies out bid each other with lower bids, to try and get your sale. It's a good site because it means less fuel is wasted because they can take vehicles back with them on return trips too :) Definately worth a look matey, It's what I've used in the past

http://www.shiply.com/

Edited 2 September, 201016 yr by Patttt

Use Shiply, type it into google. It's like ebay, except transport companies out bid each other with lower bids, to try and get your sale. It's a good site because it means less fuel is wasted because they can take vehicles back with them on return trips too :) Definately worth a look matey, It's what I've used in the past

http://www.shiply.com/

may have to give this a go

If you use an a-frame, you technically still need tax, as in the eyes of the plod, the car is using the public highways.

A frames are only legal for recovering a car,not transporting one iirc

Really? I see motorhomes towing cars using them all the time.. or is that a different system?

i would say its a different setup compared to a recovery a frame. Theres lots of technical things that make them not legal for transporting vehicles,but I'm not going into here as it would get boring!

Whereabouts is the car? Might be able to sort something out.

Use Shiply, type it into google. It's like ebay, except transport companies out bid each other with lower bids, to try and get your sale. It's a good site because it means less fuel is wasted because they can take vehicles back with them on return trips too :) Definately worth a look matey, It's what I've used in the past

http://www.shiply.com/

may have to give this a go

thanks for this perhaps it will save us some money at work!