can I drive with a disable tax disc if i am not?

Question

I bought a car on Sunday. I have already informed my insurance. the car have a disable tax this till may 2007. Can I still used it, if not I don't have my letter yet from my insurance usually take 3 days and also I don't have the log book yet. what i need to do

Answer 1

Because vehicles for disabled drivers have a separate taxation class, you will have to 'cash-in' the existing tax disc, get the car re-designated as "Private / Light Goods" and obtain a new tax disc.
Even with all the correct documentation you will not be able to do this at your local main Post Office, you will have to either visit your local DVLA Office or send everything off to the DVLA at Swansea.
In the mean time you should be able to drive the vehicle, as long as you can prove that it is insured and you are in the process of getting the taxation class changed.

Answer 2

The answer is, a plain NO !, the people who drive around with a notice in their window saying the disc is in the post, are fooling themselves, (that they have a disc that has been stolen, is NOT an excuse, and have applied to the DVLC for a replacement will , also face a fine if caught), the law says that it is an offence to have a car on the road, without CLEARLY DISPLAYING a valid tax disc, (you can even be fined if you show your tax disc to the authorities when they are writing a ticket, i.e. by moving the disc, or moving the obstruction , or saying that you were worried about theft when you left the vehicle, and so hid it temporarily), if you have an obscured disc ,there is only one exception to this rule, that is if the car is booked in for an MOT, on the day that the car is on the road, and the driver is heading for this test, and you will be asked for the evidence that this is so, there are cars that are exempt, ( this rule applies to classic cars, only, do not expect any sympathy for disability, or any understanding either, most traffic wardens do not belive the stickers, and will delight in sticking you with a fine, even if you are at a funeral !!!

Answer 3

Surrender Tax Disc

Answer 4

The DVLA will pop a summons in the post when they get notification that you are the new keeper, well Nigel Patel, 54 Viaduct Road Selly Oak, or what ever your alias is,. will
You probably need to take the vehicle off the road while this is sorted out or until May 2007 whichever is the soonest.
DVLA is not noted for extreme intelligence and someone wishing to re tax a vehicle which is already taxed might just blow their tiny minds whilst submitting a form to surrender a Tax disc and to reclaim the amount of the money unused, in this case nothing, might actually strike a chord in their tiny bureaucratic minds.

Answer 5

no the tax disc should have been handed to the dvla you will then have to send the log book to the dvlato change from disabled to private use you can drive it when unnacompied by the disabled person as long as you are the registerd keeper and have the cars disabled certificate this info is held by the dvla

Answer 6

Special and/or vanity tags must be turned in upon transfer of the title.

You have only so many days, around 30 days, to transfer the title to your name and at that time you will be issued a NEW tag.

IF you don't have a disability, and cannot prove you have one, you will have to turn the tag in.

My answer is NO, you can't use the tag til May of 07. If you get stopped and you haven't transferred the title to your name, you will get a ticket and probably be question as to why you are driving someone Else's car. Good luck. Pops

Answer 7

I bought a car that was registered as 'taxation class- disabled'. Just send the log book, insurance, mot, and a letter to say you wish to change the taxation class from 'disabled' to 'private/light goods' to your local VRO (vehicle registration office) with a licence application form (from the post office) and payment for road tax. It takes a week or two to come through.
http://www.dvla.gov.uk
http://www.direct.gov.uk

Answer 8

No you certainly can not. The tax disc signifies it is registered to a disabled driver and it is illegal to impersonate someone else. It should have been turned in when the car was sold.

Answer 9

not sure whether you can drive it legally with disabled tax disc, but you will definately have to make sure that the log book has the correct taxation class in time for your tax renewal, otherwise the postoffice will refuse to tax your car and you will have to re-apply for the correct log book which takes time.

Answer 10

You have to change it from disabled class to private class and surrender the disabled tax disc.