im buying a new car 29th its got no tax can i drive it home from the garage it will be insured?

Answer 1

You can't insure a car without tax and vise-versa

Answer 2

Assuming you're in the UK....

The IMPORTANT ones are the MOT and Insurance... Don't even THINK about driving without these. The ONLY place you can drive a car without an MOT is to the MOT station or for/back from repair; and all that has to be pre-booked and on-record at the garage.... and you CANNOT drive without insurance. Not having an MOT (except under the above circumstances) generally invalidates your insurance!

TAX... You may get clamped without it. It's absence however DOES NOT invalidate your insurance... Road tax is an excise matter.

If you're literally picking the car up it's unlikely you would get done; but you could in theory! The simple answer is to pick up the MOT and registration document and WALK to the nearest post office to buy a tax disc! But if you ask most garages WILL tax the car for you; buty they might add the price of the tax disc onto the price of the car.

Answer 3

As long as you are insured, you can drive it out of the garage. The sensible thing to do, is to get your car tax on the way home. If you can get the information necessary from the seller, you can buy your car tax online. It is an offence to keep a car without tax, let alone drive it. Get it taxed as soon as you can, they really do know who is and isn't taxed, and it isn't worth the fine. Also, make sure you register the car straight away, so you won't get done for any possible unpaid back tax from the previous owners, who may not send their part of the registration form off. This happened to me once, and it was hell trying to prove that I had not owned the car when it was untaxed. Could have cost me a lot of money.

Answer 4

Natalie, I am not sure if you mean it does not have a tag, as in license plate, or you are saying it does not have any taxes on it....either way, you must have insurance to drive it. If you own a car now, just call your insurance agent and tell them you are buying a car that day, they will take some information for the change and give you a temp binder to cover the car. Be prepared to shell out a good chunk of money for taxes on a new car....I dont know what state you are in, but here in missouri they tax the crap out of us on a new car!!!!

Answer 5

A valid tax disc would be required any time you are on the public highway. If you have arranged insurance cover for the period you intend to drive the car you would be covered. In the past I have collected new cars at 00.01am so that tax was in force

Answer 6

If you take it on the road it MUST be taxed. On the 29th you will need to tax it from the previous first. Wait a couple of days and save yourself a months tax. If it's new the dealers will be taxing it for you so speak to them if it isn't too late. As a new registration DVLA may well look at the dates so unwise to push your luck

Answer 7

I'm sure all states differ, but in my state if it is a new car or one you are purchasing from a dealer they will put a dealer tag or a 30 day tag on it for you. But you must have insurance in order to get even the temporary tag.

Answer 8

When you buy a new car the garage normally puts some road tax on for you...............ask them.Otherwise you will have to tax it beofre you drive it away.

Answer 9

Depends on your state (I'm assuming you're American?). In most states, you're LEGAL to drive it home (provided you get it home withing 10 days of purchase), but you do not have liability or collision coverage until you purchase insurance.

Answer 10

No. It won't be insured.

Ask the garage guy to drive it to your house, do the final paper work there, and then you don't have to worry (anything can go wrong).