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[Big_Al]

how to get it home ? 

hi all,
        advice needed on a possible purchase .    I am looking at the possibility of buying 2001 3.2 MV6.

Car is a private sale but is on sorn .  Am just waiting for a reply  if it has any MOT.  It is 40 miles away  from here .

Question is if I buy it , How best & most economically can I get it home legally?  or is a transporter the only way.

Insurance is not a problem ,can start a new policy or switch from my 2.6 MV6

any advice welcome     TIA    Al 

[kevinp58]

If you book it in for a M.O.T and drive it back and straight to the station I think you should be ok. 

[Big_Al]

If you book it in for a M.O.T and drive it back and straight to the station I think you should be ok. 

Sounds like a plan      and then tax it when it passes ?  but what if it don't ?

No probs with booking it in for a test here in Southend .

Don't know much about this car as yet  . . . only seen pictures  . . looks quite nice  .  .and it is a bargain price .

Nice little project I thought

[kevinp58]

If you book it in for a M.O.T and drive it back and straight to the station I think you should be ok. 

Sounds like a plan      and then tax it when it passes ?  but what if it don't ?

No probs with booking it in for a test here in Southend .

Don't know much about this car as yet  . . . only seen pictures  . . looks quite nice  .  .and it is a bargain price .

Nice little project I thought

Then you are allowed to take it home and work on it or to a place it can be repaired for its M.O.T. 

[Big_Al]

no reply from private seller as yet  . . .but it is saturday night 

fingers crossed  . . .think i'll go for this  . .  well at least go and view it 

I  will check with the MOT man to see if he thinks it's legal to drive it back straight to his garage  for a test

 provided it is insured by me 

[kevinp58]

Yes you must have insurance.  But pretty sure you should be ok with the drive straight to the station. 

[Big_Al]

Yes you must have insurance.  But pretty sure you should be ok with the drive straight to the station.

thanks for your replies Kevin . . .   lets see if we get any more opinions 


oops !   probably should have put this in General Car Chat

[zirk]

If its got Mot then I would risk it for no Tax,  if stoped there unlikely to take the car off you if you have just bought it, worst case if you get reported for no Tax, you will be responsible for the back tax since you owned the car, which in your case is about 40 mins.

If no Mot I would book it in twice in to seperate Garages, say one about 6 miles from the Seller and the other about an hour later up to 6 miles from you, that way your covered.

The Mot rule is its suposed to be local which 40 miles, isn't.

[kevinp58]

If its got Mot then I would risk it for no Tax,  if stoped there unlikely to take the car off you if you have just bought it, worst case if you get reported for no Tax, you will be responsible for the back tax since you owned the car, which in your case about 40 mins.

If no Mot I would book it in twice in to seperate Garages, say one about 6 miles from the Seller and the other about an hour later up to 6 miles from you, that way your covered.

The Mot rule is its sopposed to be local which 40 miles, isn't.

But is local to Al 

[zirk]

If its got Mot then I would risk it for no Tax,  if stoped there unlikely to take the car off you if you have just bought it, worst case if you get reported for no Tax, you will be responsible for the back tax since you owned the car, which in your case about 40 mins.

If no Mot I would book it in twice in to seperate Garages, say one about 6 miles from the Seller and the other about an hour later up to 6 miles from you, that way your covered.

The Mot rule is its sopposed to be local which 40 miles, isn't.

But is local to Al 

Yea, buts its not local to the seller, the Police and DVLA views are, has to be a Local Mot Station. Dont think you get away with driving 30 mile to Al's Local. Anyway Ive said what I would do. 

[hotel21]

To paraphrase my first report checking sergeant as a trafPol,  think upon the circumstances of your purchase as the father of your recently deceased child having been struck by said new purchase.

Would you be happy with attempts to circumvent legality??

Hire a trailer and get a suitable tow vehicle.

If you drive it with the 'booked mot at home' excuse, how many test stations did you pass to get home?  How many would have deemed the car unroadworthy?

How many insurance company's would cleanse their hands of the matter quicker than a greasy whore on quadruple overtime on a busy Saturday night when it goes wrong??

Your call, but not on my conscience, thanks....

[biggriffin]

Take number plates of current omega, and put on the buyer  .  Not failed me yet,
anpr read the plates, no ping no problem.

another just legal tip from me

[Big_Al]

To paraphrase my first report checking sergeant as a trafPol,  think upon the circumstances of your purchase as the father of your recently deceased child having been struck by said new purchase.

Would you be happy with attempts to circumvent legality??

Hire a trailer and get a suitable tow vehicle.

If you drive it with the 'booked mot at home' excuse, how many test stations did you pass to get home?  How many would have deemed the car unroadworthy?

How many insurance company's would cleanse their hands of the matter quicker than a greasy whore on quadruple overtime on a busy Saturday night when it goes wrong??

Your call, but not on my conscience, thanks....

Only way really . . .    i'll go & have a look  . . then weigh up wether trailering it back is cost effective 

thanks H21

[Big_Al]

Take number plates of current omega, and put on the buyer  .  Not failed me yet,
anpr read the plates, no ping no problem.

another just legal tip from me

you sure BG     

[I_want_an_Omega]

Take number plates of current omega, and put on the buyer  .  Not failed me yet,
anpr read the plates, no ping no problem.

another just legal tip from me

Er, isn't than an ILLEGAL  tip then?