Cyclone Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 I looked it up for you And I quote https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/remove-the-insurance-check-when-taxing-a-vehicle The government is proposing to remove the annual or 6-monthly checks that are currently made for a valid insurance policy when an application is made to tax a vehicle, now that a more continuous check of motor insurance is carried out through CIE. This was indeed enacted. And there is now a continuous check, instead of a spot check. If the car is not SORN (ie is to be taxed) then CIE applies and the car must be continuously insured. As part of Continuous Insurance Enforcement (CIE) it is a legal offence to keep a vehicle without insurance unless you have notified DVLA that your vehicle is being kept off the road by means of a Statutory Off Road Notice (SORN). You don't have to be driving to be caught. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan edake Posted June 2, 2015 Author Share Posted June 2, 2015 I looked it up for you And I quote https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/remove-the-insurance-check-when-taxing-a-vehicle This was indeed enacted. And there is now a continuous check, instead of a spot check. If the car is not SORN (ie is to be taxed) then CIE applies and the car must be continuously insured. Thanks Cyclone that is the correct page.The continuous check is of course with the database.No insurance checks are now made when taxing a car.The doubters have only to go and ask at the post office. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geared Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Is it this you're talking about? https://www.gov.uk/search?q=Remove+the+insurance+check+when+taxing+a+vehicle and this document?? https://www.gov.uk/search?q=Remove+the+insurance+check+when+taxing+a+vehicle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 However If you have just taken out a policy it can take up to 7 days for your insurance information to reach the Motor Insurance Database. To check if your details have been updated please check here for free http://www.askmid.com/ownvehicle/. If you need to tax your vehicle during this period just complete this short form, we'll put your document in the post and you should recieve it within 5 working days. If they don't think it's insured, you WILL need to prove it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan edake Posted June 2, 2015 Author Share Posted June 2, 2015 Is it this you're talking about? https://www.gov.uk/search?q=Remove+the+insurance+check+when+taxing+a+vehicle and this document?? https://www.gov.uk/search?q=Remove+the+insurance+check+when+taxing+a+vehicle Yes these are the ones. ---------- Post added 02-06-2015 at 21:38 ---------- However If they don't think it's insured, you WILL need to prove it. I think i saw this quote on the direct line site.As I say,ask at the Post Office,they do not electronically test for insurance only the test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordanlb Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Sorry Geared you've got things wrong yet again.Whilst your comments do apply to road tax, rest assured if your insurance company hasn't put your car details on the database, and you can't prove to the police you are insured,your car will be impounded.Ringing the DVLA will not help.This effectively means that in most cases if you are stopped after 6pm or on a Sunday,you will not be able to contact your insurance company to prove you are insured.(I know some companies open longer hours)Similar contact hours will be available for the DVLA so the same thing applies.The sensible thing to do is to tax the car at a post office and carry your receipt,also carry your insurance certificate.However if you have just changed your vehicle it can take a couple of weeks for the documents to arrive, and this is what causes the problems. Your wrong ...if your insurance is valid they email you a cover note strsight away!!! If you are 100% legal there's no way your car can be impounded always ways to prove it!!! ---------- Post added 03-06-2015 at 18:39 ---------- Geared. Yet again you have got your facts wrong.A car does not have to be insured in order to tax it.It has been like this for about a year now.Check this out on Gov Uk.I assume your next post will be an apology. Of course vehicles need to be insured to tax!! ---------- Post added 03-06-2015 at 18:41 ---------- C.I.E only applies if the vehicle is parked on the road,then it must also be taxed.If S.O.R.N is declared the vehicle does not have to have tax or insurance,however it must not be used or parked on the road. ---------- Post added 02-06-2015 at 20:18 ---------- Hi Geared.Having just checked on the web I now appreciate your reluctance to believe my claim that cars don't have to be insured in order to get tax.However I have come across a PDF which explains it.Unfortunately not being much good with a computer I don't know how to provide a click on link.If you go on to www.GOV.UK,then type"Remove the insurance check when taxing a vehicle"into the search box at the top,then scroll down to this heading,all the information is given there. You can not declare a vehicle sorn and park it on the bloody road that's what it's call a off road notice defeats the object if it's taxed!! If it on the road needs to be insured Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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