Changing car predicament - easiest way to transport it

[Hatcha]

I've been offered a different car from family that i can have for free, so im gonna take it. However its about 20 odd miles away, no tax/MOT/insurance, its SORN'd and needs a new battery.
Question is can i somehow drive it back and get away with it basically, if i replace the battery.
Maybe insure it then just drive straight to an MOT station but without tax? What would happen if i got pulled over?

I dont have a clue, halp.

[KamRacing]

i'd tow it.

[daz_zz_er]

That's a hard one seeing as it does'nt have a MOT or tax or insurance, will show up very well on the police number plate recognition thing

[Viper]

Drive it REALLY quickly to reduce chances of being seen :y:

[Hatcha]

i'd tow it.

Forgot to mention i'd have to travel along a bit of motorway, that's why i'm wary of driving it, but are you even allowed to tow on a motorway?

That's a hard one seeing as it does'nt have a MOT or tax or insurance, will show up very well on the police number plate recognition thing

I know :/ rural roads i might have risked it with just insurance and an MOT booking but no chance on a motorway..

Drive it REALLY quickly to reduce chances of being seen :y:

Hmm it is black.. could do it really fast and at night too :y:

[MiniGibbo]

Trailer would be around £35 for the day

Lad with a beaver tail will be around £40-60

Towing it is shit for that far.

[daz_zz_er]

Forgot to mention i'd have to travel along a bit of motorway, that's why i'm wary of driving it, but are you even allowed to tow on a motorway?



I know :/ rural roads i might have risked it with just insurance and an MOT booking but no chance on a motorway..



Hmm it is black.. could do it really fast and at night too :y:

Ohhh yeah Motorway is even worse, and if you did get caught you would get done for all 3 things :(

[Hatcha]

^ yup plus i'd get banned from 6 points atm :(


Trailer the best option lads? Don't wanna spend loads though..

[Carl-h]

Insure it, book an mot. Turn up at mot and even if it fails you still have to get it home.

Can't tax it without an mot, officer. Must be booked in though afaik.

[blackie_2k5]

Either trailer or recovery truck

Otherwise you risk 6 points min, and the car WILL be impounded if your caught, when it has neither tax or test the chances of it not being squashed are quite slim

Easiest illegal way of doing it is by taking the plates of a car that ids taxed tested and insured, and banging them on the car you want to drive,

But that has risks as well, however unless they have a reason to pull you, you'd be pretty safe driving past them :y:

I wouldn't reccomend it though ;)

[saxo_singh]

www.shiply.com or .co.uk

[Ashleyp]

if you think it'll pass the MOT; insure it, get the mot, go get tax, drive it home.

if it won't pass, get it on the back of a trailer and get it home, fix it, then MOT it.

alternatively, risk it.

[KamRacing]

Forgot to mention i'd have to travel along a bit of motorway, that's why i'm wary of driving it, but are you even allowed to tow on a motorway?



I know :/ rural roads i might have risked it with just insurance and an MOT booking but no chance on a motorway..



Hmm it is black.. could do it really fast and at night too :y:

I've used an a-frame on the motorway but thats different to a solid tow rope. As long as the car has a light board etc the a-frame is legal. If its over 750kg then there needs to be a braking mechanism i think. I've not been stopped by an officer to check this..

[xxo0pko0xx]

book a mot and insure it. take it for its test if it fails drive it home. you are allowed to drive a car to and from a MOT as long as its insured

[Prickle]

Id tow it!

Stick a tow sticker on the back window of the car getting towed with warning lights on, sorted..

[blackie_2k5]

I've used an a-frame on the motorway but thats different to a solid tow rope. As long as the car has a light board etc the a-frame is legal. If its over 750kg then there needs to be a braking mechanism i think. I've not been stopped by an officer to check this..

Last copper I spoke to told me a frames and dollies are only to be used to remove a car from immediate danger, eg off a motorway etc, in all other cases are illegal

Only aa/rac etc can get away with using them to tow home etc as they have newer approved type dollies and are trained and insured for the purpose



Id tow it!

Stick a tow sticker on the back window of the car getting towed with warning lights on, sorted..

illegal, can get away with it if using a straight bar, if the copper is nice,

Never use a rope, you'll get a big fine and possibly points, however if you can prove you only used it to remove a car from immediate danger as above... You might get away with it

[blackie_2k5]

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[Prickle]

illegal, can get away with it if using a straight bar, if the copper is nice,

Never use a rope, you'll get a big fine and possibly points, however if you can prove you only used it to remove a car from immediate danger as above... You might get away with it

If you say so. ;)

thats all... heh heh..

[DreamEater]

I would personally chop a 7 pin towing plug in to your lights, then use a light board with your license plate on it and cover the other plate up, that way, you look safe as people can see what you're doing and less likely to get pulled, can get all that for less than £20 if you try.

[Carl-h]

It can't be towed as it has not tax or mot. If the tyres are gonna touch the floor it NEEDS tax, mot and insurance.

Only way round it is to do what I and a few others have said. Book it for an MOT, insure it. Go to MOT, whether it fails or passes you are still allowed to drive it home so canny on home.

If you can had not tax/mot this would be the only way as you can't get tax without an mot, and if you failed you'd still be allowed to drive the car home.

[Prickle]

Can be done...

[Jungle]

As plenty have said and been ignored, take it to an MOT station. As long as its insured it is legal. It is illegal to tow it, and rent of a trailer or truck is probably going to cost more than an MOT so why bother????