ARGH! i hate post office's... - Saxperience

Keefo · 5th March 2009, 14:22

i bought a new car a coupple of days ago... brought it home, and now i want to tax it, so my insurance got changed the day i bought it.

and today i asked them to fax me through my insurance stuff as i need the car asap! and my doc's probobly wont be with me till end of the week...

i go to post office with cash ready to tax, and stuff to change car into my name, fill everything in and BAM!!
"sorry, we dont accept Fax's...."

well y the fook not?!?! im trying to make my car legal here and they refuse because its a legit fax from gd old parrot admiral.

well anoyed, not i gotta spend 4 hours a day getting to and from work on the bus as i live in oldham and work in Bolton

wiggyk1 · 5th March 2009, 14:25

Thats a bit wank!

AdamW · 5th March 2009, 14:27

Hahahaha exact same thing happened to me.

I was literally waving 100quid in their face to tax my car but they refused as an email copy of my cover note was not acceptable.

Had to wait 5 days for insurance docs to come through. Went back and kicked up a fuss saying seen as I am taxing my car 7 days late. My tax is only valid for 5months and 3 weeks. So do I get an extra week? As I am clearly paying for 6 months tax but I am not getting that as you refused to tax me.

She was like errrrrr you will get an 80quid fine.

No I will keep this reciept with the date on which clearly states I have 6months tax from the 7th Feb.

Think she was work experience. Poor girl

Matty_Mills · 5th March 2009, 14:29

insure online?

ricksimmonds · 5th March 2009, 14:31

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Originally Posted by Matty_Mills

insure online?

re-read post? wants tax not insurance

AdamW · 5th March 2009, 14:31

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Originally Posted by Matty_Mills

insure online?

If you mean tax online, he can't as he has just bought the car and without a shadow of a doubt the DVLA website wont have updated new owner

91mikec · 5th March 2009, 14:35

this happend with me.
i asked churchill to send me a cover note attached to an email, and i printed it off onto normal paper not fax paper.
i tried two post offices and they asked if it was the original and i said no it was a print out of one that churchill has sent me! they still wouldnt tax me.
at the third post office though, she asked me if it was the original, and i said it was a print out, she said thats fine, they just cant accept faxed ones!

Keefo · 5th March 2009, 14:35

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Originally Posted by AdamW

If you mean tax online, he can't as he has just bought the car and without a shadow of a doubt the DVLA website wont have updated new owner

yup, as technicaly....it has no owner... they have reported as sold, i have th Log to give to postoffice to change ownership to my name. and at the same time i can tax it.

but there just kicking up a fuss about my insurance being a Fax... even tho it clearly says their fax number, my policy number, that i have been with them all year and just changed the car details.

i even went, check online database that its insured...and said, ill freaking phone them if u need proof!!

Pat_Vts · 5th March 2009, 15:25

what new car u got

Keefo · 5th March 2009, 15:38

i dont wanna say.... lmao

i got it for my bday as im saving for an Audi A3 1.8T Quatro. my dad got me a run around till then.

Its a Rover 25 1.6 IL. and for what he payed...it was a freaking good deal... and tbh, i quite like it haha

the engine is in PERFECT condition and looks like its been cleaned after every drive haha its spotless, its done 44k miles its doesnt even have one stone chip on the bonet/bumper, only one lady owner, she did a whole 3k miles last year haha

we payed £800 for it.

jay-vtr · 5th March 2009, 16:19

goto a small privately owned post office, preferably in the middle of nowhere run by an old lady, thats how i did mine with a printed off e-mail

djflipsaxo · 5th March 2009, 16:21

if you actually look on direct gov or somewhere it actually says they dont accept copies, it has to be the original document

Keefo · 5th March 2009, 16:49

blah! so it does... anoying haha

i need it taxed asap, i thought it wouldent really matter aslong as it had the relevant info on it...

PSPDan · 5th March 2009, 17:44

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Originally Posted by jay-vtr

goto a small privately owned post office, preferably in the middle of nowhere run by an old lady, thats how i did mine with a printed off e-mail

Sorry for off topic. Is your signature a real quote? Cus I fookin' lol'd!

dannyboy2005 · 5th March 2009, 17:48

Only a genuine certificate may be used as proof is what i got told. No fax's or photocopy's

I believe if you look on my insurance certificate(Direct Line) you can see its been watermarked.

Keefo · 5th March 2009, 19:39

meh, i got away with it!! LMFAO!!!

i scaned my fax's, removed the fax headers n stuff, printed went bk, got Tax no quesions...

well anoying.... but ahh well! :-)

Clouds_mate · 5th March 2009, 19:46

I insured my car for 1 day. Printed it off with a good printer and taxed me car.

Suckas.

Keefo · 5th March 2009, 20:08

well, i plan on keeping my insurance.... it kinda helps for crashes n stuff abit.

Clouds_mate · 5th March 2009, 20:11

Kinda helps when you buy a new car from a dealership and you need a valid insurance document to take the car plus tax it.

Pay for 1 days insurance which you receive a PDF copy of your motor cert which allows you to collect your new car and tax. Then you take out insurance for the following car for 12months.

? thought so.

Keefo · 5th March 2009, 20:14

what??? lmao

i got insurance 3 days before i even picked up the car... car had tax when i brought it home on the 4th...my bday, tax ran out today...