Jebiah

just bought an escort gti only to find out it is a cat c (i did hpi but with a crappy phone check which didnt show anything) on the direct gov website it has a VIC marker, obviously im a bit annoyed but not much i can do about it now. My question is, the guy had the v5 and i have the new keeper supplement and i need tax will i still be able to tax it like normal with the new keeper supplement mot and insurance? then i can still drive it and sort out the VIC check etc after that. thanks for any info!

carlos1395

you wont be able to recieve a logbook until, the vic check has been completed .
and also the car should not be on the road till this has been done so any insurance is also void mate .a lad at work has just gone through the same thing and has to wait 2 weeks for a vic check at a cost of £42

xr2wishy

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you need a current MOT and then go for VIC test for cat c sadly, been through the same with my xr2 last year.

Jebiah

im sure i read on the dvla website that if you have current mot and tax then you can drive legally with the VIC marker on. i have MOT and the guy had the log book obviously i probablly wont get the log book through ill have to do the vic first but i just want to tax it on the new keepers supplement? cant believe this has happened

xr2wishy

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as soon as the barcode is scanned it will flash up the VIC marker IIRC, you can drive it on the current tax as far as i know, but must be VIC tested before you can tax it again.
although i know people who have taxed cars with the markers without issue.

Jebiah

yeah im not too bothered about doing the VIC its just one of those things i just dont want my car to be sat there for months while i wait for the vic then wait for the log book! it has no tax at the moment ..

xr2wishy

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vic takes about a week to come through fella, not long at all to wait.

Jebiah

so if when i take my new keepers supplement, mot and insurance to the post office they say sorry you need a vic. i then book a vic (can you get a booking quickly?) and then i can tax it with the vic certificate while i wait for the log book? as log books take forever to come through!

James

tbh, i've only ever waited about three weeks, if that for a log book. VIC check all depends on how busy your local test station is, i know people who have had to wait just a couple of days.

Jebiah

i just check on the dvla website which says:

This vehicle can be licensed at a DVLA Local Office without the V5C Registration Certificate.

Then underneath it says:

Vehicle Identity Check (VIC) Marker VIC required A Vehicle Identity Check (VIC) marker has been set against this vehicle record.
For more information on the VIC marker please visit Vehicle Identity Check

This is confusing! hopefully it wont be too busy then and i found one near where i live.

Jebiah

This vehicle can be licensed at a DVLA Local Office without the V5C Registration Certificate.

Doesnt that mean it can be taxed?

vaughant

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Mate,if you've got the paperwork you can tax it at any post office,just done it last week as it won't show up until you CHANGE the logbook over,people are talking shit on here again.like you said,new keepers supplement and way to go.best bet if you can is to travel to your nearest vosa centre and book an appointment there,should come through much quicker,as for being uninsured etc I've personally never heard of that and in fact my mother bumped her car and they cat c it and she's claimed since with no probs at all but companies do vary so get it done anyway.you could be unscrupulous when you sell it and say you've only got the green slip as it won't show it's cat c,naughty but it does go on!!!!

vaughant

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Ffs don't go to the local office as they'll have you applying for logbooks and getting letters and all sorts,miss Bognor Regis 1972 in the post office just zaps the book and way to go!!!

billybigspuds

just go tax it, take a drive to your local vic office if its close enough, i pulled up last week walked in asked for a vic got one there and then

Jebiah

Thanks for the help guys hopefully my insurance documents come through today and i can tax it, then ill do as you say and drive up to the vosa station and ask to be booked in! Ill let you know how it turns out ans thanks again!

dj_russell

going back a bout 3-4 years i had a corsa sport that kept getting pulled over because it needed a vic check i bought it without the logbook cheap knowing about it, i had mot, tax and insurance and the police pulled me over because the car wasnt registered to anyone because of the vic, and i never got in any trouble for it they just used to ring my insurance company up.

Jebiah

Sounds promising then, i just dont want to end up with mu car sat on the drive because i cant get tax! Not looling promising for my insurance documents turning up today either!

fatboy billy

i had this with my fiesta i had the green slip to tax it which i did fineand was driving it fine and the only time i got pulled up routine stop and check i just got told it wasnt registered to me which i knew about as i hadnt sent it away and it was only once you send it away to register it they tell you you needone then apply and drive it there job done

DanW@FastFord

iTrader: (1)

Not strictly true. Your insurers need to be notified that it has VIC marker, and some will either refuse to cover it, or, like Adrian Flux, lower your cover to TP only until it's passed the VIC/MOT.

dj_russell

the police never even asked the insurance company anything about the vic, they just asked if i was deffinately insured and i was sent on my way, this was about 3 years ago though no dought the police have got tougher during those few years.

Jebiah

still no insurance documents today how long do these things take! damnit!

billybigspuds

find a trader to tax it for you

vaughant

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If ur near Swansea I'll tax it for ya!!!