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Old 19-07-2005 | 04:57 PM
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Does the car have to be taxed, MOT'd and insured?
Old 19-07-2005 | 04:59 PM
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Old 19-07-2005 | 04:59 PM
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No ... I don't think so.
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It has to be taxed!!

Two wheels are on the ground therefore it must have road tax as far as I know.
Old 19-07-2005 | 05:44 PM
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Nah, you don't need tax, if you get pulled over, tell them its a trailer or your new caravan
Old 19-07-2005 | 05:54 PM
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You do need tax if any wheel is in contact with the road according to Wiltshire Police as I asked them the same question last month and had to get a trailer
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LOL Paddy

any other answers? LOL

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Old 19-07-2005 | 09:35 PM
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Just spoke to north yorkshire police and aslong as 2 wheels are off the ground its classed as a trailer
Old 19-07-2005 | 10:08 PM
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we dolly my racecar everywhere never had any grief from police yet had it year or so now and rs turbo has'nt been taxed for years
Old 20-07-2005 | 09:19 AM
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cheers guys

means i dont have to tax the track car then
Old 20-07-2005 | 10:02 AM
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Which are you asking about, an A frame or a Dolly?

A frame = needs tax
Dolly = doesnt need tax
Old 20-07-2005 | 10:07 AM
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bummer... hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm... i thought an a frame was a dolly
Old 20-07-2005 | 10:21 AM
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No, and A frame still sits the car on all four wheels, a dolly has its own wheels and the front (or back) of the car is lifted up onto it.

Ive used both on my trackcar with no tax TBH, but on the A frame strictly speaking i was breaking the law when i did so!
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i'll be getting a dolly then!
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I thought it went something along the lines of, no insurance and tax needed if the driven wheel(s) are 30cm off the ground.

Thats what a copper told us years ago when he was bollickin us as a kid.

After that i used to push my track bike to and from home in a wheel barrow!
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