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[JamesV6CDX]

Tomorrow I'm buying a car from someone. The situation is as follows. Chap I'm buying it from has only had it three weeks. Because of this, his V5C hasn't come through in his name yet. BUT he has the green slip, which he has populated with his name and address.

The car has no tax, but long MOT.

Tomorrow, can I go to a post office, with my insurance documents (covering this vehicle, in my name), MOT cerificate, and the green slip (in his name) and get a tax disk?
I was thinking maybe the post office will quibble that the V5c slip is not in my name... but on the flipside, surely it does not matter who owns the vehicle, who is the Registered Keeper, Who holds the insurance... as long as all of these documents are held and current?

Any thoughts?

[STMO123]

I think they will tax the car and take the green slip from you. They will then send it to Swansea. You can simply cross out the existing details and insert your own.

[Sir Tigger KC]

Get the seller to tax it for you. 

[ahodgie]

Tippex out and add your details but I think it all comes down to who is behind the counter in the post office if its a some one who's got to do everything buy the book they might refuse . Or can the seller not tax it

[omegod]

I have used ink rubbers in the past to remove the writing.

[JamesV6CDX]

The seller isn't insured. It's insured by me, in my name. So either way I don't think it would help if he went to get the tax, because ultimately, the person behind the counter doesn't ask who you are when issuing a tax disk...

I think I'll just take everything and ask to tax it. Ultimately I guess DVLA don't care who's insured / owner / keeper - as they can all be seperate people for all other purposes..

I'll let you know!

[horsecow]

I'm always suspicious when they say they haven't got the v5 and why is he selling again so soon?

[Dazzler]

I think they will just get you to complete a simple form with your details and send that and the slip off to dvla.

[Kevin Wood]

I have taken the green slip in before and got tax no problems. As Dazzler says, I think they have a form you can fill in if required. At the end of the day, they are only really concerned that the vehicle is insured by someone.

[henryd]

Tippex out and add your details but I think it all comes down to who is behind the counter in the post office if its a some one who's got to do everything buy the book they might refuse . Or can the seller not tax it

I have done this a couple of times and its been fine,unless you get a jobsworth behind the counter

[zirk]

As all depends who's behing the Counter and what sort of day there having but the PO's have been told to clamp down on issuing Vehicle Tax willy nilly, have enough problems trying to get it on Trade Insurance.

Has the Green Slip been stamped?, if it has theres a good chance they wont do it, its supposed to get stamped so that so that it only works once. If its not been stamped then its a tippex job and keep your fingers crossed.

Filling out forms etc at the PO wont wash any more to get Tax, trip the local DVLA is worst case and declare the car in your name..

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Tomorrow I'm buying a car from someone. The situation is as follows. Chap I'm buying it from has only had it three weeks. Because of this, his V5C hasn't come through in his name yet. BUT he has the green slip, which he has populated with his name and address.

The car has no tax, but long MOT.

Tomorrow, can I go to a post office, with my insurance documents (covering this vehicle, in my name), MOT cerificate, and the green slip (in his name) and get a tax disk?
I was thinking maybe the post office will quibble that the V5c slip is not in my name... but on the flipside, surely it does not matter who owns the vehicle, who is the Registered Keeper, Who holds the insurance... as long as all of these documents are held and current?

Any thoughts?

What is it, James?

[the alarming man]

you can tax a vehicle on the green slip...done it myself 2 months ago

[serek]

you can get road tax with green silp no problem  , slip is valid for 8 weeks from date you bought car
done many times

[tunnie]

you can tax a vehicle on the green slip...done it myself 2 months ago

Yes but as James says that green slip is not in his name, that was his question if the post office would question that 

So did you manage to get it James?