Ricks green TR6 Posted March 3, 2022 Report Share Posted March 3, 2022 I had an interesting discussion with Lancaster insurance today, my car is booked in for an MOT locally as i need this to register it with DVLA for a V5. Despite insuring the car with the chassis number and booking the MOT he told me that I cannot drive it to the MOT centre without a reg issued by DVLA and doing so will render my insurance invalid. is this correct or is this guy mistaken. many thanks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted March 4, 2022 Report Share Posted March 4, 2022 I would say he is talking twaddle. If their insurance doesnt cover it (see the small print) then I would go somewhere else Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ransomes256 Posted March 4, 2022 Report Share Posted March 4, 2022 I have my insurance with TRR and when I first went for an MOT to get it registered there was no problem getting it insured against the chassis number. Probably the only time you can legally drive a car without a registration number ! Neil Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jogger321 Posted March 4, 2022 Report Share Posted March 4, 2022 (edited) I'm afraid from a legal standpoint he is incorrect..you just need to be insured ....If Lancaster insurance have a clause in their own policies that mentions this specifically and excludes that situation then he may be giving you the correct information ...so i'd ask him to point you in the direction of the small print that says it! Edited March 4, 2022 by jogger321 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ricks green TR6 Posted March 4, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2022 15 minutes ago, jogger321 said: I'm afraid from a legal standpoint he is incorrect..you just need to be insured ....If Lancaster insurance have a clause in their own policies that mentions this specifically and excludes that situation then he may be giving you the correct information ...so i'd ask him to point you in the direction of the small print that says it! Thanks, will do. His reasoning is that if a speed camera catches me then the police wouldn’t be able to track me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FatJon Posted March 4, 2022 Report Share Posted March 4, 2022 I have cars with Lancaster listed only by chassis number on the policy. I suppose it may depend on the actual insurer though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted March 4, 2022 Report Share Posted March 4, 2022 3 hours ago, Ricks green TR6 said: Thanks, will do. His reasoning is that if a speed camera catches me then the police wouldn’t be able to track me. Well thats a bonus. Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ricks green TR6 Posted March 4, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2022 29 minutes ago, stuart said: Well thats a bonus. Stuart. I did nearly laugh when he said it, I live in a small sleepy town and the test centre is less than a mile from home. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
boxofbits Posted March 4, 2022 Report Share Posted March 4, 2022 4 hours ago, Ricks green TR6 said: Thanks, will do. His reasoning is that if a speed camera catches me then the police wouldn’t be able to track me. Oh what a shame ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CP26309 Posted March 5, 2022 Report Share Posted March 5, 2022 In 49 years of TR6 ownership (more if I count previous my TR4) I only got nicked once for speeding (although stopped and told off a few times) It was in the 1970's when they were equipped with hand held mobile speed guns, in my case from a sneakily parked 'Jam sandwich' Granada! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ricks green TR6 Posted March 5, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2022 Managed to get it over for an MOT, passed with no advisories! Onward to DVLA registration. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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