do i need to put insurance on a car im selling just to get it to nct centre?

wiger toods

Hello folks.
Well I bought a car a few weeks ago with the intention to sell it on again at a profit. My problem being I need to put a new Nct on it before I sell it. The centre is 20 minutes over the road but knowing my luck I'd probably get pulled by the gardai anyway. It has no tax either, its just in my name. I don't drive the car at all and it seems stupid to have to insure it for a 20 minute drive. Thoughts?

CharlieCroker

You're looking for someone on the Internet to tell you it's ok to do something that you already know is illegal??

I hope you get nailed to the wall if you get caught!!!

Pawwed Rig

To be legal you could probably organise a tow truck although I am not sure will the NCT "mechanics" go near it if there is no insurance.

TwoShedsJackson

You don't have to NCT it before you sell it, knock a couple of hundred off the price. And don't put 'no NCT but will fly through' on the ad

Final Approach

You should insure it even though your only driving to the NCT Centre and back, I personally wouldn't tax it though, just go to your local Garda Station and explain the situation.

Do you not have insurance on another car that you could transfer over to this one to cover your journey to and from the test centre?

kildare.17hmr

Pawwed Rig wrote: »

To be legal you could probably organise a tow truck although I am not sure with the NCT "mechanics" go near it if there is no insurance.

Of course thwy will insurance is not needed for the test

Pawwed Rig

kildare.17hmr wrote: »

Of course thwy will insurance is not needed for the test

Ok. Wasn't sure of that one.
Problem solved so OP. I am sure you can get a tow truck for a couple of hundred euro. No need to thank me

Mr Bump

Get a garage to bring it for you and pay them to drive it on there garage plates which covers your car on insurance then, simple !!!!

wiger toods wrote: »

Hello folks.
Well I bought a car a few weeks ago with the intention to sell it on again at a profit. My problem being I need to put a new Nct on it before I sell it. The centre is 20 minutes over the road but knowing my luck I'd probably get pulled by the gardai anyway. It has no tax either, its just in my name. I don't drive the car at all and it seems stupid to have to insure it for a 20 minute drive. Thoughts?

MidlandsM

OP, do you have car insurance on another car? if so, transfer yer own insurance onto it.

afatbollix

Or rent a car transporter. You should rent one for €50.

MidlandsM

afatbollix wrote: »

Or rent a car transporter. You should rent one for €50.

only if hes properly licenced to tow one;)

Marcusm

Of course you can't drive it without an NCT either! THe exemption seems to apply only after it has failed! So no tax, no display of tax, no insurance, no display of insurance and no NCT. Is this a business? Might need to consider how best to organise affairs.

Wossack

can you not just get insured for the day? add it to your policy? have someone who is insured to drive any car drive it? etc etc

January

Final Approach wrote: »

You should insure it even though your only driving to the NCT Centre and back, I personally wouldn't tax it though, just go to your local Garda Station and explain the situation.

Do you not have insurance on another car that you could transfer over to this one to cover your journey to and from the test centre?

Only works if he doesn't own the other car... if the car he wants to drive is in his name they won't do temp change of vehicle.

whomitconcerns

the op has already decided on this in his DUpe thread started at the same time...

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056655485

Alanstrainor

whomitconcerns wrote: »

the op has already decided on this in his DUpe thread started at the same time...

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056655485

Thanks.