towing a car

[robbie506]

is towing the car on a rope without insurance legal?

thank you

[Tony Walker]

Your not meant to tow a car with a rope anymore(emergencys only i think or some other grey sorta area) Meant to be a towing bar. And without insurance just ads to the non legal side of things lol suppose ur going to say its not taxed either?

[Smokey]

seat belts do a great job, cut them out and tie them on.

[robbie506]

Your not meant to tow a car with a rope anymore(emergencys only i think or some other grey sorta area) Meant to be a towing bar. And without insurance just ads to the non legal side of things lol suppose ur going to say its not taxed either?

funny that its not taxed but it does have mot.

[Junglist]

im fairly sure you cant put the car on the road at all without insurance / tax even if its being towed ,

[Penfold aka The Dealer]

im fairly sure you cant put the car on the road at all without insurance / tax even if its being towed ,

That is correct, a car must be insured if it has wheels touching the road, if it dont have tax or mot this is only acceptable of the car is being taken to a booked MOT!

[robbie506]

That is correct, a car must be insured if it has wheels touching the road, if it dont have tax or mot this is only acceptable of the car is being taken to a booked MOT!

im going to book it in for its mot then. 1 days insurance problem sorted.

whats the distance from starting point to mot station?

[Penfold aka The Dealer]

also u can techincally drive the car to places to get the car repaired...so book it in for a mot near where ur collecting it... when it fails, book in near ur home... job done (would point out this is very dodgy, and although legal police arent stupid)

[robbie506]

also u can techincally drive the car to places to get the car repaired...so book it in for a mot near where ur collecting it... when it fails, book in near ur home... job done (would point out this is very dodgy, and although legal police and stupid)

problem is it might not fail as it had all the work done for mot have to pop out a couple bulbs and disconnect the horn

[Dave_FJ]

is towing the car on a rope without insurance legal?

thank you

Despite other posts saying this is acceptable it actually isn't.

If the car is to be taken onto a public road (whether driven or towed) it must be insured.

Other posters are incorrect when they say that it can be driven to or from an MOT testing station for a pre-booked MOT or repair work for MOT. This exception is only for driving it without an MOT or tax.

Being towed on a rope will only seek to draw attention to your vehicle and make it more likely for you to get stopped by the boys in blue which will result in your car being taken off you and replaced with 6 points on your licence.

It aint worth the risk!!

[robbie506]

the car is now insured and mot'ed the only thing it does not have is tax still going to tow it and hopefully the plod wont say anything if we are seen i have aslo printed bloddy big on tow signs aswell so hopefully be ok.

[Tricky]

Just drive it with a mate following so they can block out all police sightings...

[robbie506]

all done got it back no probs but very happy with insurance £201 limited to 3000 miles fully comp big to performance direct.