On Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:08:44 +0100, DavidR wrote:

"Peter smith" wrote

As it runs out tommorow and is parked on apublic street I'm in a bit of
a bind.

Advice welcomed.

The end of the month is not a drop dead date. Provided you don't try to
skip a month, assume 2 weeks grace.

No. AFAIK That gets you out of the automatic £80 fine for having a gap in
tax/SORN, but you would still be liable for not displaying a tax disc on
a car on the public highway.

Some insurance companys will email a cover note your friend could print
out and use.

You/he could also go to someone like dayinsure.com to get short term
insurance on that vehicle in his name for a day or so, although their FAQ
says this:

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72. Can I get road tax on line using day insure
Back to Questions

Yes, Dayinsure short term insurance certificate can be used to purchase
Road Tax. The law has not yet caught up with common practise and
therefore we cannot guarantee acceptance at all DVLA and Post offices.
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....so it looks like it could be a sticky way to do it.

I'd get it off the road any which way you can before the tax runs out,
while getting your friend to hassle his insurance co. for an electronic
cover note.