PurplePup
Registered User
Well, just drove up to Oxford yesterday and saw a nice blue blackbird (W reg) to replace my nice blue blackbird (S reg) that I managed to write off a few weeks ago. Test ride went well and the bike is in very good condition. Price was about right and the dealer will put two new tyres on (Avon ST B-rated) and do a subsidised 16000 service as well as give it a new MOT.
So I bought it
Ok so far, but the TAX has run out, and they wont pay for that; I tried, but fair enough I suppose!
I am supposed to pick it up next Saturday, but dont want to ride it without TAX, and they are saying they generally don't tax bikes as "they dont have the manpower"! What utter bollox!
I mean, its not a big deal, I can go to the nearest post office up there (thank you postoffice.com branch finder) and tax it myself when I get the MOT, but why should I have to. It's not enough to make me tell them to stuff it, but it makes me annoyed when your average car dealer will make sure everything is sorted when you come to pick it up.
Has anyone else had this dealer problem?
Also, dont dealers have the ability to tax vehicles for part-month periods as when I tax it on saturday (30th), I'll have to tax it for the whole of April to make sure its covered... D'oh!
I know I could just ride around without it for a day or two, but being a law abiding citizen (unlike most it seems) I dont like jeopordising my insurance etc...
So I bought it
Ok so far, but the TAX has run out, and they wont pay for that; I tried, but fair enough I suppose!
I am supposed to pick it up next Saturday, but dont want to ride it without TAX, and they are saying they generally don't tax bikes as "they dont have the manpower"! What utter bollox!
I mean, its not a big deal, I can go to the nearest post office up there (thank you postoffice.com branch finder) and tax it myself when I get the MOT, but why should I have to. It's not enough to make me tell them to stuff it, but it makes me annoyed when your average car dealer will make sure everything is sorted when you come to pick it up.
Has anyone else had this dealer problem?
Also, dont dealers have the ability to tax vehicles for part-month periods as when I tax it on saturday (30th), I'll have to tax it for the whole of April to make sure its covered... D'oh!
I know I could just ride around without it for a day or two, but being a law abiding citizen (unlike most it seems) I dont like jeopordising my insurance etc...