Car tax: Can you tax a car without insurance?

By law, it is an offence to drive a car on a public road in the UK without tax and insurance. Tax discs were abolished in October 2014 as the DVLA moved to an online system.

However, checking and paying for car tax online is very straight forward.

How to tax your car online

Drivers can pay their car tax online by heading to gov.uk/vehicle-tax

You’ll need either a reference number which can be found in:

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CIE requires motorists to have their vehicles insured at all times, with at least third-party cover.

However, when taxing your car online, you won’t need your insurance document to hand.

The DVLA’s Motor Insurance Database system will automatically check this.

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source: express.co.uk