insurance on frame Number only ?????

[Gus]

Morning All .. Just a quick question .Have bike booked in for MOT And as it is an import i have no registration plate .is it possible to get insurance on the frame number just to get it to the Test station and back ? have tried "Bike Sure " insurance and they said not ! But i'm asking anyway. As i have no van or trailer & it's to far to push at my time of life ....Thanks Fella's.

[Malcolm]

All of the classic bike insurers will cover on frame number . It's the only way to get an import registered.
If you're already with bike sure I'd ask them again as everyone else does it.
Alternatively
Peter James
Carol Nash
Footman James

They all do it for a 30 day period to allow you to register the bike

[Nick20/50]

I'm in exactly the same position with mine right now. I've got other bikes insured with Hastings Direct - I asked about insuring the S3 on the frame number and they weren't keen at first, but when I pushed them a bit they said they would issue a cover note for 14 days only, but unless I came back with a registration number within that time the policy would be closed. My main concern is that DVLA won't accept a 14-day (or even a 30-day) note if it's going to take them longer than that to issue the registration. Anybody know anything about that?

[Malcolm]

30 days cover is the norm on these so the DVLA have no problem with it.
Before the 30 days is up you either give the insurance co the new reg number or the insurance for THAT BIKE ONLY is cancelled not the whole policy

[Neil the Don]

I'm in exactly the same position with mine right now. I've got other bikes insured with Hastings Direct - I asked about insuring the S3 on the frame number and they weren't keen at first, but when I pushed them a bit they said they would issue a cover note for 14 days only, but unless I came back with a registration number within that time the policy would be closed. My main concern is that DVLA won't accept a 14-day (or even a 30-day) note if it's going to take them longer than that to issue the registration. Anybody know anything about that?

DVLA will turn the first reg application around within about a working week , as long as you`ve sent correct paperwork. So if you arrange it for the day of the mot and have the rest of the application prepared, so you post it off that same day, should be all right.

[Nick20/50]

Ok, thanks guys, that's really helpful.

[Gus]

Ok, thanks guys, that's really helpful.

Hiya Gents Thanks from me too !!! ( Gus ) ...Very helpful

[Mert]

Can I ask a question .....
if the bike fails the mot can you still apply for registration or do you need a pass certificate???

[Neil the Don]

Can I ask a question .....
if the bike fails the mot can you still apply for registration or do you need a pass certificate???

I really think you can work that one out yourself.......................

[Nick20/50]

I think I'm right in saying that DVLA will only issue registration/tax on a bike that is road legal - that's why you need insurance and MOT, even if you don't ride it to the MOT test. Same as when you renew your road tax on a vehicle that's already registered and in use - they won't do it if there's no electronic record of it being MOT'd and insured.

[robh1f]

Neil they say that sarcasm is the lowest form of wit............. made me laugh out loud tho :smt003