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insurance on frame Number only ?????

Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2015 9:18 am
by 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.

Re: insurance on frame Number only ?????

Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2015 9:46 am
by 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.
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Peter James
Carol Nash
Footman James

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

Re: insurance on frame Number only ?????

Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2015 12:27 pm
by 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?

Re: insurance on frame Number only ?????

Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2015 1:45 pm
by 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 Thumbs Up

Re: insurance on frame Number only ?????

Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2015 3:01 pm
by Neil the Don
Nick20/50 wrote: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.

Re: insurance on frame Number only ?????

Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2015 3:07 pm
by Nick20/50
Ok, thanks guys, that's really helpful.

Re: insurance on frame Number only ?????

Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2015 6:30 pm
by Gus
Nick20/50 wrote:Ok, thanks guys, that's really helpful.
Hiya Gents Thanks from me too !!! ( Gus ) ...Very helpful

Re: insurance on frame Number only ?????

Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2015 9:54 pm
by 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???

Re: insurance on frame Number only ?????

Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2015 10:20 pm
by Neil the Don
Mert wrote: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.......................

Re: insurance on frame Number only ?????

Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2015 3:56 pm
by 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.

Re: insurance on frame Number only ?????

Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2015 9:07 pm
by robh1f
Neil they say that sarcasm is the lowest form of wit............. made me laugh out loud tho :smt003