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Hi all, just joining the local circuit, and almost there!!!

CRB - check
Driving test - check
Knowledge Test - check
Car bought - check
Insurance - check

Medical - Friday
Meter & rooflight etc install - Monday
Road worthiness Certificate - Monday
Car Plating & Badge - week on Tuesday

Then that's it, on the road for the 26th!!!

Interesting you do the medical after buying and insuring a motor.

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IDFIMH

Medical won't be a problem

But does your council know that?

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IDFIMH

its a catch 22/chicken and egg situation

he needs insurance to go and get the meter fitted, then he needs the rooflight on to go for its test, so, for a while, he was driving with a rooflight and meter fitted but no plate......we can all see how that could be interpreted, and he needs a badge to drive the car

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Of all the things ive lost, i miss my mind the most

Car is being driven home and parked on the drive where the meter will be fitted. It's being driven from there to the Garage to get the road worthiness, and from home to the council offices to be plated and badge picked up.

Council are fine with that, Insurers are fine with that, I don't see a problem or have I missed something?

Technically you need a badge to drive a plated car. But as it would have to be your council that prosecuted you and they have allowed you to drive it, they won't be prosecuting you.

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Grandad,

didnt know there was a mobile fitting and tariff setting service, we all used to go to Pitts or Lucas

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Of all the things ive lost, i miss my mind the most

The badge will be issued to me at the same time as the car is plated, so that should be fine, thanks.

There's a guy here who comes to your house to do it all for you. Not sure how the price compares, but everyone I've spoke to uses him and the council publish his number on the guidance paperwork.