Meathead Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 hi i really really really need to sell my old 140 since ive had my t-sport for almost 3 months now O_o problem is the battery is now dead, brake discs have surface rust on them... so basically it needs a little drive. only thing is its uninsured... cud i not just take it for a quick spin round my local area (country roads) for like 15 minutes to sort it out? or what? advice plz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masiv Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 (edited) hi i really really really need to sell my old 140 since ive had my t-sport for almost 3 months now O_o problem is the battery is now dead, brake discs have surface rust on them... so basically it needs a little drive. only thing is its uninsured... cud i not just take it for a quick spin round my local area (country roads) for like 15 minutes to sort it out? or what? advice plz Safest and most sensible thing to do is to contact your insurance company and have them add the car onto your new policy for a day. It shouldn't cost much. That way you will have peace of mind and be able to sort out your issues with car. It's not worth taking the risk of either getting stopped by the police or being in an accident. If either of these happened you would be royally screwed. HTH Edited August 9, 2011 by masiv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwardio Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 You could jump start the car & leave it running for a good while, as this will charge the battery. As for the brakes, just take the wheels off & give the discs a good clean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meathead Posted August 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 i was under the impression that u had to drive the car to charge the battery and just it ticking over wouldnt do anything? failing that couldnt i just swap the batteries between the two cars? and drive mine with the dead bat to charge up? i also want to mot it befre i sell as i will get more for it with a years mot on it i think a mate of mine has a traders policy, cud he not drive it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miltoneh Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 Your mate could drive it with his policy,you really need to put the dead battery on a trickle charge for 24 hours that will sort it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwardio Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 i was under the impression that u had to drive the car to charge the battery and just it ticking over wouldnt do anything? failing that couldnt i just swap the batteries between the two cars? and drive mine with the dead bat to charge up? i also want to mot it befre i sell as i will get more for it with a years mot on it i think a mate of mine has a traders policy, cud he not drive it? It'll charge the battery, but very slowly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy89 Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 (edited) If your mates got a trade policy he should be able to add your reg to the database. Edited August 9, 2011 by Andy89 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorris Posted August 9, 2011 Report Share Posted August 9, 2011 If your battery is still ok and has just gone flat with age then a jump start and then half hour sat running wiil bring it back up to full charge. Dorris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenc1603 Posted August 10, 2011 Report Share Posted August 10, 2011 Legally you cannot drive the car on a public road with no insurance. Of course you are free to join the many that do, but morally I hope you won't. To charge the battery either leave it running for a good long time, or see if you can swap it into your other car. The rust on the brake discs will probably clean up with use. If you need to MOT it then you can drive it to the test station (if you have booked a time for it) which might be enough to clean it up. You would still require insurance for it though. Remember if the vehicle is now taxed then it must have insurance also. You can only not insure the vehicle if it's been SORN'd Hope that helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meathead Posted August 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2011 jumped the car, left running for half hour and is now fine still tryin to get hold of my mate with taders policy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndps Posted August 11, 2011 Report Share Posted August 11, 2011 Just because he has a traders policy does not necessarily mean he is insured to drive YOUR car. There are dozens of policies with hundreds of clauses. As said, ask your insurance to add your car for a day. Last time I wanted a 8 hour test drive I paid seven quid for the insurance and had to have that before the car dealer allowed me out in the car unaccompanied. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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