Car off road notification

Jon12345 · 27 Nov 2009 at 10:26

My tax and MOT ran out at the end of October. Am I supposed to notify them that my car has been off the road or something? It's been in my garage. Waiting for car to get an MOT but I'm thinking there is a new rule about telling them its not on the road?

Jon

Fireskull · 27 Nov 2009 at 10:27

Well aslong as you did SORN on your tax thats all you need to do.

Lopéz · 27 Nov 2009 at 10:36

You have to notify the DVLA that the vehicle is off the road. You can do this online using your tax reminder or your V5C. If you do not do this the DVLA can and probably will fine you.

This isn't a "new" rule in so much that it's been in effect since 1998.

You can declare SORN HERE

VFR_KID · 27 Nov 2009 at 15:07

Yup Just fire a sorn document off to them either online or do the online one above. easy as Pi

Jon12345 · 27 Nov 2009 at 15:29

Any idea what my fine might be, since I haven't done my SCORN and my tax disc expired end of Oct?

Fr0dders · 27 Nov 2009 at 16:33

my gran got fined £130 when she let the SORN elapse on my grandads car.

Abraham · 27 Nov 2009 at 16:53

Jon12345 said:
Any idea what my fine might be, since I haven't done my SCORN and my tax disc expired end of Oct?

highly unlikely you'd get one SORNing it in the month your tax ran out so long as you've not been driving it.

Dogbreath · 27 Nov 2009 at 16:56

What happens in the theoretical case of having a car that has been off-road for a very long time (way before SORN was introduced) but no SORN notice on it?

Fr0dders · 27 Nov 2009 at 16:58

afaik they sent letters to all numberplates on records wtihout car tax telling them to either pay or send it back declaring SORN

they will have then replied back and SORNd it.

Lopéz · 27 Nov 2009 at 17:02

MrLOL said:
afaik they sent letters to all numberplates on records wtihout car tax telling them to either pay or send it back declaring SORN

they will have then replied back and SORNd it.

I don't think they did, I've got a Fiesta logbook here from 97 and it's never been SORN or asked for SORN on it, and no fine received either. Ever.

Dogbreath · 27 Nov 2009 at 17:10

Lopéz said:
I don't think they did, I've got a Fiesta logbook here from 97 and it's never been SORN or asked for SORN on it, and no fine received either. Ever.

Ahem...my theoretical case might be a kit car that was last on the road in the late 80's. I've never had a reminder for the tax and AFAIK it's never been SORN'd since it was a track car for most of it's life.