Selling sorn car

[Micraupgrade]

Hello, selling a car. It's currently sorn.


What is the best way of getting it on the road for the next owner?


This would be the first time I've done this so I've no idea on what to do!

[TooMany2cvs]

Micraupgrade said:

What is the best way of getting it on the road for the next owner?

Tax it. But, of course, the change of keeper will refund that tax.

[Micraupgrade]

Thanks for the reply!

Can they tax it from today with the new owners slip?

[TooMany2cvs]

Micraupgrade said:

Can they tax it from today with the new owners slip?

Yep.

[Micraupgrade]

Cheers!


Literally just sold it!

[Ian Geary]

I've just taken a car off SORN, and I my sequence was to:

- insure it
- * MOT it (if MOT has expired) at a pre-arranged test
- tax it
- sell it / transfer ownership
- get refund on tax / insurance

• There is a step here also to check all the obvious stuff that an MOT will find, like corroded brakes or soggy tyres, depending on how well the car has fared when SORN'd.

hth

Ian

[Micraupgrade]

It still had MOT, I just had it standing for a month after I'd switched my insurance over to my new car, tax had also just come up once the new system came into place, so just declared it sorn!

[mph1977]

Micraupgrade said:

It still had MOT, I just had it standing for a month after I'd switched my insurance over to my new car, tax had also just come up once the new system came into place, so just declared it sorn!

new owner taxes it with the new keeper slip (+ insurance ; if the PO /DVLA bother to check) and off they go ...

[TwigtheWonderkid]

Having insurance in place is no longer a requirement for taxing a vehicle. Although once the tax takes effect, you need to have insurance in place.