Selling a car that is SORN
Discussion
I have this problem, at the moment.
With the new insurance/road fund licence rules you can no longer have a taxed car which is not insured.
As I've transferred the insurance policy to a new vehicle I've been forced to declare the car SORN and return the tax disc.
This will become more common in the future I suspect.
With the new insurance/road fund licence rules you can no longer have a taxed car which is not insured.
As I've transferred the insurance policy to a new vehicle I've been forced to declare the car SORN and return the tax disc.
This will become more common in the future I suspect.
A friend of my wife is about to have this problem too.
The friend doesn't drive, her dad, who she shared a house/bills/mortgage with died suddenly just before Christmas.
In sorting all his affairs out, the car he had in the garage (56 plate Ford Fusion, 54k miles, if anyone's interested) is now SORN and the insurance policy was terminated on learning of his death.
MOTd till August, but the lack of tax means a test drive is out of the question, she doesn't have a penny to scratch her arse with and needs to shift the car ASAP to pay a secured debt with.
Only options I can see are....
Me put hand in pocket and put 6 months of tax on it (do-able), then it would be uninsured, then it starts getting expensive for me (no so well off myself).
....or sell car for way less than market value £2400 to garage/dealer who can pick it up on a trailer, the best offer she's had is £1500 (this is about half what she needs to clear the pressing debt) hassle free and doesn't cost me a penny.
Is there another option I'm missing?
The friend doesn't drive, her dad, who she shared a house/bills/mortgage with died suddenly just before Christmas.
In sorting all his affairs out, the car he had in the garage (56 plate Ford Fusion, 54k miles, if anyone's interested) is now SORN and the insurance policy was terminated on learning of his death.
MOTd till August, but the lack of tax means a test drive is out of the question, she doesn't have a penny to scratch her arse with and needs to shift the car ASAP to pay a secured debt with.
Only options I can see are....
Me put hand in pocket and put 6 months of tax on it (do-able), then it would be uninsured, then it starts getting expensive for me (no so well off myself).
....or sell car for way less than market value £2400 to garage/dealer who can pick it up on a trailer, the best offer she's had is £1500 (this is about half what she needs to clear the pressing debt) hassle free and doesn't cost me a penny.
Is there another option I'm missing?
Ozzie Osmond said:
So far as I'm concerned a seller who hasn't got tax on their car won't be selling.
Quite. Was looking at an ad tonight, ticked all the right boxes (albeit a bit far away), and at the end of the ad "car is currently SORN". It's a high-ish price for what it is, but OK for a really good example, but I just don't see who is going to buy it if it's SORN 
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