New Road Fund License Rules, a Dilema

[MikeyMike]

I'm in the process of selling a car that is currently on a SORN. I want to be able to let potential buyers test drive the car but as (to my knowledge at least) car tax is no longer transferable to the new owner, I don't see how I can tax the vehicle without ultimately taking a significant hit. Is there a work-around that I'm overlooking? Thanks in advance.

[MikeyMike]

BertBert said:

I'm with loon on this one. How big a risk is it?

If its points and car seized then the consequences are high. If its just an fpn with no points then it's just a cost of sale.

It might put potential buyers off though if they want to test drive and are as law abiding as the archetypal pher

Bert

It depends if you're a believer in Sod's Law, which I very much am! No points or seizure of vehicle but according to the Government website;

Penalties - You’ll automatically be fined £80, will need to buy vehicle tax and must pay any tax arrears if you don’t make a SORN when you have to.

You could also get a county court judgement against you, be fined a minimum of £1,000 and be liable to prosecution.

On a car up for £1900 any possible fines aren't comfortably absorbed by the sale. You can pay be direct debit now (and similarly if I pay for 6 months and attempt to get the unused period refunded) but I have zero faith in the DVLA and would actually be amazed if any kind of refund or timely cancellation of direct debit was forthcoming. So I guess either way I'm taking a risk.

Edited by MikeyMike on Tuesday 20th January 13:56