Insuring your car when not on the road. Is it now the law ?
Discussion
EDLT said:
Interesting.....mentions being clamped, thought that was illegal in Scotland, or is the DVLA exempt. Apart from that whats new, SORN has been around for some time now.
Vipers said:
EDLT said:
Interesting.....mentions being clamped, thought that was illegal in Scotland, or is the DVLA exempt.Streaky
An interesting issue, particularly in my case.
I have a car which I have owned since before SORN came into being, and which has never been on the road during that time. It has no MOT and is not insured. Occassional checks via the DVLA vehicle enquiry function shows that it is neither taxed nor SORNd. I have enquired several times with the DVLA as to how to declare SORN on it, only to be told that, because it was not taxed when SORN came into being, I could not now declare it...
It might be a good idea to write to the DVLA to ask for a current statement of the requirement.
I have a car which I have owned since before SORN came into being, and which has never been on the road during that time. It has no MOT and is not insured. Occassional checks via the DVLA vehicle enquiry function shows that it is neither taxed nor SORNd. I have enquired several times with the DVLA as to how to declare SORN on it, only to be told that, because it was not taxed when SORN came into being, I could not now declare it...
It might be a good idea to write to the DVLA to ask for a current statement of the requirement.
Edited by Madscanner on Wednesday 1st June 11:29
Madscanner said:
An interesting issue, particularly in my case.
I have a car which I have owned since before SORN came into being, and which has never been on the road during that time. It has no MOT and is not insured. Occassional checks via the DVLA vehicle enquiry function shows that it is neither taxed nor SORNd. I have enquired several times with the DVLA as to how to declare SORN on it, only to be told that, because it was not taxed when SORN came into being, I could not now declare it...
It might be a good idea to write to the DVLA to ask for a current statement of the requirement.
Surprisingly someone thought about this when the law was introduced, if it was already off road on 31 Jan 1998 it is exempt.I have a car which I have owned since before SORN came into being, and which has never been on the road during that time. It has no MOT and is not insured. Occassional checks via the DVLA vehicle enquiry function shows that it is neither taxed nor SORNd. I have enquired several times with the DVLA as to how to declare SORN on it, only to be told that, because it was not taxed when SORN came into being, I could not now declare it...
It might be a good idea to write to the DVLA to ask for a current statement of the requirement.
Edited by Madscanner on Wednesday 1st June 11:29
Just did what I, admittedly, should have done first and checked what direct.gov says today...
Starting at the end of Jun 2011, the DVLA will start to send out the notices re uninsured, unSORNed vehicles.
And, yes, the exemption for those vehicles not taxed before the introduction of SORN in 1998 is clearly stated...
Starting at the end of Jun 2011, the DVLA will start to send out the notices re uninsured, unSORNed vehicles.
And, yes, the exemption for those vehicles not taxed before the introduction of SORN in 1998 is clearly stated...
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