Will I be fined?

[Mr Classic]

Bought a car on Monday with expired VED, don't believe past owners SORNed it. Went to SORN it today online with the new keepers slip, and they say they may be in touch to fine me! Is anything likely to come of this?

[LoonR1]

No

[aw51 121565]

Mr Classic, the SORN letter (and ensuing sanctions) will go to the previous RK so soon after buying the vehicle - so something may come of this for the previous RK .

You're boilerplate safe at this time, but you need to re-SORN in (say) the next week or so and hope your name is on the V5C by then (once your name is on the V5C then the previous SORN [which you've just started ] stops and you become liable)... Doing it on paper (not online) a week after buying the thing and getting proof of postage would be my plan .

It's a crazy system, but a majority of numbnuts in Westminster voted it in and so it is 'law' .

[Mr Classic]

So I've sorned it online, and the dvla don't actually know who has sorned it so I then need to sorn it again :S seems like this could be solved with a simple "I am the new keeper" tick box on the website...

[PV7998]

Had exactly this situation with a "project" car I've just bought.............I went to SORN it a week after purchase only to be told that it hadn't been licensed for a while (prior to me buying it) However I've got the SORN confirmation for me (albeit a week after I got it).
That was a month ago and I've not had a knock at the door yet................