not tax and not declared sorn. advice needed

[schwarzpm]

I recently bought a car that has been off the road for about 18 months so it has no tax or MOT at the moment, for some reason it was never declared sorn so I need a little advice. I've sent off the V5 document from the previous owner and will be getting it MOT's next weekend, is there anything else I need to do or will the DVLA update the details when I buy the new tax for it?

not come accross this before so cheers for any advice

[splatspeed]

sorn it asap make sure they don't come after you

[aw51 121565]

But not *too* soon or you'll get a letter from dvla saying that you can't declare SORN on a car you're not the registered keeper of...

[Dwight VanDriver]

Do it now online and keep a copy.

Section 2 does cover the fact that docs have been sent to DVLA prior to SORN notification as new owner.

dvd

[schwarzpm]

cheers guys, I'm hoping to have it on the road by saturday so is it worth declaring it sorn or should i just go and tax it once I have the MOT?