SORN'd too long?

[lotus72]

Lads, can anyone help here? My cousin has an old Sierra I'm interested in, he originally SORN'd it, but after a few years it seems to have fallen through the 'DVLA cracks' and it hasn't been SORN's in at least 10 years. He thinks that if I/he try and put it back on the system, he'd be in for a massive fine? Does anyone have any ideas? Thanks.

[boyse7en]

Write to them and explain that he had no reminders for the period when he had to SORN it annually (it's now SORN once, and it stays SORN'd) and they will SORN it for him without a problem in my experience.

I had to do this with a Triumph Stag I forgot about, no fine/back tax or anything.

[Cold]

I can't recall the exact cutoff date, but if they were off the road before the SORN requirements existed then there was no need to join in with the system until the car's status changes (re-taxed/change of ownership etc).

[lotus72]

The car has definitely been SORN'd at least for the first or two years it's been off the road................

[mybrainhurts]

Phone them and say eich mam yn bochdew a drewi eich tad o eirin ysgaw

That'll sort it...

[TooMany2cvs]

Cold said:

I can't recall the exact cutoff date, but if they were off the road before the SORN requirements existed then there was no need to join in with the system until the car's status changes (re-taxed/change of ownership etc).

SORN came in in 1998.

[Mercky]

lotus72 said:

Lads, can anyone help here? My cousin has an old Sierra I'm interested in, he originally SORN'd it, but after a few years it seems to have fallen through the 'DVLA cracks' and it hasn't been SORN's in at least 10 years. He thinks that if I/he try and put it back on the system, he'd be in for a massive fine? Does anyone have any ideas? Thanks.

There's no way he will get fined. Its their system that has cocked up not him, Sorns dont expire.

[TooMany2cvs]

Mercky said:

There's no way he will get fined. Its their system that has cocked up not him, Sorns dont expire.

They don't now. They did annually up until late 2013.

[RicksAlfas]

Stick it in here and if it says SORN, I'm sure it won't be a problem:

https://vehicleenquiry.service.gov.uk/