Want to leave car taxed but offroad / uninsured
Discussion
Is it possible any more?
Basically, brother's sold his car but new buyer can't pick up for a couple of weeks. We know the buyer personally - no problems there.
But he's taking delivery of his new car tomorrow, and his insurance co have been instructed to switch the insurance as of midnight tonight.
Post office man says we can't do this unless we SORN the old car - which is silly to tax it again in two weeks?
Basically, brother's sold his car but new buyer can't pick up for a couple of weeks. We know the buyer personally - no problems there.
But he's taking delivery of his new car tomorrow, and his insurance co have been instructed to switch the insurance as of midnight tonight.
Post office man says we can't do this unless we SORN the old car - which is silly to tax it again in two weeks?
KardioKate said:
LuS1fer said:
As long as the car is not SORN'd, it MUST now be insured at all times so if the new owner has insured it, it can remain taxed and unSORN'd anywhere you like. Have I missed something?
New owner can't insure it until he shifts his car, within the next two weeks.
As long as it's being kept off road I don't think anything will happen in two weeks, the first thing they'll do is send you a reminder letter advising to insure or sorn. Even if that does happen within two weeks, which I highly doubt, all you have to do is tell the new owner to sort out some insurance.
Easiest way is surely just to get the buyer to get some short term cover on the new car. Unless it's something exotic or the owner is a youngster I can't see it costing that much. When I first bought my daily shed I insured it for a couple of weeks just to tide it over so that both cars would be up together and I could look at options for insuring both on the same policy, didn't cost the earth and I was covered - all legal and whatnot 
KardioKate said:
Downton Mini said:
As far as I am aware the only way to do it is sorn it or get the buyer to insure it form tonight
Ridiculous. Neither is really sensible nor possible.Gah.
What happens if we don't?
Blimey there was enough outcry about this law when it was proposed and put to public consultation, but how many people objected? "I'm all right, Jack." most people said.
And now, the result. We're stuck with a draconian law that catches uninsured drivers with a kind of scattergun method. Damn.
And now, the result. We're stuck with a draconian law that catches uninsured drivers with a kind of scattergun method. Damn.
66comanche said:
AIUI you don't have to necessarily cash-in the Tax disc when you SORN a vehicle, so SORN it online?
However, what I would do is - nothing. As stated above, the DVLA will not come after you for a two week gap.
That's the way I read it as well, sorn online doesn't say you have to send back the disk.However, what I would do is - nothing. As stated above, the DVLA will not come after you for a two week gap.
It took a few online atempts for me to get to the bit where I could send the disk back, although I haven't had my refund yet!
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