Where to keep a car whilst it's SORN'ed
Discussion
Evening,
I'm going to be looking at an Audi A8 later this week with the intention of buying it. My plan is to purchase the Audi and then park it off the public highway until such a time as I have sold my Impreza. I will then transfer my insurance to the Audi and re-tax it ready to use again. The problem is, I'm not sure how long it will take to sell the Impreza, and my options for where I can store the Audi are limited.
I have got it down to three (or four) possible locations. It can't go on the drive at my house at the moment as the house is still being renovated. The carpet fitter, joiner and a new sofa will all be coming soon and once the car is on the drive I won't be able to move it off onto the street to let them access the house without risk of them dinging my car.
I could keep it at:
1) My parent's house. There is plenty of room on the drive there. The issue being that I expect my dad will go nuts when he sees it, particularly if he spots the 4.2 badge on the back! The benefit being that I could go and see it often, I know it would be quite safe there. The biggest issue being the potential fallout with my dad...
2) My girlfriend's parent's street. It's a private road, paid for by the residents. It's also a cul-de-sac. I could park it on the street there, or round the back of the houses and I am sure it would be quite safe. But would I be okay with it being unisured and SORN'ed? Access to the street is not gated, but it is definitely a private road. But I wouldn't want a nosey neighbour complaining about it, or becoming suspicious of it when they don't see it moving! This idea is pretty viable, if I speak to the neighbours and tell them it will be there for a few weeks, possibly.
3) My grandmother's drive. Another good idea. I could park it there, on a quiet cul-de-sac and not worry about it. It would be off the road, the only issue I can conceive is that it may stop her getting the bin out, given the size of the car!
4) The carpark at work. Gated, with access only by keys at the security gate. I could park it up and leave it at the far end of the car park and I'm sure no-one would notice for a week or two. But probably not a long term solution...
What would you choose? And is there anything else I should consider, like commercial storage?
I'm going to be looking at an Audi A8 later this week with the intention of buying it. My plan is to purchase the Audi and then park it off the public highway until such a time as I have sold my Impreza. I will then transfer my insurance to the Audi and re-tax it ready to use again. The problem is, I'm not sure how long it will take to sell the Impreza, and my options for where I can store the Audi are limited.
I have got it down to three (or four) possible locations. It can't go on the drive at my house at the moment as the house is still being renovated. The carpet fitter, joiner and a new sofa will all be coming soon and once the car is on the drive I won't be able to move it off onto the street to let them access the house without risk of them dinging my car.
I could keep it at:
1) My parent's house. There is plenty of room on the drive there. The issue being that I expect my dad will go nuts when he sees it, particularly if he spots the 4.2 badge on the back! The benefit being that I could go and see it often, I know it would be quite safe there. The biggest issue being the potential fallout with my dad...
2) My girlfriend's parent's street. It's a private road, paid for by the residents. It's also a cul-de-sac. I could park it on the street there, or round the back of the houses and I am sure it would be quite safe. But would I be okay with it being unisured and SORN'ed? Access to the street is not gated, but it is definitely a private road. But I wouldn't want a nosey neighbour complaining about it, or becoming suspicious of it when they don't see it moving! This idea is pretty viable, if I speak to the neighbours and tell them it will be there for a few weeks, possibly.
3) My grandmother's drive. Another good idea. I could park it there, on a quiet cul-de-sac and not worry about it. It would be off the road, the only issue I can conceive is that it may stop her getting the bin out, given the size of the car!
4) The carpark at work. Gated, with access only by keys at the security gate. I could park it up and leave it at the far end of the car park and I'm sure no-one would notice for a week or two. But probably not a long term solution...
What would you choose? And is there anything else I should consider, like commercial storage?
Papa Hotel said:
I'd leave mine at work if I wad afraid of daddy shouting at me.
Why would your dad go mad? How can a car purchase lead to a family fall-out?
He has done a massive amount of work renovating my house with me. All the stuff I can't do (plastering, electrical equipment, wood work etc etc) he has helped me out with, putting in a massive amount of hours and only asking for the cash to buy the materials with - if I'd hired help I would be looking at a bill of thousands and thousands of pounds. So it comes at a time when he'll say I should be sensible, saving cash and enjoying my new house. I'll say I want a cheap luxobarge that comes with a hefty petrol bill. The danger being, if he sees me frivolously buying cars he'll probably forget he had a 3.0 Capri in the 80's and flip his lid! Why would your dad go mad? How can a car purchase lead to a family fall-out?
Ideally, I'd like to avoid any friction at all over the car. It's hardly sensible like my old Volvo was...
As for the risk of the car being uninsured, it's not a massive amount of cash that I'll have tied up in it. It's more the risk of being prosecuted for no insurance that I'm concerned about. The sites I've chosen to park it at are all quiet, effectively cul-de-sacs (aside from my dad's drive).
Baryonyx said:
As for the risk of the car being uninsured, it's not a massive amount of cash that I'll have tied up in it. It's more the risk of being prosecuted for no insurance that I'm concerned about.
Then just insure and drive the darned thing while you're selling the Impreza! Every insurance company is well accustomed to people having two cars for a while.Ozzie Osmond said:
Then just insure and drive the darned thing while you're selling the Impreza! Every insurance company is well accustomed to people having two cars for a while.
Every time I've tried this in the past I've been told 'no' by the insurers! As in, 'no, we cannot do you a favour whilst you sell your second car'. And I can't just get a second insurance policy on it with my NCB tied up in the Impreza.Re: option 2 being accessible to the public, is that because it doesn't have gated access and you can just drive down it?
martynr said:
I bet it is slightly worse on juice than Impreza...
You fecking bet it will be! The Impreza does 40mpg on dual carriageway (N/A 2.0 GX AWD), the A8 will do 30 at best! But when I've moved house my commute will be a relaxing cruise down dual carriageways, whereas it's currently a suburban/urban stop start affair. Therefore I don't expect to spend anymore cash on petrol than I do now, at least for my commute...
Baryonyx said:
You fecking bet it will be! The Impreza does 40mpg on dual carriageway (N/A 2.0 GX AWD), the A8 will do 30 at best! But when I've moved house my commute will be a relaxing cruise down dual carriageways, whereas it's currently a suburban/urban stop start affair.
Therefore I don't expect to spend anymore cash on petrol than I do now, at least for my commute...
Well, if your concern is low mpg then get some cheap derv and admiral have a multi-car policy or get it on a classic.Therefore I don't expect to spend anymore cash on petrol than I do now, at least for my commute...
GG89 said:
Why would your dad go nuts?
My mum refuses to drive my car at any time and my Dad doesn't like driving it either. it's got a 2.0 engine so not exactly huge and they're constantly tutting at the road tax costs and how 'thirsty' it is. The biggest engined petrol car they've had is a 1.6 litre!I drive a Peugeot 306 GTi-6 so it's no V8 but they think it's very thirsty. I can imagine what they would say if I turned up in a 4.2 Audi!
martynr said:
Well, if your concern is low mpg then get some cheap derv and admiral have a multi-car policy or get it on a classic.
I may even get multicar next year and keep the Impreza as a cheap, economy car for the occasional B road blast! I'm on admiral now so they might even just let me upgrade to a multicar policy right away. But yes, I could always say it was my dad's influence and fleet of thirsty Capris that got me into cars. This is the inevitable result.
The good news is, I've spoken to my bosses tonight and they have told me it'll be fine putting the car in our carpark at work. So that's the problem solved!
Monkeylegend said:
Replace the 4.2 badge with a 2 litre Tdi badge, Dad will never notice.
This, and unless dad knows the difference, replace the A8 badge with A6Honestly though, have you considered renting a small garage for a month or so? I assume you are on some owners club forums, people there tend to have big warehouses they use for car tinkering, someone might be willing to temporarily store the A8 for a few cases of beer.
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