bit urgent... buying a car not taxed or sorn - issues?

[Davi]

I've found a car I'm very interested in, it's got no tax on it but the wife isn't sure if it's sorn or not - trying to find out for sure now. If I buy it and it's not been correctly sorn, does it have potential to cause me issues? I'd be intending to tax it before picking it up and won't buy it if I can't do that.

[Deva Link]

SORN is cancelled on change of ownership anyway.

[Davi]

Ta Deva

[Deva Link]

If you know the reg you can do a vehicle enquiry here: http://www.taxdisc.direct.gov.uk/EvlPortalApp/app/...

[MarJay]

I've bought loads of bikes like that and it has never been an issue. I either taxed them or declared them SORN ASAP.

[Davi]

Now why didn't think of that!

It's come up as 'SORN not due' in the vehicle status, so at least it appears to have been properly reg'd