SORN a taxed vehicle
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PurpleMoonlight

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22,362 posts

187 months

Friday 17th October 2014
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Sorry, I bet this has been asked loads before.

If I SORN a car that is taxed will DVLA now automatically send a refund cheque to the registered keeper?

TooMany2cvs

29,008 posts

156 months

Friday 17th October 2014
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PurpleMoonlight said:
If I SORN a car that is taxed will DVLA now automatically send a refund cheque to the registered keeper?
Yes.

PurpleMoonlight

Original Poster:

22,362 posts

187 months

Friday 17th October 2014
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Ta.

Denis O

2,141 posts

273 months

Friday 17th October 2014
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I asked this question of the DVLA just this week and here is the reply I received.

[i] Thank you for your email received on 14/10/14. Your email reference number is 2445239.

From the 1st October 2014, the keeper of the vehicle will no longer need to apply for a refund.

A refund will be issued automatically to the current or previous keeper when the DVLA have been notified of a change to the vehicle record.

The following notifications will issue a refund:

•vehicle has been sold or transferred
•vehicle has been scrapped at an Automated Treatment Facility
•vehicle has been exported
•vehicle has been removed from the road and a Statutory Off Road Notification (SORN) has been made
•change of tax class on the vehicle to an exempt duty tax class

DVLA will issue a refund for any complete remaining months of your vehicle tax by post within 6 weeks (if applicable).

To notify that your vehicle has been sold, transferred or exported you should complete and return the relevant part of the V5C Registration Certificate. If you do not have the V5C you should write to DVLA, Swansea, SA99 1BA. The letter should include:

• vehicle registration number

• make/model

• date of sale

• who the vehicle has been sold to

•a signature

To make a SORN you can apply online at www.gov.uk/make-a-sorn using your V5C registration certificate. Alternatively you can complete and send form V890, which is available at www.gov.uk/make-a-sorn.

Do not reply to this email. If you wish to contact us again about this response then please use our Reply Form or copy and paste the following URL in to your browser:

https://emaildvla.direct.gov.uk/emaildvla/cegemail... [/i]